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Murphy, Alexander B.

 
9781509523016: Geography: Why It Matters
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ISBN 10: 1509523014 ISBN 13: 9781509523016
Editorial: Polity Press, 2018

Sinopsis

Ever since humans sketched primitive maps in the dirt, the quest to understand our surroundings has been fundamental to our survival. Studying geography revealed that the earth was round, showed our ancestors where to plant crops, and helped them appreciate the diversity of the planet. 

Today, the world is changing at an unprecedented pace, as a result of rising sea levels, deforestation, species extinction, rapid urbanization, and mass migration. Modern technologies have brought people from across the globe into contact with each other, with enormous political and cultural consequences. As a subject concerned with how people, environments, and places are organized and interconnected, geography provides a critical window into where things happen, why they happen where they do, and how geographical context influences environmental processes and human affairs.  These perspectives make the study of geography more relevant than ever, yet it remains little understood.

In this engrossing book, Alexander B. Murphy explains why geography is so important to the current moment.

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Acerca del autor

Alexander B. Murphy is Professor of Geography and Rippey Chair in Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Oregon.

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Editorial
Polity Press
Año de publicación
2018
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1509523014
ISBN 13 
9781509523016
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
140
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