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A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada

Toward a Sustainable Future, Second Edition

Lisa Benton-Short; John Rennie Short and Chris Mayda

Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, this text offers a comprehensive examination of North America’s physical and human geography, weaving in the key themes of environment and sustainability throughout. The authors explore the challenges each region faces, such as water shortages, climate change, increased migration and diversity, urbanization, and continued economic changes. The book also highlights the positive actions that Americans and Canadians are taking to move toward a more sustainable future. New features in the second edition include sections on population, immigration and diversity, and urban trends. Each chapter also features a case study that examines a national park (representing natural and cultural heritage), how the region is coping with climate change, how geospatial technologies are applied to environmental challenges, iconic images and/or cultural festivals, urban sustainability best practices, and global connections and networks. Designed for ease of teaching and learning, the book features full-color photographs and maps throughout; chapter highlights; lists of key terms, places, and major cities for each chapter; discussion questions; and a glossary.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 560 • Trim: 9 x 11¼
978-1-4422-7718-2 • Hardback • July 2018 • $196.00 • (£152.00)
978-1-4422-7719-9 • eBook • July 2018 • $186.00 • (£144.00)
Subjects: Social Science / Human Geography, Social Science / Regional Studies, Social Science / Environmental Geography
Courses: Geography; Human & Cultural; Environmental

Lisa Benton-Short is professor and chair of the Department of Geography at George Washington University. John Rennie Short is professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Chris Mayda (d. 2016) was professor of geography and sustainability at Eastern Michigan University.

Detailed Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Part One Moving toward Sustainability: Themes
1 Fundamental Concepts: Regions and Ecoregions
2 Fundamental Concepts: Sustainability
3 Regions: The Physical Context
4 Regions: The Human Context
Part Two Moving toward Ecoregions: Places
5 The Canadian Corridor: A Shift in Core Value
6 The North Atlantic Provinces and Northern New England: New Economic Hopes
7 Megalopolis: Setting Sustainable Standards
8 Appalachia: Trying to Love the Mountains
9 South Atlantic: Gentry Tidewater, Hardscrabble Piedmont, and the Northern Invasion of Dixie
10 Florida: A Victim of Its Own Geography
11 Gulf Coastal Plains and Mississippi Valley: Juxtaposition Squared
12 The Ozarks: Unexpected Economic Miracles
13 The Midwest: Corn, Cars, Conundrums, and Hope
14 The Great Plains and Canadian Prairie: Land of Opportunity, or Where the Buffalo Roam?
15 The Rocky Mountains: High in Elevations, Aspirations, and Appreciation
16 Intermontane: Baked, Beguiling, and Booming
17 Pacific Northwest: Environment as Lifestyle
18 Arctic Slope, Pacific Borderlands, and Boreal Forest: Feeling the Heat
19 California: Having It All, and Then Some
20 Hawai’i: Aloha
Glossary
Index
About the Authors

A comprehensive review of introductory themes in geography presented through a multiregional framework for North America. The focus on environmental concerns and sustainability is interwoven throughout the text and represents a vital aspect of geography that is missing from similar college textbooks.


— Donald C. Williams, Western New England University


Lisa Benton-Short and John Rennie Short have done a masterful job with this major revision of the late Chris Mayda’s work. Retaining the best of the first edition, they have embedded that content within a concise and streamlined framework and brought new clarity to key concepts. Students using the second edition should readily grasp the logic behind the book’s sustainability focus and appreciate the new features on sustainability best practices and on geospatial illumination of regional issues, alongside Mayda’s explorations of systems thinking on environmental problems. The revised edition will serve instructors well for engaged and critical approaches to the teaching of North American regional geography.
— G. Rebecca Dobbs, Western Carolina University


The second edition of A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada powerfully and systematically links basic concepts, theories of sustainability, and the importance of place. Social scientists and others interested in why regions are different, how those differences emerge over time, as well as implications for the future will find this book indispensable.
— Cornelia B. Flora, Iowa State University


In this second edition, Lisa Benton-Short and John Rennie Short very carefully complement the late Chris Mayda's life project with their own distinctive expertise in human geography and urbanization. In doing so, they preserve her personal and intellectual legacy while providing additional insight and expertise. Thus, readers continue to have a book that ‘has heart,’ is built directly from a geographer’s travel observations and interactions with the landscape, pays heed to sustainability as perhaps the leading issue of our time. I look forward to my continued use of this book for years to come!
— George Pomeroy, Shippensburg University


Sustainable and environmental focus woven into traditional regional subject matter

Consistently structured for teaching ease

Full-color photos and maps

Terms and places listed for each regional chapter

"Did You Know?" sections highlight interesting regional facts

Questions at the end of each chapter offer subjects for discussion or study

Ancillaries include:
-Editable PowerPoints to augment teaching preparation
-Online resources including a glossary and additional photos
-A testbank, prepared by the author, is available in the Respondus computerized testbank format.
Respondus LE
is available for free and can be used to automate the process of creating print tests. Respondus 3.5 (available for purchase or via a school site license) can prepare tests to be uploaded to online course management systems like Blackboard. Visit the Respondus Test Bank Network to request a copy of the Mayda A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada testbank. For more information about the testbank, e-mail textbooks@rowman.com.

New features
Forty percent new material

Enhanced focus on immigration and diversity

Stronger emphasis on urban issues and trends

Six new boxes for each chapter

New questions for discussion

Updated statistics, suggested readings, and Internet sources

Additional photos and maps

FOR PROFESSORS
Ancillary Materials are available for this title. For access to these professor use only materials, please Sign-In if you are a registered user, or Register then email us at rltextbooks@bloomsbury.com
Test Bank. The Test Bank includes a variety of test questions and is available in either Word or PDF formats. For every chapter in the text, the Test Bank includes a complete test with a variety of question types, including multiple choice, true false, and essay formats.
To use our Test Bank in Word or PDF, please Sign-In if you are a registered user, or Register then email us at rltextbooks@bloomsbury.com
Lecture Notes. The Lecture Notes provide the tables and figures from the text.

