Post-Classical Political Economy
... of homoeconomicus and the fiction of a frictionless, institution-less, culture-less economic environment).3 The economic sociologists, on the other hand, have attacked economics not for its attempts at theory making (theorizing is entirely consistent with the sociological perspective) but because it ...
... of homoeconomicus and the fiction of a frictionless, institution-less, culture-less economic environment).3 The economic sociologists, on the other hand, have attacked economics not for its attempts at theory making (theorizing is entirely consistent with the sociological perspective) but because it ...
Environmental Health Policy Decisions: The Role of Uncertainty in
... intended bene ts of controlling evaporative refueling emissions had been articulated clearly enough in terms of the risks of human exposure to benzene, it was sometimes hard to keep this in sight during the ensuing economic debate about the relative advantages of controlling emissions by modifying ...
... intended bene ts of controlling evaporative refueling emissions had been articulated clearly enough in terms of the risks of human exposure to benzene, it was sometimes hard to keep this in sight during the ensuing economic debate about the relative advantages of controlling emissions by modifying ...
Notes on the Quantitative Approach to Economic Growth
... of aspect, as well as of the scope of a project, Preliminary decisions cannot be intelligent unless based UOfl experience ...
... of aspect, as well as of the scope of a project, Preliminary decisions cannot be intelligent unless based UOfl experience ...
Thinking Geographically: Key Issue 1
... 3. What do you feel is the advantage of a map which shows only a small portion of the earth’s surface – like a neighborhood - that is, a large-scale map? ...
... 3. What do you feel is the advantage of a map which shows only a small portion of the earth’s surface – like a neighborhood - that is, a large-scale map? ...
Basics PPT
... Decay: The diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin. ...
... Decay: The diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin. ...
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: DEVELOPMENT
... Critical work of this kind, Mudimbe believes, may open the way for “the process of refounding and reassuming an interrupted historicity within rep resentations” (183), in other words, the process by which Africans can have greater autonomy over how they are represented and how they can con struct ...
... Critical work of this kind, Mudimbe believes, may open the way for “the process of refounding and reassuming an interrupted historicity within rep resentations” (183), in other words, the process by which Africans can have greater autonomy over how they are represented and how they can con struct ...
geography: whole school overview
... human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water ...
... human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water ...
Travel Destinations - pambrowncorninghighschool
... Food and Clothing Clothing differences are one of the most visible characteristics of place Dress adds character to a place Clothing, food and language create curiosity about a place and attract travelers ...
... Food and Clothing Clothing differences are one of the most visible characteristics of place Dress adds character to a place Clothing, food and language create curiosity about a place and attract travelers ...
perspectives on state, space and scalar geographies
... But it is not only the ‘scale debate’ that has impacted theorisations of state and space in geography recently. Doreen Massey (2004: 17) concludes her exploration of the geographies of identity and responsibility with the observation that “place can be a political project”. Certainly, the construct ...
... But it is not only the ‘scale debate’ that has impacted theorisations of state and space in geography recently. Doreen Massey (2004: 17) concludes her exploration of the geographies of identity and responsibility with the observation that “place can be a political project”. Certainly, the construct ...
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... constructionist (for examples of each of these, and others, see Dunlap et al 2002). Third, there exists a general consensus that theory development in the field has occurred; through a process of “greening” previously existing theories (Dunlap et al 2002: 3-32; Redclift and Woodgate 1997; Buttel 199 ...
... constructionist (for examples of each of these, and others, see Dunlap et al 2002). Third, there exists a general consensus that theory development in the field has occurred; through a process of “greening” previously existing theories (Dunlap et al 2002: 3-32; Redclift and Woodgate 1997; Buttel 199 ...
- the Other Canon
... Protestant Ethic (which Parsons translated into English in the 1930s). When something as social and non-economic as religion affected the economy, sociologists, as opposed to economists, were the ones who should do the analysis – and this was a point on which both economists and sociologists agreed. ...
... Protestant Ethic (which Parsons translated into English in the 1930s). When something as social and non-economic as religion affected the economy, sociologists, as opposed to economists, were the ones who should do the analysis – and this was a point on which both economists and sociologists agreed. ...
AP Human Geography Syllabus - George Washington High School
... AP Human Geography is a yearlong course aimed at mirroring the experience of a college level introductory course. The primary focus throughout this course will be to identify, interpret and explain the distribution processes and effects of human populations on Earth. This course has been developed i ...
... AP Human Geography is a yearlong course aimed at mirroring the experience of a college level introductory course. The primary focus throughout this course will be to identify, interpret and explain the distribution processes and effects of human populations on Earth. This course has been developed i ...
Beyond GDP: Valuing what matters and measuring natural capital
... in policy and treated as secondary to, and indeed, in conflict with, the important business of growing the economy. Furthermore, producing a single indicator combining environmental impact with other elements of progress risks the dangers of what is known as ‘weak sustainability’ (i.e. the belief th ...
... in policy and treated as secondary to, and indeed, in conflict with, the important business of growing the economy. Furthermore, producing a single indicator combining environmental impact with other elements of progress risks the dangers of what is known as ‘weak sustainability’ (i.e. the belief th ...
