Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society

Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society
ISBN-10
0309577624
ISBN-13
9780309577625
Category
Education
Pages
241
Language
English
Published
1997-04-11
Publisher
National Academies Press
Authors
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Geosciences

Description

As political, economic, and environmental issues increasingly spread across the globe, the science of geography is being rediscovered by scientists, policymakers, and educators alike. Geography has been made a core subject in U.S. schools, and scientists from a variety of disciplines are using analytical tools originally developed by geographers. Rediscovering Geography presents a broad overview of geography's renewed importance in a changing world. Through discussions and highlighted case studies, this book illustrates geography's impact on international trade, environmental change, population growth, information infrastructure, the condition of cities, the spread of AIDS, and much more. The committee examines some of the more significant tools for data collection, storage, analysis, and display, with examples of major contributions made by geographers. Rediscovering Geography provides a blueprint for the future of the discipline, recommending how to strengthen its intellectual and institutional foundation and meet the demand for geographic expertise among professionals and the public.

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