World Regional Geography: A Development Approach

Organized around the theme of human development, this book is written by experts on each region of the world to create a comprehensive volume on world regional geography that presents a vital overview of the topic, providing a deep understanding of the character of the world's people. A rich art package assists the reader in gaining a personal feeling for the inner essence of each world region. This book covers the geographic, social, and economic issues for each world region, including the United States and Canada; Europe; Russia and the Eurasian States; Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands; Asia; the Middle East and North Africa; Africa south of the Sahara; and Latin America. This book can serve as an excellent tool for any reader who is interested in the world's regions and its people; it is an excellent reference work for geographers, cultural anthropologists, and others working in those fields.

David L. Clawson. Editor Part One, Basic Concepts and Ideas, and Part Nine, Latin America. David L. Clawson is a Professor of Geography in the College of Liberal Arts, University of New Orleans. He has a B.A. from the University of Utah, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Florida. Dr. Clawson has served as Chair of the Department of Geography and as Director of the Latin American Studies Program at the University of New Orleans. His research interests center on third world agrarian development, the geography of religions and belief systems, and geographic education and thought. In addition to his work on World Regional Geography, Dr. Clawson is the author of Latin America and the Caribbean: Lands and Peoples, 3rd ed. (McGraw-Hill, 2004), has served as editor of a number of scholarly volumes, and has published numerous journal articles. In addition to world regional geography, he teaches courses in geographic education, Latin America, agricultural, cultural, and environmental geography. Dr. Clawson has held Fulbright grants to Mexico and the Philippines and is also a recipient of the University of New Orleans Alumni Association's "Excellence in Teaching Award."

Merrill L. Johnson. Editor, Part Two, United States and Canada. Merrill L. Johnson is Associate Dean and Professor of Geography in the College of Liberal Arts, University of New Orleans. He has a B.A. in International Relations from West Texas State University, an M.A. in Geography from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Georgia. Dr. Johnson joined the faculty of the University of New Orleans in 1981, was Chair of the department from 1989 to 2000, and was appointed associate dean of the College in 2001. Dr. Johnson is an expert on the United States South, with emphasis on its industrial and political geography. Secondary interests include cartography, Europe, and Latin America. While Dr. Johnson has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in political, economic, and regional geography and in cartography and geographic thought, he remains passionate about teaching introductory world regional geography. Indeed, he has taught several thousand students in more than 60 world-regional sections in his career at the University of New Orleans.