Scale and Geographic Inquiry (eBook)

Eric Sheppard is Fesler-Lampert Professor in Geography at the University of Minnesota. He is the co-author and editor of a number of books, including A Companion to Economic Geography (Blackwell, 2001) and Reading Economic Geography (Blackwell, 2003), and of over 80 scholarly articles. His current research interests include spatiality and political economy, environmental justice, critical GIS and interurban policy and activist networks.Robert B. McMaster is Professor of Geography and Associate Dean for Planning in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota. His areas of research include multiple scale databases and cartographic generalization, GIS and society, including environmental risk assessment and public participation GIS (PPGIS), and the history of US academic cartography. From 1990 to 1996, he served as editor of Cartography and Geographic Information Science, and is currently a Vice President of the International Cartographic Association.

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

List of Contributors.

Preface.

Introduction: Scale And Geographic Inquiry: Robert B. Mcmaster
And Eric Sheppard (University Of Minnesota, University Of
Minnesota).

1. Fractals And Scale In Environmental Assessment And
Monitoring: Nina Siu-Ngan Lam (Louisiana State University).

2. Population And Environment Interactions: Spatial
Considerations In Landscape Characterization And Modeling: Stephen
J. Walsh, Kelley A. Crews-Meyer, Thomas W. Crawford, William F.
Welsh (University Of North Carolina, University Of Texas,
Gettysburg College, University Of North Carolina).

3 Crossing The Divide: Linking Global And Local Scales In
Human-Environment Systems: William E. Easterling And Colin Polsky
(Penn State University, Harvard University).

4. Independence, Contingency, And Scale Linkage In Physical
Geography: Jonathan D. Phillips (University Of Kentucky).

5. Embedded Scales In Biogeography: Susy S. Ziegler, Gary M.
Pereira, Dwight A. Brown (All At University Of Minnesota).

6. Scaled Geographies: Nature, Place, And The Contested Politics
Of Scale: Erik Swyndegouw (University Of Oxford).

7. Scales Of Cybergeography: Michael F. Goodchild (University Of
California).

8. A Long Way From Home: Domesticating The Social Production Of
Scale: Sallie Marston (University Of Arizona).

9. Scale Bending And The Fate Of The National: Neil Smith (City
University Of New York).

10. Is There A Europe Of Cities? Peter Taylor (Loughborough
University).

11. The Politics Of Scale And Networks Of Spatial Connectivity:
Transnational Interurban Networks And Rescaling Of Political
Governance In Europe: Helga Leitner (University Of Minnesota).

12. Scale And Geographic Inquiry: Contrasts, Intersections, And
Boundaries: Robert B. Mcmaster And Eric Sheppard (University Of
Minnesota, University Of Minnesota).

Index.

"...engages incisively with what consideration of scale can
offer to a wide range of crucial social, physical, and cartographic
issues - from environmental monitoring to urban development
- and provides an essential starting point in terms of the
uses and meanings of the concept." John Agnew, University of
California Los Angeles

"This volume is both timely and welcome. As society faces a new
world order that reflects the increasing tension and simultaneity
between local and global forces, it is essential to lay the
foundations toward a comprehensive 'theory of scale'.
This volume, through its integration and contemplation of disparate
ideas drawn from the spectrum of geographical perspectives, is a
crucial first step toward that grand agenda." Bernie Bauer,
University of Southern California

"This is a fascinating book...it covers an intimidating array of
subjects but shows how one aspect - scale - can affect all of them
in surprisingly similar ways. The depth and breadth of coverage
makes the text an invaluable one." Dr Paul Ganderton, Teaching
Ecology News.

"This book is important reading for all geographers based on its
catholic content and because it provides a lens into our diverse
discipline. Few edited collections contain such consistently strong
chapters. Scale and Geographic Enquiry is recommended for
all geographers, especially graduate students and their
instructors." The Geographical Journal