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Scientific Geography Series
The Scientific Geography Series is a series of small books that each focus on a specific geographic concept from a scientific framework.
Geographer Grant Ian Thrall edited the series, and the books were written by prominent geographers such as Arthur Getis and A. Stewart Fotheringham. The term "Scientific geography" dates back at least to a 1910 publication titled "Scientific Geography: The Relation of Its Content to Its Subdivisions" in the Bulletin of the American Geographical Society (now the Geographical Review). The Scientific Geography Series editor defined the term as involving:
"the precise definition of variables and theoretical relationships that can be shown to be logically consistent. The theories are judged on the clarity of specification of their hypotheses and on their ability to be verified through statistical empirical analysis."
— Grant Ian Thrall,
The series was originally published between 1985 and 1988 and sold for $6.50 per issue. It is intended for use as textbooks or as sources for researchers, and the books can be taken individually or used together to learn concepts in geography. The first books in the series are introductory and focus on human geography, while later ones are more advanced and focus on scientific or quantitative geography. The series is described as providing "a broad view of developments in academic geography--at least of the more quantitative aspects of its human geography wing."
The Scientific Geography Series was immediately compared to the Concepts and Techniques in Modern Geography (CATMOG) series in a review, where the reviewer called them "Super-CATMOGs," and stated that British users might believe the series was an American attempt at profiting from the publication model set forth by the CATMOGs. The review noted that while CATMOGs were focused on techniques, the Scientific Geography Series was more focused on "theories and models." Multiple reviews noted that the Scientific Geography Series was clearly aimed at American Undergraduate students. Despite the similarities to CATMOG, the reviewer noted that the books published at the time of review were a useful contribution to educational material.
While used extensively, these physical copies became difficult to find and use in the classroom. To remedy this, the West Virginia University Regional Research Institute made digital copies of the series available for free as part of their "Web Book of Regional Science" series.
Critics of the series have noted that while the series editor claimed coverage of science in geography was limited, there were many prominent publications on the topic. The coverage of some topics is described as being a bit inadequate. As they were small, one reviewer noted that the project was flawed due to the texts being neither cutting-edge research nor full textbooks.
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Scientific Geography Series
The Scientific Geography Series is a series of small books that each focus on a specific geographic concept from a scientific framework.
Geographer Grant Ian Thrall edited the series, and the books were written by prominent geographers such as Arthur Getis and A. Stewart Fotheringham. The term "Scientific geography" dates back at least to a 1910 publication titled "Scientific Geography: The Relation of Its Content to Its Subdivisions" in the Bulletin of the American Geographical Society (now the Geographical Review). The Scientific Geography Series editor defined the term as involving:
"the precise definition of variables and theoretical relationships that can be shown to be logically consistent. The theories are judged on the clarity of specification of their hypotheses and on their ability to be verified through statistical empirical analysis."
— Grant Ian Thrall,
The series was originally published between 1985 and 1988 and sold for $6.50 per issue. It is intended for use as textbooks or as sources for researchers, and the books can be taken individually or used together to learn concepts in geography. The first books in the series are introductory and focus on human geography, while later ones are more advanced and focus on scientific or quantitative geography. The series is described as providing "a broad view of developments in academic geography--at least of the more quantitative aspects of its human geography wing."
The Scientific Geography Series was immediately compared to the Concepts and Techniques in Modern Geography (CATMOG) series in a review, where the reviewer called them "Super-CATMOGs," and stated that British users might believe the series was an American attempt at profiting from the publication model set forth by the CATMOGs. The review noted that while CATMOGs were focused on techniques, the Scientific Geography Series was more focused on "theories and models." Multiple reviews noted that the Scientific Geography Series was clearly aimed at American Undergraduate students. Despite the similarities to CATMOG, the reviewer noted that the books published at the time of review were a useful contribution to educational material.
While used extensively, these physical copies became difficult to find and use in the classroom. To remedy this, the West Virginia University Regional Research Institute made digital copies of the series available for free as part of their "Web Book of Regional Science" series.
Critics of the series have noted that while the series editor claimed coverage of science in geography was limited, there were many prominent publications on the topic. The coverage of some topics is described as being a bit inadequate. As they were small, one reviewer noted that the project was flawed due to the texts being neither cutting-edge research nor full textbooks.