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Synopsis
A non-major introduction to human/cultural geography that focuses on culture, society, and human activity from a geographic perspective. The book is also designed for majors taking their first course in Human Geography. Fellmann provides a thorough, classic, up-to-date, and balanced approach to this broad range of topics. Among the most distinctive and important features of the text is its thorough and well-integrated coverage of gender roles in society and culture.
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About the Authors
Judy Getis is now deceased. Judy was a professor at San Diego State University, San Diego.
Jerry Fellmann is deceased.
Dan Shrubsole is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Western Ontario, and has published many papers on his research on the institutional aspects of resource management, particularly water resource management in Canada. He has co-authored a book entitled
"Ontario Conservation Authorities: Myth and Reality" (1992).
National perspectives on water management are provided in two other books: "Practising Sustainable Water Management: Canadian and International Experiences" (1997), and "Canadian Water Management: Visions for Sustainability" (1994). He co-edited a book on water conservation entitled "Every Drop Counts" (1994).
He has also published journal articles on floodplain management, wetland management, water conservation, and watershed management in Environmental Management, Journal of Environmental Management, Canadian Water Resources Journal, Applied Geography and Geoforum. In 1995/96, Dan was a visiting research fellow with Australia's Commonwealth Research and Scientific Organization (CSIRO) and participated in research concerning catchment management and the environmental management in the sugarcane growing industry.
Arthur Getis is a retired professor from San Diego State University, San Diego.
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