Key Concepts in Geography
- Nicholas Clifford - Loughborough University, UK
- Sarah Holloway - Loughborough University, UK
- Stephen P Rice - Loughborough University, UK
- Gill Valentine - Sheffield University, UK
"This book clearly outlines key concepts that all geographers should readily be able to explain. It does so in a highly accessible way. It is likely to be a text that my students will return to throughout their degree."
- Dr Karen Parkhill, Bangor University
"The editors have done a fantastic job. This second edition is really accessible to the student and provides the key literature in the key geographical terms of scale, space, time, place and landscape."
- Dr Elias Symeonakis, Manchester Metropolitan University
"An excellent introductory text for accessible overviews of key concepts across human and physical geography."
- Professor Patrick Devine-Wright, Exeter University
Key Concepts in Geography explains the key terms - space, time, place, scale, landscape - that define the language of geography. It is unique in the reference literature as it provides in one volume concepts from both human geography and physical geography.
Four introductory chapters on different intellectual traditions in geography situate and introduce the entries on the key concepts. Each entry then comprises a short definition, a summary of the principal arguments, a substantive 5,000-word discussion, the use of real-life examples, and annotated notes for further reading.
Written in an accessible way by established figures in the discipline, the definitions provide thorough explanations of all the core concepts that undergraduates of geography must understand to complete their degree.
This text covered both physical and human geography concepts and was a perfect text for our capstone course for graduating Geography seniors
I found this book very useful and have integrated it in my teaching in BA introduction to Social geography
This title has been fundamental in shaping the new teaching format of my module. The concepts are easy for students to follow and the split format of discussing both human and physical principles allows students to generate a more holistic understanding of geographical thought. The inclusion of the practising chapters has been particularly useful in providing my students with an introduction into the more practical application of geography which they have enjoyed immensely.
"The key concepts" provides a comprehensive understanding of the building blocks of geography by examining its main "keywords". It is a unique textbook for every level of geography students and professionals.
This book clearly outlines key concepts that all geographers should readily be able to explain. It does so in a highly accessible way. It is likely to be a text that my students will return to throughout their degree.
The editors have done a fantastic job. This second edition is really accessible to the student and provides the key literature in the key geographical terms of scale, space, time, place and landscape.
Good all round text which will support a variety of resarch projects, of a geographical nature or content.
A goof reference book for researcher in Geography, that can be valuable even at Masters and doctoral level.
An excellent complimentary volume to the Key Methods book which concisely outlines geographical concepts, with relevance to physical and human geographers.
My class has been switched. Thus I may adopt it at a later date when the class is adopted but I will be teaching a different class in the fall.
A fully revised and updated Second Edition, including new chapters on Nature (Chapters 17 and 18), Globalization (19 and 20), Development (21 and 22), and Risk (23 and 24), as well as a new section on Practicing Geography (25 and 26).
