Geography
It's an exciting time for geographers at Pearson Education! The following pages hold a wealth of information on new textbooks and those publishing through 2006.
We are proud to introduce our range of new titles in physical and human geography and announce the publication of new editions of established titles. Please take time to browse our catalogue and enjoy the depth and diversity we can offer through our range of well developed, student-friendly texts.
Carrying forth Tom L. McKnight's well-known thematic focus on landscape appreciation, this best-seller fosters a solid understanding of Earth and its physical geography. Its clear, user-friendly writing style, superior art program, and abundant pedagogy appeal to a wide variety of students. The Ninth Edition represents a thorough revision and significantly updated content yet it maintains the time-proven approach first presented by McKnight more than two decades ago.
An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment, 2/e by Holden The second edition of this best-selling and highly respected textbook provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the major topics within physical geography. It is designed with a range of in-text features such as case studies and reflective questions to aid study.
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An Introduction to Human Geography is an essential textbook for undergraduate students taking courses in geography and related disciplines in the social sciences. Comprehensively revised, the third edition of this widely used text provides a global overview of the major topics within human geography. Focusing on key geographical challenges facing the world at the beginning of the twenty-first century, stimulating coverage examines the forces that shape economies and societies, and each chapter is written by a specialist in the field.
Mackinnon: Introduction to Economic Geography by Mackinnon Introduction to Economic Geography guides students through the core issues and debates of economic geography, whilst still exploring the wide range of approaches and paradigms that are currently enlivening the discipline
Geographies of Development: an Introduction to Development Studies remains a core, balanced and comprehensive introductory textbook for students of Development Studies, Development Geography and related fields. This clear and concise text encourages critical engagement by integrating theory alongside practice and related key topics throughout. It demonstrates informatively that ideas concerning development have been many and varied and highly contested - varying from time to time and from place to place.
Flint: Political Geography 5e by Flint Political Geography provides a comprehensive understanding of the geo-political landscape. New theories and approaches are blended into established frameworks to the world-systems framework to provide greater understanding of our political world in the twenty first century.
Introduction to Geographical Information Systems 3/e by Heywood The third edition of this successful text continues to provide a clear, practical and accessible introduction to the world of Geographical Information Systems. A selection of new features helps to explain and demonstrate how GIS are actually used, across a variety of disciplines and within a range of industries.
The 5th edition of this highly respected text builds upon the successful structure, engaging writing style and clear presentation of previous editions. Examining urban social geography from a theoretical and historical perspective, it also explores how it has developed into the modern day.
Taking account of recent critical work, whilst simultaneously presenting well established approaches to the subject, it ensures students are well-informed about all the issues.
The result is a topical book that is clear and accessible for students.
Environmental Biogeography provides a detailed overview of the major topics within biogeography. Divided into three parts the text looks at basic biological and physical processes underlying species distribution, methods and analyses of distribution and human impact on past and present landscapes.
By creating a clear framework, the book enables readers to understand how each topic is related to the overall situation, illustrated through a wide range of examples taken from around the world.
An essential guide to current research approaches in human geography, covering all aspects of undertaking a geography research project, from the selection of an appropriate topic through to the organisation and writing of the final report.
Covering a wide range of contemporary research methods, the authors provide practical advice on how to actually undertake a project.
