The great age of geography: Presidential Address and record of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) AGM 2016. Issue 3 (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Crane, Nicholas
• Is Part Of: Geographical journal. Volume 182:Issue 3(2016:Sep.)
• Page Start: 294
• Page End: 299
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: geography -- exploration -- technology -- education -- global issues -- global challenges; Geography -- Periodicals; 910
• DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12186
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0016-7398

Abstract

Abstract : In his first address as President of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), Nicholas Crane discussed how the themes of exploration, technology and education have influenced and inspired geographical thinking from the 1500s to the present day. The President also emphasised that geography – as a united discipline that reaches the wider population – makes, and can continue to make, important contributions to issues of global significance.