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Introductory Readings In Geographic Information Systemsby D J Peuquet; D F Marble
CRC Press 1990; US$ 56.95Even though Geographic Information Systems GIS have been available for over 20 years, they have only recently become accessible to geographers and others as a useful tool in spacial analysis. This is a sampling of basic principles of GIS. more...
Geographyby David Lambert; John Morgan
RoutledgeFalmer 2004; US$ 39.95This book is the first of its kind that tries to guide the intellectually alive teacher into the nature of the subject in its entirety, and how to think about geography when preparing to teach. more...
Teaching Geography in Secondary Schoolsby Margaret Smith
Routledge 2002; US$ 47.95This book introduces and explores a broad range of contemporary issues and key ideas and will provide a useful background for those teaching and training this exciting subject. more...
Best of the Web - Geographyby Chris Leftley
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2004; US$ 53.00Best of the Web Geography is an evaluative guide, taking the reader through the best web sites on geography. Only sites, which are considered to be informative, reliable and stable have been included. Thus, the reader receives a broad palette of relevant sites with valuable information on the subject of geography. The information given for each site includes: title, URL, owner/maintainer, server location, and a full description. Best of the Web Geography will prove to be an invaluable source to anyone seeking geographical information on the Web. It is a reference source of immense value for librarians and information officers, students and library users in the academic, public and commercial sectors. more...
Studying PGCE Geography at M Levelby Clare Brooks
Taylor & Francis 2009; US$ 42.95Studying PGCE Geography at M-Level is for PGCE students and practising teachers engaged in professional development and working towards achieving M-Level status. It aims to support teachers to develop the research and writing skills associated with working at this level. more...
Encyclopedia of Explorationby Carl Waldman; Jon Cunningham; Alan Wexler
Infobase Publishing 2004; US$ 270.00A two-volume reference to the history of human exploration over land, across and under seas, and into space. Volume I: The Explorers is a "who was who" of world explorers, while Volume II: Places, Technologies, and Cultural Trends covers other significant aspects of the history of exploration. more...
Continuum Guide to Geography Educationby Graham Butt
Continuum International Publishing 2000; US$ 150.00A reference guide to geography education. Entries, arranged alphabetically, cover: government legislation and reports; famous geography educators; resources; research findings; movements, trends, debates and issues; organizations; and key concepts. An ana more...
Geographic Thoughtby S.V.R. Naidu
Book Enclave 2008; US$ 45.00Origin of subject is concerned with the History and Philosophy of Geography and is designed to introduce students to key debates, both past and present, on the Nature and scope of geography as an Academic discipline. It therefore sets out an essential Context for understanding contemporary Research in human and Physical geography. The early Origins of the subject are traced back to the revolutionary intellectual climate of Enlightenment and empire, a time when geographical Knowledge constituted a form of both Scientific enquiry and Military intelligence.Each chapter examines a few Theories in depth, concentrating on the major works and the nature of their contribution. Many of the ideas covered are dense and complex, but the reader is drawn... more...
One More Day Everywhereby Glen Heggstad
ECW Press 2009; US$ 16.95In 2001, martial artstrained biker Glen Heggstad began a journey from California to the tip of South America on his motorcycle and made it as far as Colombia, where he was kidnapped by local rebels and held captive. Undeterred by more than a month of traumatic incarceration, the Striking Viking” finished his trip after being released. Three years later he set out into the world on his bike again, this time searching for truth on his own terms in a world that had become strangled by a climate of fear. Starting his trip in Japan, he traveled through Siberia, Mongolia, Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia, and Africa, stopping in more than 30 countries to deliver his message of the real United States, as he knew it.... more...
Außerschulische Lernorte im Geographieunterricht - Ausstellungen als Orte der Wissensvermittlung?by Thelke Hildebrandt
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 9.65Dieses Werk richtet sich besonders an Lehrkräfte des Geographie-, Biologie- oder Heimat- und Sachunterrichts aller Schularten. Die Autorin möchte erreichen, dass außerschulische Lernorte mehr in den Unterrichtsalltag integriert werden und ihre abschreckende Wirkung verlieren. Außerschulische Lernorte bieten für alle Schülerinnen und Schüler (oder andere Lernbegierige) Chancen, sich Wissen auf vielfältige Art und Weise anzueignen und davon zu profitieren. Das Werk umfasst einen theoretischen und einen empirischen Teil zu außerschulischen Lernorten im Geographieunterricht. Zunächst werden dabei "außerschulische Lernorte" und "außerschulisches Lernen" allgemein definiert und Vor- und Nachteile aufgezeigt. Es folgen Hinweise zur Planung, Durchführung... more...









