Encyclopaedia of World Geography (25 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I. Theoretical Issues in Geography: Preface. 1. The origins of geography. 2. Geographical ideas. 3. The influence of the philosophies on geography. 4. Empiricism in geography. 5. The geographic environment. 6. The unity of geography. 7. The boundary between geographical analysis and geographical synthesis. Index.

Vol. II. The World Agricultural Systems: Preface. 1. Shifting agriculture. 2. Wet-rice cultivation in Asia. 3. Pastoral nomadism. 4. Mediterranean agriculture. 5. Mixed farming in Western Europe and North America. 6. Dairying. 7. Plantations. 8. Ranching. 9. Large scale grain production. Index.

Vol. III. An Introduction to Climatology: Preface. 1. Climate and the atmosphere. 2. Energy and temperature. 3. Atmospheric moisture. 4. Motion in the Climate System. 5. Climate classification. 6. Climate dominated by equatorial and tropical air masses. 7. Climate dominated by tropical and polar air masses. 8. Climate dominated by polar and arctic air masses; highland and ocean climates. 9. Climate change. 10. Climate and water resources. 11. Climate and the biosphere. Index.

Vol. IV. Fundamentals of Soil Geography: Preface. 1. Social classification. 2. Entisols of the United States. 3. Inceptisols of the United States. 4. Vertisols of the United States. 5. Canada. 6. Mexico and Central America. 7. Africa. 8. Asia. 9. Australia and New Zealand. 10. Europe. 11. South America. Index.

Vol. V. The World Political Geography: Preface. 1. Political geography and administrative areas. 2. Morphology of the state area: significance for the state. 3. Some fundamental elements in the analysis of the viability of states. 4. Political organizations at higher ranks. 5. The contemporary geopolitical setting. 6. Malaysia: the political geography of decolonization. 7. Ceylon: some problems of a Plural Society. 8. The Nagaland Problem. 9. Sino-Soviet Rivalry in Sinkiang. 10. The boundary problem between Iraq and Iran. 11. The Jordan water dispute. 12. Algeria--Morocco Boundary Issue. 13. The problems of West Africa\'s land-locked states. 14. The Ewe Problems: a reassessment. 15. Nationalism, regionalism and federalism: the Geographical basis of some conflicting political concepts in East Africa. Index.

Vol. VI. A Source Book of Commercial Geography: Preface. 1. A source book of commercial geography. 2. Economic statistics. 3. Commodities. Index.

Vol. VII. Agricultural Meteorology: Preface. 1. The meaning of agricultural meteorology. 2. The materials of agricultural meteorology. 3. The modes of agricultural meteorology--plants. 4. The modes of agricultural meteorology--animals. 5. The modes of agricultural meteorology--soils. 6. The modes of agricultural meteorology--techniques. 7. The modes of agricultural meteorology--hazards. 8. The market-place of agricultural meteorology. Index.

Vol. VIII. An Introduction to Remote Sensing: Preface. 1. An introduction to remote sensing. 2. Sensors and instruments. 3. Satellite Systems. 4. Data reception, archiving and distribution. 5. Lasers and Active Aircraft Remote Sensing Systems. 6. Ground Wave and Sky Wave Radar Techniques. 7. Active Microwave Instruments. Index.

Vol. IX. A New Geography of Agriculture: Preface. 1. Primitive nomadic hunters and herders. 2. Primitive nomadic gatherers and cultivators and primitive sedentary cultivators. 3. Commercial extensive livestock farming. 4. Commercial cereal cultivation. 5. Commercial plantation agriculture. 6. Mediterranean agriculture: sub-tropical fruit and grain cultivation. 7. Intensive rotational mixed farming in Western Europe. 8. Commercial horticulture. 9. Collective agriculture: the Kibbutzim to Israel. 10. Co-operative agriculture. 11. Factory farming. 12. World agriculture and economic union. Index.

Vol. X. Physical Elements and Geography: Preface. 1. Elements of climate. 2. Solar Energy and Air Temperature. 3. Winds and atmospheric pressure. 4. Atmospheric moisture and precipitation. 5. Air masses, fronts and atmospheric disturbances. 6. The Tropical Humid Climates (Group A). 7. The Dry Climates (B). 8. The subtropical climates (C). 9. The Temperate Climates (D). 10. The Boreal (E), Polar (F) and Highland Climates. Index.

Vol. XI. Views on Urban Geography: Preface. 1. Geographic thought and practice. 2. Modern viewpoints in geography. 3. Some research themes. 4. The methods of geography. 5. The essence of geography. 6. Beyond \'Culture City\' Glasgow as a \'Dual City\'. 7. \'Race\' housing and the city. 8. Violence, space and gender the social and spatial parameters of violence against women and men. 9. Challenging perceptions \'Community\' and neighbourliness on a difficult-to-let estate. 10. Hegemony and regime in urban governance towards a theory of the locally networked state. 11. Urban partnerships, economic regeneration and the \'Healthy City\'. 12. Policing late modernity changing strategies of crime management in Contemporary Britain. 13. Poverty and partnership in the Third European Poverty Programme the Liverpool case. 14. Downtown redevelopment and community resistance an international perspective. 15. Religion, education and city politics a case study of community mobilisation. 16. Poverty, excluded communities and local democracy. 17. Development of geographic thought. Index.

