Research and Markets: International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

DUBLIN--()--Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6e3d35eb/international_ency) has announced the addition of Elsevier Science and Technology's new report "International Encyclopedia of Human Geography" to their offering.

The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography provides an authoritative and comprehensive source of information on the discipline of human geography and its constituent, and related, subject areas. The encyclopedia includes over 1,000 detailed entries on philosophy and theory, key concepts, methods and practices, biographies of notable geographers, and geographical thought and praxis in different parts of the world.

This groundbreaking project covers every field of human geography and the discipline's relationships to other disciplines, and is global in scope, involving an international set of contributors. Given its broad, inclusive scope and unique online accessibility, it is anticipated that the International Encyclopedia of Human Geography will become the major reference work for the discipline over the coming decades.

Key Topics Covered:

Cartography - Jeremy Crampton, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA

Development - Katie Willis

Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK

Economic Geography - Henry Yeung, National University of Singapore, Singapore

General - James Sidaway, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK

Health/Medical - Robin Kearns, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Historical Geography - Brian Graham, University of Ulster, N. Ireland, UK

Methods - Mei-Po Kwan, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA & Sara McLafferty, University of Illinois Urbana, IL, USA

Overview - Nigel Thrift and Rob Kitchin

People - Phil Hubbard, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK

Philosophy - Chris Philo, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

Political Geography - Anssi Passi, University of Oulu, Linnanmaa, Oulu, Finland

Regional Development - Costis Hadjimichalis, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece

Rural, Nature/Environment - Paul Cloke, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

Social & Cultural Geography - Kay Anderson, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia & Rob Kitchin, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland

Urban Geography - Loretta Lees, King's College London, London, UK

Authors:

Kitchin, Rob.

Thrift, Nigel.

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Source: Elsevier Science and Technology

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Laura Wood, Senior Manager.
press@researchandmarkets.com
U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907
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Sector: Consumer and Personal