Rediscovering Geography -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- THE PERSPECTIVES, SUBJECT MATTER, AND TECHNIQUES OF GEOGRAPHY -- GEOGRAPHY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING AND DECISION MAKING -- STRENGTHENING GEOGRAPHY'S FOUNDATIONS -- 1 Introduction -- CONTEXT OF THE REPORT -- Changes in Society -- Changes in Relationships Between Society and Science -- Changes in Relationships Between Society and Geography -- Changes Within Geography Itself -- SCOPE OF THE REPORT -- CONTENT OF THE REPORT -- 2 Geography and Critical Issues -- ECONOMIC HEALTH -- ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION -- ETHNIC CONFLICT -- HEALTH CARE -- GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE -- EDUCATION -- CONCLUSION -- 3 Geography's Perspectives -- GEOGRAPHY'S WAYS OF LOOKING AT THE WORLD -- Integration in Place -- Interdependencies Between Places -- Interdependencies Among Scales -- DOMAINS OF SYNTHESIS -- Environmental-Societal Dynamics -- Human Use of and Impacts on the Environment -- Environmental Impacts on Humankind -- Human Perceptions of and Responses to Environmental Change -- Environmental Dynamics -- Biogeography -- Climatology -- Geomorphology -- Human-Societal Dynamics: From Location Theory to Social Theory -- Societal Synthesis in Place -- Space, Scale, and Human-Societal Dynamics -- SPATIAL REPRESENTATION -- GEOGRAPHIC EPISTEMOLOGIES -- 4 Geography's Techniques -- OBSERVATION -- Field Observation/Exploration -- Remote Sensing -- Sampling and Choice of Observations -- DISPLAY AND ANALYSIS -- Cartography -- Geographic Information Systems -- Geographic Visualization -- Spatial Statistics -- CONCLUSIONS -- 5 Geography's Contributions to Scientific Understanding -- INTEGRATION IN PLACE -- Geography's Subject Matter -- Example: Environmental-Societal Dynamics -- Example: The Distinctiveness of Place.

Geography's Relevance to Issues for Science and Society -- Example: Complexity and Nonlinearity -- Example: Central Tendency and Variation -- Example: Economic and Social Health -- Example: Environmental Change -- Example: Conflict and Cooperation -- INTERDEPENDENCIES BETWEEN PLACES -- Geography's Subject Matter -- Example: Spatial Economic Flows -- Example: Human Migration -- Example: Watershed Dynamics -- Relevance to Issues for Science and Society -- Example: Complexity and Nonlinearity -- Example: Form and Function -- Example: Conflict and Cooperation -- Example: Human Health -- INTERDEPENDENCIES AMONG SCALES -- Relevance to Issues for Science and Society -- Example: Population and Resources -- Example: Environmental Change -- Example: Economic Health -- Example: Conflict and Cooperation -- SPATIAL REPRESENTATION -- REFLECTIONS ON GEOGRAPHY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENCE -- 6 Geography's Contributions to Decision Making -- ARENAS FOR DECISIONS -- REGIONAL AND LOCAL DECISIONS -- Urban Policy -- Water Resources -- Retail Marketing -- Dispute Resolution in the Courts -- NATIONAL DECISIONS -- Energy Policy -- Economic Restructuring and Competitiveness -- Technological Hazards -- National Floodplain Policy -- National Information Infrastructure -- INTERNATIONAL DECISIONS -- Responding to Global Environmental Change -- Global Economic and Political Restructuring -- Technology, Service, and Information Transfer -- Hunger -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 7 Strengthening Geography's Foundations -- STRENGTHENING GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH IN SELECTED AREAS -- Disequilibrium and Dynamics in Complex Systems -- Broadening the Concept of Global Change -- The Local-Global Continuum and Movement Across Scales -- Comparative Studies Using Longitudinal Data -- Impacts of New Geographic Technologies on Decision Making -- Geographic Learning.

PROMOTING GEOGRAPHIC COMPETENCY IN THE GENERAL POPULATION -- Geographic Competency Among Primary and Secondary School Students -- Geographic Competency Among Community and Technical College Students -- Geographic Competency Among College and University Students -- Geographic Competency Among Those Outside the Education Establishment -- IMPROVING THE TRAINING OF GEOGRAPHERS IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES -- Improving Interactions and Outreach -- Interaction Among Subspecialties Within Departments -- Interaction Among Specialists Working in Different Universities -- Diversity in Students and Perspectives -- Improving Teaching and Learning -- Interactive Learning Technology -- Regional Knowledge and Expertise -- Field Exploration and Discovery -- New Geographic Technologies and Data Sources -- 8 Rediscovering Geography: Conclusions and Recommendations -- IMPROVING GEOGRAPHIC UNDERSTANDING -- IMPROVING GEOGRAPHIC LITERACY -- STRENGTHENING GEOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONS -- TAKING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR STRENGTHENING THE DISCIPLINE -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- SUMMARY -- References -- Appendix A Enrollment and Employment Trends in Geography -- EMPLOYMENT TRENDS IN GEOGRAPHY, PART 1: ENROLLMENT AND DEGREE PATTERNS -- Background -- Degree and Enrollment Trends -- Geographic Education Initiatives -- Future Supply Characteristics -- Summary and Conclusions -- Literature Cited -- EMPLOYMENT TRENDS IN GEOGRAPHY, PART 2: CURRENT DEMAND CONDITIONS -- Recent Graduates -- Convention Placement Service (CoPS) -- Summary and Conclusions -- Note -- Literature Cited -- EMPLOYMENT TRENDS IN GEOGRAPHY, PART 3: FUTURE DEMAND CONDITIONS -- Academic Job Market -- Retirements -- New Faculty Hiring -- Precollegiate Geography Teachers -- Bureau of Labor Statistics Projections -- National Economic Trends -- AAG Sponsors -- Summary and Conclusions -- Literature Cited.

Appendix B Professional Organizations in U.S. Geography -- Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Index.