The Cultural Landscape An Introduction to Human Geography (International Edition)

About this book

Trusted for its timeliness, readability, and sound pedagogy, The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography emphasizes the relevance of geographic concepts to human challenges. The relationship between globalization and cultural diversity is woven throughout; Rubenstein addresses these themes with a clear organization and presentation that engages students and appeals to instructors. The Eleventh Edition focuses on issues of access and inequality to discuss negative trends (such as the economic downturn, depleting resources, and human-caused climate change) as well as positive steps taken (sustainability, technology, regime change, women's rights, and more).

Contents

1. Basic Concepts
2. Population and Health
3. Migration
4. Folk and Popular Culture
5. Languages
6. Religions
7. Ethnicity
8. Political Geography
9. Development and Inequality
10. Food and Agriculture
11. Industry
12. Services
13. Urban Patterns

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Biography

James M. Rubenstein received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1975. He is Professor of Geography at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, where he teaches urban and human geography, and where he helped develop the new Sustainability co-major in the Institute for the Environment & Sustainability.