{"product_id":"geography-ideas-in-profile-9781781255308","title":"Geography: Ideas in Profile","description":"\u003cb\u003eIdeas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big Topics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeography gives shape to our innate curiosity; cartography is older than writing. Channelling our twin urges to explore and understand, geographers uncover the hidden connections of human existence, from infant mortality in inner cities to the decision-makers who fly overhead in executive jets, from natural disasters to over-use of fossil fuels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this incisive introduction to the subject, Danny Dorling and Carl Lee reveal geography as a science which tackles all of the biggest issues that face us today, from globalisation to equality, from sustainability to population growth, from climate change to changing technology - and the complex interactions between them all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated by a series of award-winning maps created by Benjamin D. Hennig, this is a book for anyone who wants to know more about why our world is the way it is today, and where it might be heading next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanny Dorling\u003c\/b\u003e joined the University of Oxford in 2013 to take up the Halford Mackinder Professorship in Geography. He was previously a professor of Geography at the University of Sheffield. His recent books include co-authored texts \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the way we live\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBankrupt Britain: An atlas of social change\u003c\/i\u003e and sole authored books, \u003ci\u003eInjustice: Why social inequalities persist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe 32 Stops\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePopulation Ten Billion\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Lee\u003c\/b\u003e has taught Geography for the past twenty years at The Sheffield College. He has written \u003ci\u003eThe Urban Challenge\u003c\/i\u003e (with Graham Drake) and \u003ci\u003eHome: A Personal Geography of Sheffield\u003c\/i\u003e. His latest book is \u003ci\u003eEverything is Connected To Everything Else\u003c\/i\u003e. He has made several short films about geographical issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ips - Profile Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50433130725650,"sku":"9781781255308","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7b476848-4321-474d-bfb3-c3d0e7fbee0f.jpg?v=1729560441","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/geography-ideas-in-profile-9781781255308","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}