Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts, EMEA Edition, 18th Edition
ISBN: 978-1-119-66772-8
July 2020
544 pages
ISBN: 978-1-119-66772-8
July 2020
544 pages
Since its first appearance, Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts has consistently broken new ground in the interpretation and teaching of world regional geography. For more than four decades it has explained the contemporary world’s geographic realms and their natural environments and human dimensions. The authors look at the ways people have organized their living space, adapted to changing social as well as environmental circumstances, and continue to confront forces largely beyond their control ranging from globalization to climate change.
This book was the first to introduce an approach to Geography that meshes theoretical concepts with regional realities. The evolving regional content of the chapters in the 18th edition reflects the dynamic nature of the world’s geography; the changing and growing number of concepts mirror the progress of the discipline; and the ongoing introduction of new digital features reflects the instructional possibilities of new technologies.
The New Author Team: Long-time co-authors Jan Nijman and Peter Muller are joined by Michael Shin and by contributing authors Richard Grant and Ann-Margaret Esnard. Michael Shin, from the Department of Geography at UCLA, contributes essential digital-interactive content to all the chapters. He also authors innovative features on Technology & Geography and Geographic Information Analysis.
New Content: The entire text has been thoroughly updated in terms of statistics and recent developments, revised text, maps, and features. Throughout this new edition, the authors emphasize three general trends that are affecting many different realms and regions around the world - climate change, international migration, China’s growing global footprint.
Geographic Information Analysis: To encourage geographical thinking, increase spatial awareness, and encourage data literacy, the Geographic Information Analysis (GIA) feature engages students through the use of compelling maps and other spatial data visualizations, and are designed to highlight and reinforce key concepts, issues, and locations in world regional geography.
Interactive Maps: Complementing the GIAs is the introduction of a new set of interactive web maps. The interactive maps permit students to explore a range of topics, issues and places in an innovative manner. From regional variations in population density to identifying which cities of the world are most prominent when viewed using night-time satellite imagery, giving students the ability to explore and examine the world in detail, independently, across various themes, encourages engagement with the text and also enhances student learning.
Regional Impacts of Global Climate Change: To cover the ever-increasing importance of global climate change, the authors have included ten new feature boxes, spread across the various chapters, that focuses on the impact of climate change on a particular region. This new collection of features underscores the reality of global climate change in local contexts around the world.