Vol. XII. Sustainable Development and Geography: Preface.1. Transforming institutions on agricultural land. 2. Getting the best from cities. 3. Strengthening National Coordination. 4. Global problems and local concerns. 5. Pathways to a sustainable future. Index.

Vol. XIII. Human Geography: Preface. 1. Cities. 2. Rural alternatives. 3. Geography, cultural and global change. 4. The global linguistic mosaic - I. 5. The global linguistic mosaic - II. 6. The global linguistic mosaic - III. 7. The geography of religion. 8. Religions: location, diffusion and cultural landscape. 9. Religion: culture and conflict. 10. Land and land use in the rural sector. 11. Rural settlement forms. 12. Commercial agriculture. 13. Civilization and urbanization. 14. Urbanization and location. 15. Urban patterns and structure. Index.

Vol. XIV. Geography and Science: Preface. 1. Geography and science--the methodological setting. 2. Scientific explanation--the model of natural science. 3. Problems of explanation in the social sciences and history. 4. Explanation in geography--some general problems. 5. Theories. 6. Hypotheses and laws. 7. Laws and theories in geography. 8. Models. 9. Models in geography. 10. Theories, laws and models in geographic explanation--a concluding statement. 11. Cause and effect models. 12. Temporal modes of explanation in geography. 13. Functional explanation. 14. Systems. 15. Explanation in geography a concluding comment. Index.

Vol. XV. Asian Irrigation Systems and Agriculture: Preface. Introduction. 1. Changing local patterns in a Taiwanese Irrigation System. 2. Water Management by administrative procedures in an Indian Irrigation System. 3. Local water management in the people\'s Republic of China. 4. Local consequences of a Large Scale Irrigation System in India. 5. Local organization and bureaucracy in a Lao Irrigation Project. 6. India\'s changing strategy of Irrigation Development. Index.

Vol. XVI. Land Policy and Urban Housing: Preface. 1. Criteria for evaluating land policies. 2. Land-use planning controls. 3. Taxation on land. 4. Patterns of Land Acquisition Policy. 5. Land acquisition in Sweden and the experience of Stockholm. 6. Advance-Land-Acquisition Policy in the Netherlands: The Amsterdam Experience. 7. Urban Land Policy in France. 8. Land policies in a market economy. 9. Land needs for the future. 10. Towards a new concept of land ownership. Index.

Vol. XVII. The Geography of South Africa: Preface. 1. Landing in South Africa. 2. The Cape Point Drive. 3. Getting to know Cape Town. 4. Seeing Stellenbosch and places. 5. Up-country and some problems. 6. Some Kimberley characters. 7. Johannesburg. 8. Gold and trees. 9. Those Reef Towns. 10. The place of discovery. 11. Vereeniging and the Vaal River. 12. In Bechuanaland. 13. Birth of a nation. 14. Salisbury, the growing capital. 15. Bulawayo and the pioneers. 16. More about Southern Rhodesia. 17. Adventure at the falls. 18. Northern Rhodesia: the new country. 19. Chance for big-game hunting. 20. Nyasaland\'s charm. 21. Pretoria, \'City of Roses\'. 22. The East and Swaziland. 23. The Northern Transvaal. 24. In the game reserve. 25. Bloemfontein: the Centre City. 26. In unknown Basutoland. 27. The Prairie Province. 28. Durban is different. 29. Through sugar country. 30. Maritzburg\'s Church of the Vow. 31. Drakensberg Glory. 32. East London and its River. 33. Natives of the Transkei. 34. In the \'Grosvenor\' Country. 35. Industries and Snakes at \'P.E.\'. 36. The Addo Elephants. 37. The Garden Route. 38. The South-West and Aughrabies. 39. \'Go East Coast\'. 40. The adjacent territories. Index.

Vol. XVIII. Europe and its Geography:  Preface. 1. Europe and its geography. 2. The British Isles. 3. France. 4. Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. 5. Germany. 6. Norway. 7. Europe, The Mother of Nations. 8. The British Isles seat of a vast commonwealth. 9. Scandinavia and Finland. 10. Germany: a partitioned country. 11. The low countries: busy lands. 12. France: an old friend of ours. 13. Switzerland: the heat of the alps. 14. Italy: once a great power. 15. Spain and Portugal: the Iberian Peninsula. 16. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: now a world power. 17. Central Europe and the Balkan Countries. Index.

