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Progress in Human Geography, 2017
Geologists are considering in earnest whether to mark the emergence of a new geological epoch – characterized by human impacts on the geology of the planet – as the dawn of the Anthropocene. In this third of three urban geography progress reports, I identify interrelated elements of what I call ‘Anthropocene thinking’ – non-linearity, reworked ...
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Geologists are considering in earnest whether to mark the emergence of a new geological epoch – characterized by human impacts on the geology of the planet – as the dawn of the Anthropocene. In this third of three urban geography progress reports, I identify interrelated elements of what I call ‘Anthropocene thinking’ – non-linearity, reworked ...
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2004
The study of urbanization processes and urban spaces is contentious and problematic. Different disciplines focus on different processes and ways of knowing, and urban life—its contexts and problems—is tugged and twisted in so many directions that it is difficult to know the appropriate questions to ask, let alone to articulate future research ...
Stuart Aitken, Don Mitchell
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The study of urbanization processes and urban spaces is contentious and problematic. Different disciplines focus on different processes and ways of knowing, and urban life—its contexts and problems—is tugged and twisted in so many directions that it is difficult to know the appropriate questions to ask, let alone to articulate future research ...
Stuart Aitken, Don Mitchell
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URBAN GEOGRAPHY: STATUS OF RESEARCH IN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY
1953Abstract : The literature relating to urban geography was reviewed. Topics discussed include the history of urban studies, supporting and tributary areas, site and situation, distribution of cities, economic base of cities, internal forms and patterns, concepts of urban growth, land uses, size of cities, application of urban geography, and needed ...
Chauncy D. Harris, Robert E. Dickinson
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A Theory of Urban Park Geography
Journal of Leisure Research, 2008A theory of urban park values is presented using the theory of island biogeography as an analogue. The theory predicts that two factorsothe size of park and distance from concentrated human habitationoinfluence the diversity of park values. The theory posits the diversity of human values for parks will increase with park size while the diversity of ...
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2013
The world is becoming increasingly urbanized. In 2007, an urban milestone was reached when the percentage of people living in cities around the world exceeded 50 percent for the first time in history. By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population is projected to be living in urban areas.
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The world is becoming increasingly urbanized. In 2007, an urban milestone was reached when the percentage of people living in cities around the world exceeded 50 percent for the first time in history. By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population is projected to be living in urban areas.
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Urban geography: ‘New’ urban geography and the ethnographic void
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University Geography in China: History, opportunities, and challenges
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 2022Han Zhang, Junxi Qian, Joseph W Olson
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Urban Geography, 1986 ‘What is industrial culture anyway?’ Theoretical framing of the concept in economic geography
Geography Compass, 2021David Bole, Catherine M Olsen
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