The Geography of Southeast Asia
The Geography of Southeast Asia

Author: Thomas A. Rumney

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 0761850082

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This book discusses the varied geographical aspects of Southeast Asia, an area that has long been of interest to geographers and other academics. This collection identifies, organizes, and presents various scholarly publications on subjects ranging from cultural-social geography, economic geography, historical geography, physical geography, political geography, and urban geography.

Geography and the Environment in Southeast Asia
Geography and the Environment in Southeast Asia

Author: R.D. Hill

Publisher: Hong Kong University Press

Published: 1978-01-01

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13: 9789622090095

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Over 30 participants from 10 countries attended the Symposium and this is a collection of their submitted papers, rearranged into five sections, focusing on problems of the urban environment, on the impact of the city on surrounding rural areas and of socio-economic development in general on the rural environment, on available tools for analysis and planning, and on the goals and methods of environmental education in its broadest sense. the views expressed in these papers will be useful and of interest to both students and research workers in the fields of human geography and other related dis.

The Philippine Archipelago
The Philippine Archipelago

Author: Yves Boquet

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-04-19

Total Pages: 856

ISBN-13: 3319519263

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This book presents an updated view of the Philippines, focusing on thematic issues rather than a description region by region. Topics include typhoons, population growth, economic difficulties, agrarian reform, migration as an economic strategy, the growth of Manila, the Muslim question in Mindanao, the South China Sea tensions with China and the challenges of risk, vulnerability and sustainable development.

Caribbean Geography
Caribbean Geography

Author: Thomas A. Rumney

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2012-05-18

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 081088304X

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The islands and seascapes gracing the Caribbean Sea have long been areas of interest and research for geographers and other scholars from around the world. The lands and waters of the Caribbean region have stimulated an extensive body of research and writing across the many fields of geography. This book collects, organizes, and presents as many of these scholarly publications as possible to aid in the teaching, study, and further scholarship of the geography of this area. Chapters are organized into the following categories: general works, cultural and social geography, economic geography, historical geography, physical geography, political geography, and urban geography. The types of publications noted include atlases, books, book chapters, articles, master’s theses, and doctoral dissertations. Entries in each chapter are arranged alphabetically by author’s last name. Where there is more than one publication per author, the earliest is listed first, and the rest are listed chronologically after the first entry. This volume is a convenient and useful collection of existing references on the geography of the Caribbean region that can assist teachers and students in both the study and research of the area.