Geog 620:
Theory and Practice of Geography

Fall 2000 -- University of Oregon
Prof. Pat McDowell


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Books and Journals


Go down to:     Reference Books for Geography     Writing and Style Guides    Journals  
Research Planning, Proposal Writing and Research Methods
Reserve Readings  
All are available in Knight Library Reserve Room (on 1-day check out), except as indicated.  

National Research Council (Rediscovering Geography Committee), 1997.   Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society.  Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press.  Kni G116 .R43 1997  (2 hours reserve)

Peters, Robert L.,  1997.  Getting What You Came For.  New York: The Noonday Press.   Kni LB2371.4 .P48 1997  

Robinson, Guy M., 1998.  Methods and Techniques in Human Geography.  New York: John Wiley & Sons.  Kni GF23 .M35 R62 1998

Haines-Young, R.H., and Petch, J.R., 1986.  Physical Geography: Its Nature and Methods.  London: Harper & Row.  Kni GB 54.5 .H34 1986 

Martin, Geoffrey, 1993.  All Possible Worlds:  A History of Geographical Ideas, 3rd ed. New York:  John Wiley & Sons.   Kni G80.M38 1993

Unwin, Tim, 1992.  The Place of Geography.  Harlow, England : Longman Scientific & Technical.  Kni G80 .U58 1992

Johnston, R.J., 1997.  Geography and Geographers:  Anglo-American Geography Since 1945, 5th ed.  London:  Edward Arnold.  Kni GF13.J63 1997

Gregory, K.J., 1985.  The Nature of Physical Geography.  London:  Edward Arnold.  Kni GB11.G74 1985 

Booth, Wayne C., Colomb, G.C., and Williams, J.M., 1995.  The Craft of Research.  Chicago: University of Chicago Press.  Kni Q180.55 .M4 B66 1995

Lee, Jeffrey A., 2000.  The Scientific Endeavor, A Primer on Scientific Principles and Practice.  San Francisco:  Addison Wesley Longman.  Sci Q162 .L375 2000.  (On 10/8, I requested that this be put on reserve for our course at Knight.)

Reference Books for Graduate Study in Geography  

Goudie, A., et.al., 1994.  The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Physical Geography.   Oxford, England:  Blackwell.    Kni Docs Ref  GB10.E53 1994.  

Thomas, D.S.G., and Goudie, A., eds., 2000.  Dictionary of Physical Geography.  Oxford England: Blackwell Pub.  (not yet in the library)

R.J. Johnston et al., 2000.  The Dictionary of Human Geography, 4th ed.  Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers.  Kni Docs Ref GF4 .D52 2000.  

American Society of Civil Engineers et al., 1994.  Glossary of the Mapping Sciences.  New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, and Washington DC: American Congress on Surveying and Mapping : American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.  Kni Docs Ref and Sci Ref  TA 505 .G57 1994.  

Cohen, S.B., ed., 1998.  The Columbia Gazetteer of the World.   New York: Columbia University Press.  Kni Ref and Docs Ref G103.5 .C645 1998.  

Huber, T.P., Larkin, R.P., and Peters, G.L., 1988.  Dictionary of Concepts in Physical GeographyNew York : Greenwood Press, 1988.  Kni Docs Ref. GB10.H82 1988.

Research Planning, Proposal Writing and Research Methods

Friedland, Andrew J., and Folt, Carol L., 2000.  Writing Successful Science Proposals.  New Haven: Yale University Press.  Sci Ref Q180.55 .P7 F75 2000.  

Locke, Lawrence F., and others, 2000.  Proposals That Work, a Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals, 4th ed.   Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.  
Sci Q180.55 .P7 L63 2000.  (requested to be placed on reserve, 11/00)
Ch. 1 "The Function of the Proposal," and Ch. 5 "Preparation of Proposals for Qualitative Research: Different Assumptions."  

Smith, Robert V., 1998.  Graduate Research, A Guide for Students in the Sciences, 3rd ed.  Seattle: University of Washington Press.  Sci Ref Q 180.55 .M4 S58 1998.  

Writing and Style Guides  

Writing papers:

Alley, Michael, 1996.  The Craft of Scientific Writing.  New York: Springer.  Sci T11 .A37 1996    (On 9/26, I requested this be put on reserve for Geog 620 at Knight.)

Booth, W.C., Colomb, G.G., and Williams, J.M., 1995.  The Craft of Research.  Chicago: University of Chicago Press.  Kni. Q 180.55 M4 B66 1995.  (On reserve for Geog 620.)

Day, Robert A., 1998.  How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper.  (Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.  Sci T11 .D33 1998.  (On 9/26, I requested this be put on reserve for our course at Knight.)

Lee, Jeffrey A., 2000.  The Scientific Endeavor, A Primer on Scientific Principles and Practice.  San Francisco:  Addison Wesley Longman.  Sci Q162 .L375 2000.  (On 10/8, I requested that this be put on reserve for our course at Knight.)

Turabian, Kate A., 1996.  A Manual for  Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations, 6th ed. Chicago, IL:  University of Chicago Press.    Kni Ref, Sci Ref, ITC LB 2369 .T8

Grammar:

Horner, W. B., Webb, S.S., and Miller, R.K., 1998.  Harbrace College Handbook with 1998 MLA Style Updates.    Includes grammar, effective sentences, usage, punctuation. 

Hodges, J.C., et al., 1990.  Harbrace college handbook, 11th ed.  San Diego CA:  Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.  Law Ref.   PE 1112 .H6 1990.                   

Usage and style:

Garner, Bryan A., 1998.  Dictionary of Modern American Usage.  New York: Oxford University Press.  Kni Ref PE 2827 .G37 1998 

Garner, Bryan, A., 1999.  The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style.  New York: Berkley Books.  (paper back version of Garner 1998)

Burchfield, R.W., ed., 2000.  The New Fowler’s Modern English Usage, rev. 3rd ed..  Kni Ref.  PE 1628 .F65 2000  

Journals
Human Geography Journals:  under construction...
Physical Geography Journals
Geographic Information Science Journals

Syllabus | Course Description | Books & Journals | Geog 609Term Paper Assignment  
P. McDowell home page | Dept. of Geography | Geog 621

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