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Geography in Everyday Life

Geography in Everyday Life

Geography in Everyday Life

By Dr. Reginal Golledge This article was originally published at Directions Magazine on December 21, 2000. Many geographers today teach and research about concepts that are relevant to everyday life. This geographic knowledge enables us to understand the things we do...

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Geography in Everyday Life – Part 2

Geography in Everyday Life – Part 2

By Reginald Golledge This article was originally published at Directions Magazine on March 21, 2001. There are two "geographies" of everyday life. One represents the "incidental" (or "naïve") geographic knowledge that we acquire as we pursue our episodic activities....

Geography in Everyday Life

Geography in Everyday Life

By Dr. Reginal Golledge This article was originally published at Directions Magazine on December 21, 2000. Many geographers today teach and research about concepts that are relevant to everyday life. This geographic knowledge enables us to understand the things we do...

Going Places with GIS and Geography

Going Places with GIS and Geography

Learning powered by geography, the thread that ties the world together, can take us places yet to be explored. Students need to understand how place and location impact humans and our environment from region to region as they move through life on a changing planet.

Practical Advice for All Geospatial Professionals

In 2016, Directions Magazine launched a series of articles dedicated to celebrating the innovations and impact of the men and women in the trenches of the geospatial industry. This humble series, written by Dr....

Behind the Stacks: Libraries and Geospatial Technology

Despite what you may have heard, libraries are not dead! From the local bookmobile to the Library of Congress, libraries are thriving, feeding a thirst for knowledge that has been going on for thousands of years. Libraries are not merely archives, but dynamic...