Vol. XIX. Asia and its Geography: Preface. 1. Asia and its geography. 2. The Pacific Rim of Austrasia. 3. Asia most extensive land area of the earth. 4. India and Southeastern Asia. 5. China--a victim of stronger powers. 6. Japan and Island Kingdom. 7. The South-West Pacific--Rich Tropical Islands. 8. Lands down under. 9. Africal--the Last Frontier of the Nations. 10. The ends of the earth. Index.

Vol. XX. World Economic Geography, Part I: Preface. 1. People, countries and economies. 2. Technically advanced and underdeveloped economics. 3. Consumption and the functioning of economies. 4. Landforms and mineral resources. 5. Climate, water and air resources. 6. Biotic and soils resources. 7. World patterns of production. 8. Locational considerations in production. 9. World patterns of transportation. 10. world patterns of trade. 11. The significance of energy. 12. Energy from coal. 13. Energy from petroleum and natural gas. 14. Electric and nuclear energy. 15. Nonfossiliferous organic energy. 16. Agriculture as an economic activity. Index. 

Vol. XXI. World Economic Geography, Part II: Preface. 1. Agriculture: wheat, rice and corn. 2. Agriculture: sugar. 3. Agriculture: coffee, tea and tobacco. 4. Agriculture: plant fibers. 5. Agriculture and grazing: animal products. 6. Forest-products industries: round wood. 7. Fishing: assorted products. 8. Mining and quarrying as economic activities. 9. Mining: industrial materials not used for energy or in metallurgy. 10. Mining: precious materials. 11. Mining: iron ore and other industrial materials. 12. Manufacturing as an economic activity. 13. Manufacturing: iron and steel and lesser industrial metals. 14. Manufacturing: transportation equipment. 15. Manufacturing: chemicals. 16. Manufacturing: pulp and paper. 17. Manufacturing: textiles. 18. Manufacturing: foods. 19. Trends and outlook. Index.

Vol. XXII. The Geography of America: Preface. 1. Commercial geography. 2. North America--the postindustrial transformation. 3. Building America. 4. New England--a region of limited resources. 5. The Middle Atlantic States--leaders in industry and trade. 6. The southern states-- a new industrial frontier. 7. The Middle West--the breadbasket of the nation. 8. The Western States--their resources and industries. 9. Conserving our resources--our obligation to coming generations. 10. Untied States transportation and trade. 11. Our newest states and our dependencies. 12. World transportation--by land, sea and air. 13. Communication --by wire and wireless. 14. Good neighbors in the north. Index.

Vol. XXIII. Australia and Its Geography: Preface. 1. Australia and its geography. 2. Australia and Polynesia. 3. Modern Australia. 4. At the edge of Asia. 5. Years of hope. 6. The end of White Australia. 7. Why Australian studies? 8. Studying Australia: a review of approaches. 9. Defining Australia: a case study. 10. Australia: a settler society in a changing world. 11. Regionalism. 12. Nineteenth century urbanization. Index.

Vol. XXIV. A Geography of Western Africa: Preface. 1. Algeria. 2. Angola. 3. Basutoland. 4. The republic of the Congo (Brazzaville). 5. The Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville). 6. Ghana. 7. The Republic of Guinea. 8. The Republic of Ivory Coast. 9. Kenya. 10. The Islamic Republic of Mauritania. 11. The Kingdom of Morocco. 12. The Republic of the Niger. 13. Nigeria. 14. Senegal. 15. Liberia. 16. The United Kingdom of Libya. 17. The Gabon Republic. 18. The federation of the Cameroon. 19. The Republic of Mali. 20. Sierra Leone. 21. South-West Africa. Index.

Vol. XXV. A Geography of Latin America: Preface. I: 1. The physical geography. 2. The economic geography. 3. Generation introduction to Middle America. 4. Mexico. 5. The Central American Republics. 6. The West Indies. 7. General introduction to the Northern Andes and Guiana. 8. The Guianas. 9. Venezuela. 10. Colombia. 11. Ecuador. 12. General introduction to the Pacific Republics. 13. Peru. 14. Bolivia. 15. Chile. II: 16. Physical environment. 17. Historical setting. 18. Population and labor force. 19. Character and structure of the economy. 20. Agriculture. 21. Industry. 22. Labor relations and organizations. Index.

"Geography is the discipline that attempts to explain the uneven placements, distributions, extents and uses of selected things over the surface of the earth. The major premise is that despite an uneven placement, man and his activities are distributed in an orderly and therefore understandable manner. However, such uneven orderliness is usually neither so simple that it can be explained by a single factor such as environment, nor so complicated that it defies explanation except through approximation probability and randomization procedures. Those who argue that single factors such as environment or a few physical factors, offer satisfactory explanation, claim far too little responsible choice. Due to these factors this encyclopaedia has tried to understand geographical ramification in about 25 volumes and has tried to understand the various facets of the interactions between man and his environment." (jacket)