Pt. I. Introductory Essays. I.1. Contemporary Value of Geography: Applied Physical Geography and the Environmental Sciences / M. Gordon Wolman. I.2. Apocalypse Soon, or, Why Human Geography is Worth Doing / Nigel Thrift. I.3. The Historical Geographical Perspective / Gerry Kearns. I.4. Not So Remote Sensing of our Environment / Neil Roberts. I.5. A View of the World through the Eyes of a Cultural Geographer / Fay Gale -- Pt. II. What is Geography? Past, Present and Future. II.1. A Brief History of Geography / David N. Livingstone. II.2. Geomorphology: Today and Tomorrow / Andrew S. Goudie. II.3. Biogeography and Ecology / Robert J. Whittaker. II.4. Climatology / John G. Lockwood. II.5. Hydrology / Tim P. Burt. II.6. The Human Impact / Ian Douglas. II.7. Landscape Geography / Paul Coones. II.8. The Developing World / Stuart Corbridge. II.9. Economic Geography in the 1990s: The Perplexing Geography of Uneven Development / Erik Swyngedouw. II.10. Social and Cultural Geography / Peter Jackson. II.11. Urban Geography in the 1990s / Ruth Fincher. II.12. Political Geography / Peter J. Taylor -- Pt. III. How to Study Geography. III.1. Effective Learning: A Traveller's Guide / Alan Jenkins and John R. Gold. III.2. First Catch Your Hare... Research Designs for Individual Projects / Barbara A. Kennedy. III.3. Thinking Statistically / Stan Gregory. III.4. Computing for Geographers / Derek Thompson. III.5. Remote Sensing / Nigel Gardner. III.6. Cartography / Roger W. Anson. III.7. Geographical Information Systems / Jonathan Raper. III.8. Laboratory Work / Heather A. Viles. III.9. Physical Geography Fieldwork / Heather A. Viles. III.10. Questionnaire Surveys / Gary Bridge. III.11. The Art of Interviewing / Jacquelin Burgess. III.12. Landscape Studies in Practice / Paul Coones. III.13. Archives in Geographical Research / Michael Williams -- Pt. IV. What's What and Who's Who in Geography. IV.1. Key Themes and Debates / Alisdair Rogers. IV.2. What Human Geographers Write for Students to Read / Ron J. Johnston. IV.3. The Literature of Physical Geography / Andrew S. Goudie. IV.4. Biographical Dictionary / Brian W. Blouet -- Pt. V. A Geographical Directory. V.1. World Libraries and Museums / Helen Wallis. V.2. International Data Sources / Christopher Talbot. V.3. Major National Data Sources in the United States / Chauncy D. Harris. V.4. Major National Data Sources in the United Kingdom / Christopher Talbot. V.5. Local Authorities as an Information Source in the United Kingdom / John Hope. V.6. On-line Data Sources / Christopher Talbot. V.7. Funding for Travel and Exploration in the United Kingdom / Shane Winser. V.8. Major Institutions / Andrew S. Goudie -- Pt. VI. What Next? VI.1. Careers for Geographers in the United Kingdom / David Chamberlain. VI.2. At the Chalk Face: Teaching Geography in the United Kingdom / Tony Binns. VI.3. Careers and Employability of Geographers in the United States / Joseph M. Cirrincione. VI.4. Postgraduate Studies in Australia / Michael Taylor. VI.5. Postgraduate Studies in Canada / David Ley and Matt Sparke. VI.6. Postgraduate Studies in New Zealand / Eric Pawson. VI.7. Postgraduate Studies in the United Kingdom / Peter Jackson. VI.8. Postgraduate Studies in the United States / Brian W. Blouet. VI.9. Prospecting for Money for Graduate Work in North America / Ronald F. Abler. VI.10. Overseas Work and Independent Travel / Nick J. Middleton.

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