The change from 'tropical geography' to 'development geography' is the focus of the first Asia Pacific Viewpoint Journal annual public lecture at Victoria University. In his lecture, The Degeneration ...

Economic and Development Geography focuses on economic and business geography, and it prepares students to critically assess the process of globalization operating in the world today, including the ...

ECONOMIC growth in poor countries, it seems reasonable to suppose, depends on getting lots of different things right, and probably on a generous measure of good luck as well. Is it possible to say ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper focuses on how livelihood and the question of development and environment in a globalising era should be examined. It discusses ...

This resource provides a brief introduction to writing in the field of Geography and Urban Planning through the lens of threshold concepts. Geography integrates the study of people, places, and ...

Examine challenging issues around sustainable development and environmental protection. Study in a world-renowned geography department – rated top in the UK. How can we reconcile economic development ...

Human geography first and foremost involves the study of human beings--more specifically, of the organization of human activity and of spatial patterns as they affect and, in turn, respond to the ...

Geography integrates the study of people, places, and environments to better understand the world and improve decision-making in sustainable development, urban and regional planning, and geospatial ...

Review urbanism from colonial to contemporary periods, understand urban problems and critically evaluate prescribed solutions in this programme. The MSc Urbanisation and Development reviews urbanism ...

Daniel Hammett read for a BA Geography at the University of Oxford (2002) before moving to the Centre of African Studies at the University of Edinburgh where he gained his MSc by research (2003) and ...

Geography education plays a pivotal role in cultivating global understanding and critical spatial awareness. In recent decades, the field has evolved substantially through the adoption of ...