Models in geography (Record no. 40441)
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| fixed length control field | 04117nam a22001577a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788131601358 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 910 |
| Item number | HUS |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Husain, Majid |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Models in geography |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Rawat Publication |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2007 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvii,346p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Contents<br/> <br/>Preface xi<br/>List of Figures xiii<br/>List of Tables xvii<br/>INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY 1<br/>Essential Characteristics of Geography 4<br/>Nature of Geography 6<br/>Systematic or Scientific Geography 6<br/>Areal Differentiation 8<br/>Exceptionalism in Geography 10<br/>Spatial Analysis 13<br/>Locational Analysis 13<br/>Geography as a Chorographic or Chorologic (Regional) Science 16<br/>Geography as the Science of the Planet Earth 17<br/>Geography: An Idiographic or Nome the tic Discipline 18<br/>Geography: A Discipline of Synthesis 19<br/>The Geographic Continuum 21<br/>Geography as the Science of Relationship 23<br/>Geography as the Science of Distribution 24<br/>Geography as a Chorographic Science 25<br/>History and Evolution of Geography 25<br/>Founders of Modern Geography 28<br/>Quantitative Revolution in Geography 30<br/>MODELS AND THEORIES IN GEOGRAPHY 36<br/>Significance of Geographical Models 36<br/>Utility of Modelling in Geography 37 <br/>Features of a Model 38<br/>Types of Models 39 General or Systematic Classification of Models 39<br/>Critical Evaluation 46<br/>3 SYSTEM ANALYSIS IN GEOGRAPHY 51<br/>What is System? 51<br/>Earth's Systems 51<br/>Models of Systems 53<br/>System Analysis 54<br/>General System Theory 54<br/>Structure of a System 56<br/>Geographical System 60<br/>Population Theories 61<br/>Malthusian Theory of Population 61<br/>Marxian Theory of Population 64<br/>Demographic Transition Theory 68<br/>Theory of Optimum Population 72<br/>Central Place Theory 73<br/>Losch Location Model 82 von Thunen Model of Agricultural Land Use 85<br/>Weber's Theory of Industrial Location 95<br/>Rostow's Stages of Growth 103<br/>Heartland Theory of Mackinder 107<br/>Spykman's Rimland Concept 115<br/>Boundaries and Frontiers 117<br/>Limits to Growth Model 128<br/>Forrester-Meadows Model 129<br/>Growth Pole 138<br/>Growth Centres 139<br/>Growth Point 139<br/>4 ORIGIN OF URBAN PLACES 143<br/>The Size and Spacing of Cities 144<br/>Rank-Size Rule 144<br/>Primate City 147<br/>Urban Morphology or the Internal Structure of Towns 151 and Cities<br/>Central Business District (CBD) 151<br/>Theories of Urban Structure 153 Internal Structure (Morphology) of Indian Cities 158<br/>Spheres of Urban Influence (City Region, Zone of Urban Influence) 162<br/>City Regions in India 167<br/>Metropolitan Regions in India 167<br/>Rural-Urban Fringe 170<br/>Green Belt 173<br/>Satellite Town 174<br/>Census Definition of Urban Areas 175<br/>Conurbation 176<br/>Rural-Urban Continuum 178<br/>Urban Sprawl 179<br/>Slums 180 Squatter Settlements (Shanty Colonies) 181<br/>Ghetto 182<br/>Urbanization in India 182<br/>Town/Urban Planning 192<br/>National Urbanization Policy 195<br/>5 RURAL SETTLEMENTS 199<br/>Human Settlements 199<br/>Rural Settlements 200<br/>Classification of Rural Settlements 200<br/>Patterns of Rural Settlements 205<br/>Planned Rural Settlements 210<br/>Rural Settlements in India 212 Morphology of Rural Settlements of India 215<br/>6 POPULATION AND MIGRATION 217<br/>Population Prior to Agricultural Revolution 218<br/>Future Distribution of Population 224<br/>Population Problems 229<br/>Population Policies 234<br/>Population and Human Well-being 243<br/>Causes of Migration 245<br/>Consequences of Migration 252<br/>7 CLIMATIC CHANGE 256<br/>Causes of Climatic Change 258<br/>Theories of Climatic Change 261<br/>Climate and Development 264<br/>The Greenhouse Effect 264<br/>Consequences of Climatic Change 266<br/>Climatic Change in India 275<br/>Contradictory Opinion 277<br/>Global Cooling 279<br/>Climatic Real Battle 279<br/>The Kyoto Protocol, 1997 281<br/>Glossary 283<br/>Appendices 327<br/>Index 343<br/> |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | India |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | GRATIS |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 16/10/2014 | 750.00 | 6 | 3 | 910 HUS | 013187 | 20/03/2023 | 21/01/2023 | 25/09/2014 | Book | Gratis |