Milton Santos : a pioneer in critical geography from the global South /: a pioneer in critical geography from the global South. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lucas Melgaço, Carolyn Prouse, editors.
• Editors: Melgaço, Lucas; Prouse, Carolyn
• Contents: Milton Santos and the centrality of the periphery -- The return of the territory -- Technical-scientific-informational milieu, networks and territories -- How can Santos' theory and concepts help us to better understand third world dynamics and problems? -- Psychosphere and technosphere: complex relations in the hospital realm -- The political economy of territory and agribusiness in Brazil -- Territorial planning in Brazil: an interpretation based on the ideas of Milton Santos -- Rethinking Federalism through the work of Milton Santos -- Milton Santos' contribution to understanding the transformations underway at modern agricultural frontiers -- Geography and indigenous peoples: Milton Santos and the richness of the present time -- Milton Santos' thought and the logic of environmental conservation in the contemporary period -- Environmental crisis through the theories of Milton Santos.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 165 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 910.92; Political science; Geographers -- Brazil; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; TRAVEL -- Budget; TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks; TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest; TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds; Geographers; Social Science -- Human Geography; Human geography; Regional geography; Political economy; Political Science -- Economic Conditions; Political economy; Brazil; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319538266; 3319538268
• Related ISBNs: 331953825X; 9783319538259
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.