The human geography of Ireland / James H. Johnson.
By: Johnson, James Henry.
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : Wiley, 1994Description: xi, 221 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0471948322 ; 0471948357.Subject(s): Human geography -- Ireland | Ireland -- History | Ireland -- Social conditions | Ireland -- Economic conditionsDDC classification: 304.209415Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 304.209415 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00038259 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An absorbing, up-to-date account of Irish geography. The author also looks back at certain aspects of the 19th century in order to provide an understanding of today's political geography, rural settlement patterns, population changes and urban growth. Contains a nontechnical treatment of Ireland's physical geography as a background to regional contrasts in agriculture. Abundant illustrations, maps and photographs are well-integrated throughout the text.
Bibliography: (pages 203-212) and index.
Introduction -- Environmental aspects of Irish life -- Human dimensions in agriculture -- Rural settlement: fields and farms -- Population in the nineteenth century -- Population in the twentieth century -- The urban pattern -- Belfast: a catalyst of geographical change -- Dublin: a European capital -- Economic planning in the Irish Republic -- Economic planning in Northern Ireland -- Some aspects of the political geography of Ireland -- The future geography of Ireland?