10. Tropical hygiene
... Global Range: India, Indochina, West Africa, southern Africa, South America and the north coast of Australia ...
... Global Range: India, Indochina, West Africa, southern Africa, South America and the north coast of Australia ...
UNDERSTANDING THE CIVICS STANDARDS 9-12
... information flowing up the hierarchy. A disease spreads similarly. Research about the spread of AIDS in the U.S. indicates that the disease began in large cities and spread to smaller surrounding communities. Related to the concept of hierarchy is accessibility, a measurement of how easily one place ...
... information flowing up the hierarchy. A disease spreads similarly. Research about the spread of AIDS in the U.S. indicates that the disease began in large cities and spread to smaller surrounding communities. Related to the concept of hierarchy is accessibility, a measurement of how easily one place ...
IntroductIon— Geography: Its developments, research themes, and
... According to the Council, the discipline devotes itself to answering a number of questions about biophysical and human systems: Where is something? Why is it there? How did it get there? How does it interact with other things? What alternative locations exist to situate this activity? What might be ...
... According to the Council, the discipline devotes itself to answering a number of questions about biophysical and human systems: Where is something? Why is it there? How did it get there? How does it interact with other things? What alternative locations exist to situate this activity? What might be ...
Towards an understanding of long
... embedded in social patterns and processes, such as demography, technology, institutions and culture. On the other hand, they deeply affect ecological processes, such as primary production, populations, and organic matter circulation. These core activities not only mediate between the social and ecol ...
... embedded in social patterns and processes, such as demography, technology, institutions and culture. On the other hand, they deeply affect ecological processes, such as primary production, populations, and organic matter circulation. These core activities not only mediate between the social and ecol ...
Walrasian Economics in Retrospect
... considerbehaving opportunisticallyby shirkingon thejob, defaulting on a loan, or otherwise taking advantage of contractual incompleteness,simplybecause it suited him to do so. Instead of the abstract "economic man" of Walrasian theory, Marshall advocated empirically based assumptions concerning the ...
... considerbehaving opportunisticallyby shirkingon thejob, defaulting on a loan, or otherwise taking advantage of contractual incompleteness,simplybecause it suited him to do so. Instead of the abstract "economic man" of Walrasian theory, Marshall advocated empirically based assumptions concerning the ...
Future directions in human-environment research
... such research runs counter to traditional disciplinary-based approaches that have shaped the education and training of citizens, including scholars, the first order of business is to develop the capacity to speak across the disciplinary divides, understand the assumptions of others across the table, ...
... such research runs counter to traditional disciplinary-based approaches that have shaped the education and training of citizens, including scholars, the first order of business is to develop the capacity to speak across the disciplinary divides, understand the assumptions of others across the table, ...
Section 1 - Burnet Middle School
... The yak is a valued animal in this part of the world. In a region where climate limits plant growth, the yaks can eat the low-quality scrub found in the area. The yak produces high-fat milk and is a source of lean meat. Its wool is used to make clothing and tents. Yaks are also a reliable source of ...
... The yak is a valued animal in this part of the world. In a region where climate limits plant growth, the yaks can eat the low-quality scrub found in the area. The yak produces high-fat milk and is a source of lean meat. Its wool is used to make clothing and tents. Yaks are also a reliable source of ...
Planned economic contraction: the emerging
... past, today there are compelling grounds for contesting this vision of abundance as well as the macroeconomics of growth that it both shapes and is shaped by (Barry, 2012; Jackson, ...
... past, today there are compelling grounds for contesting this vision of abundance as well as the macroeconomics of growth that it both shapes and is shaped by (Barry, 2012; Jackson, ...
Course Introduction
... Conzen, The Making of the American Landscape Rand McNally Atlas of American History + Colten and Buckley, North American Odyssey: Historical Geographies for the 21st Century (for education and history master’s programs) + Malpas, The Place of Landscape: Concepts, Contexts, Studies ...
... Conzen, The Making of the American Landscape Rand McNally Atlas of American History + Colten and Buckley, North American Odyssey: Historical Geographies for the 21st Century (for education and history master’s programs) + Malpas, The Place of Landscape: Concepts, Contexts, Studies ...
1.1 The Geographer`s Tools
... • Equator--An imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point (halfway between the North and South poles), dividing Earth into two halves called hemispheres; used as a reference point from which north and south latitudes are measured. • Prime Meridian—runs through Greenwich, England, is 0 ...
... • Equator--An imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point (halfway between the North and South poles), dividing Earth into two halves called hemispheres; used as a reference point from which north and south latitudes are measured. • Prime Meridian—runs through Greenwich, England, is 0 ...
from militant to industrial societies
... social dynamics, but not in a descriptive way as Comte did to refer to all types of societies, but rather in a normative way to describe his version of the future ideal society. Furthermore, Spencer was more interested in studying the progress of the external world or objectivity, while Comte focuse ...
... social dynamics, but not in a descriptive way as Comte did to refer to all types of societies, but rather in a normative way to describe his version of the future ideal society. Furthermore, Spencer was more interested in studying the progress of the external world or objectivity, while Comte focuse ...