Theory and explanation in geography

"A thought-provoking resource detailing why causal theory is useful in geographical enquiry and how it can be developed through mechanism-based thinking. Includes a multitude of approaches and concepts in human geography today, covering important caveats, key considerations, and a synthetic app...

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1. Verfasser: Yeung, Henry Wai-Chung (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Hoboken, NJ, Chichester, West Sussex Wiley 2024
Schriftenreihe:RGS-IBG book series
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Zusammenfassung:"A thought-provoking resource detailing why causal theory is useful in geographical enquiry and how it can be developed through mechanism-based thinking. Includes a multitude of approaches and concepts in human geography today, covering important caveats, key considerations, and a synthetic approach Details contemporary geographical thought, covering theory in Marxism, poststructuralism and post-phenomenology/posthumanism, and feminism and postcolonialism Explores relationality and relational thought in contemporary human geography, plus moving towards a relational theory for the 2020s and beyond Discusses mechanism and process in causal explanation, covering causal theory and actors, neoliberalization, and the process-mechanism distinction of neoliberalism Essential reading for academics, geographers, and scholars seeking unique perspective on an important facet of the field"--
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 269-312
Beschreibung:XVI, 320 Seiten
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ISBN:9781119845492
978-1-119-84549-2
9781119845508
978-1-119-84550-8