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Man, Location, and Behavior: An Introduction to Human Geography

by Kevin R. Cox. 404 pgs.

Contributors:

   Kevin R. Cox

Publisher:

   Wiley

Place of Publication:

  New York  

Publication Year:

  1972

Subjects:

Human Geography

	Contents
	CHAPTER ONE The Content of Human Geography An Overview	1
	Introduction	1
	The Foci of Geography	1
	Some Basic Concepts	3
	The Structure of This Book	14
	Concluding Comments and Summary	16
	CHAPTER TWO Patterns of Movement	18
	Introduction	18
	Locational Regularity in Movement Patterns	19
	Distance-Biased Movements	21
	Direction-Biased Movements	23
	Network Bias	32
	Conclusions and Summary	33
	CHAPTER THREE The Bases of Movement	35
	Introduction	35
	The Bases of Movement: An Abstract Consideration	35
	The Bases of Movement and Locational Patterns of Movement	39
	The Factors Considered In Detail	41
	Conclusions and Summary	52
	CHAPTER FOUR Two Case Studies of Movement: Commodity Flow and Migration	53
	Introduction	53
	Iron-Ore Flows	53
	Migration	56
	Conclusions and Summary	77
	CHAPTER FIVE Information and Decisions in a Locational Context	78
	Introduction	78
	Migration Patterns	79
	The Spatial Diffusion of Innovations	87
	The Dynamic Dimension of Information Acquisition: Learning and Locational Problems	95
	Conclusions and Summary	97
	CHAPTER SIX. Space Perception and Locational Decisions	100
	The Concept of Space Perception	100
	Designative Aspects of Space Perception	101
	Appraisive Aspects of Space Perception	110
	Conclusions and Summary	117
	CHAPTER SEVEN Bounded Spaces: Locational Configurations and Locational Effects	119
	Introduction	119
	The Concept of Bounded Spaces: Definition and Function	120
	The Geometrical Properties of Bounded Spaces	124
	The Dynamics of Bounded Spaces	129
	Bounded Spaces and Other Locational Patterns	131
	Conclusions and Summary	139
	CHAPTER EIGHT The Structure of Communication Networks	141
	Introduction	141
	Networks at One Point in Time	142
	Network Dynamics	156
	Conclusions and Summary	163
	CHAPTER NINE Communication Networks: Locational Forces and Locational Effects	165
	The Problems	165
	The Economics of Route Construction	165
	The Politics of Route Construction	174
	The Locational Implications of Communication Networks	175
	Conclusions and Summary	188
	CHAPTER TEN Locating Nodes: Some Basic Concepts	190
	Introduction	190
	The Geographical Basis of Nodes	191
	The Locational Arrangement of Nodes	193
	An Abstract View of Process	197
	Real World Locational Patterns of Nodes	199
	Conclusions and Summary	204
	CHAPTER ELEVEN Case Study: Urban Places As Nodes	206
	Introduction	206
	The Location of Retailing	206
	Locational Competition and the Locational Patterns of Retail Centers	210
	The Role of Homogeneity and Inhomogeneity at a Variety of Geographical Scales	212
	The Locational Behavior of Consumers	213
	Generality of the Concepts	216
	Spatial Structural Implications of Nodal Patterns	217
	Conclusions and Summary	219
	CHAPTER TWELVE Case Study: Industrial Plants As Nodes	221
	Introduction	221
	An Abstract View of Localization	221
	The Sources of Homogeneity -- Inhomogeneity in the Production Cost Map	224
	Locational Decision Making and The Cost Map	235
	Economic Structure and the Locational Pattern of Urban Settlements	240
	Conclusions and Summary	242
	CHAPTER THIRTEEN Space Filling	244
	Introduction	244
	Space Allocation	245
	Deviations from the Allocative Mechanism	252
	Conclusions and Summary	255
	CHAPTER FOURTEEN Land Use Patterns: The Case of Agricultural Land Use	257
	Introduction	257
	The Allocative Mechanism Applied to the Case of Agricultural Land Use	257
	Deviations from the Allocative Mechanism	277
	Conclusions and Summary	282
	CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Urban Crisis in a Locational Context	284
	Introduction	284
	The Locational Context of Urban Problems	284
	The Problems of the City	300
	Conclusions and Summary	308
	CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Geography of Economic Development	311
	Introduction	311
	The Concept of Economic Development	311
	Locational Patterns of Economic Development	316
	The Process and Patterns of Economic Development	320
	Applicability at the National Level	326
	Applicability to Internation Differences in Economic Development	338
	Economic Development as a Political Problem: Conflict and Policies	342
	Conclusions and Summary	348
	CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The Geography of Environmental Quality	350
	Introduction	350
	Components of the Geography of Environmental Quality	353
	Feedback Effects	365
	The Geography of Environmental Quality and Policy	366
	Conclusions and Summary	368
	EPILOGUE	370
	Purposes	370
	General Philosophy of the Book	371
	Taking It Further	374
	SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING	377
	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	389
	INDEX	395

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