A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada

Toward a Sustainable Future, Second Edition

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Summary
Summary
  • Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, this text offers a comprehensive examination of North America’s physical and human geography, weaving in the key themes of environment and sustainability throughout. The authors explore the challenges each region faces, such as water shortages, climate change, increased migration and diversity, urbanization, and continued economic changes. The book also highlights the positive actions that Americans and Canadians are taking to move toward a more sustainable future. New features in the second edition include sections on population, immigration and diversity, and urban trends. Each chapter also features a case study that examines a national park (representing natural and cultural heritage), how the region is coping with climate change, how geospatial technologies are applied to environmental challenges, iconic images and/or cultural festivals, urban sustainability best practices, and global connections and networks. Designed for ease of teaching and learning, the book features full-color photographs and maps throughout; chapter highlights; lists of key terms, places, and major cities for each chapter; discussion questions; and a glossary.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 560 • Trim: 9 x 11¼
    978-1-4422-7718-2 • Hardback • July 2018 • $196.00 • (£152.00)
    978-1-4422-7719-9 • eBook • July 2018 • $186.00 • (£144.00)
    Subjects: Social Science / Human Geography, Social Science / Regional Studies, Social Science / Environmental Geography
    Courses: Geography; Human & Cultural; Environmental
Author
Author
  • Lisa Benton-Short is professor and chair of the Department of Geography at George Washington University. John Rennie Short is professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Chris Mayda (d. 2016) was professor of geography and sustainability at Eastern Michigan University.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Detailed Contents
    List of Illustrations
    Preface to the First Edition
    Preface to the Second Edition
    Part One Moving toward Sustainability: Themes
    1 Fundamental Concepts: Regions and Ecoregions
    2 Fundamental Concepts: Sustainability
    3 Regions: The Physical Context
    4 Regions: The Human Context
    Part Two Moving toward Ecoregions: Places
    5 The Canadian Corridor: A Shift in Core Value
    6 The North Atlantic Provinces and Northern New England: New Economic Hopes
    7 Megalopolis: Setting Sustainable Standards
    8 Appalachia: Trying to Love the Mountains
    9 South Atlantic: Gentry Tidewater, Hardscrabble Piedmont, and the Northern Invasion of Dixie
    10 Florida: A Victim of Its Own Geography
    11 Gulf Coastal Plains and Mississippi Valley: Juxtaposition Squared
    12 The Ozarks: Unexpected Economic Miracles
    13 The Midwest: Corn, Cars, Conundrums, and Hope
    14 The Great Plains and Canadian Prairie: Land of Opportunity, or Where the Buffalo Roam?
    15 The Rocky Mountains: High in Elevations, Aspirations, and Appreciation
    16 Intermontane: Baked, Beguiling, and Booming
    17 Pacific Northwest: Environment as Lifestyle
    18 Arctic Slope, Pacific Borderlands, and Boreal Forest: Feeling the Heat
    19 California: Having It All, and Then Some
    20 Hawai’i: Aloha
    Glossary
    Index
    About the Authors
Reviews
Reviews
  • A comprehensive review of introductory themes in geography presented through a multiregional framework for North America. The focus on environmental concerns and sustainability is interwoven throughout the text and represents a vital aspect of geography that is missing from similar college textbooks.


    — Donald C. Williams, Western New England University


    Lisa Benton-Short and John Rennie Short have done a masterful job with this major revision of the late Chris Mayda’s work. Retaining the best of the first edition, they have embedded that content within a concise and streamlined framework and brought new clarity to key concepts. Students using the second edition should readily grasp the logic behind the book’s sustainability focus and appreciate the new features on sustainability best practices and on geospatial illumination of regional issues, alongside Mayda’s explorations of systems thinking on environmental problems. The revised edition will serve instructors well for engaged and critical approaches to the teaching of North American regional geography.
    — G. Rebecca Dobbs, Western Carolina University


    The second edition of A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada powerfully and systematically links basic concepts, theories of sustainability, and the importance of place. Social scientists and others interested in why regions are different, how those differences emerge over time, as well as implications for the future will find this book indispensable.
    — Cornelia B. Flora, Iowa State University


    In this second edition, Lisa Benton-Short and John Rennie Short very carefully complement the late Chris Mayda's life project with their own distinctive expertise in human geography and urbanization. In doing so, they preserve her personal and intellectual legacy while providing additional insight and expertise. Thus, readers continue to have a book that ‘has heart,’ is built directly from a geographer’s travel observations and interactions with the landscape, pays heed to sustainability as perhaps the leading issue of our time. I look forward to my continued use of this book for years to come!
    — George Pomeroy, Shippensburg University


Features
Features
  • Sustainable and environmental focus woven into traditional regional subject matter

    Consistently structured for teaching ease

    Full-color photos and maps

    Terms and places listed for each regional chapter

    "Did You Know?" sections highlight interesting regional facts

    Questions at the end of each chapter offer subjects for discussion or study

    Ancillaries include:
    -Editable PowerPoints to augment teaching preparation
    -Online resources including a glossary and additional photos
    -A testbank, prepared by the author, is available in the Respondus computerized testbank format.
    Respondus LE
    is available for free and can be used to automate the process of creating print tests. Respondus 3.5 (available for purchase or via a school site license) can prepare tests to be uploaded to online course management systems like Blackboard. Visit the Respondus Test Bank Network to request a copy of the Mayda A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada testbank. For more information about the testbank, e-mail textbooks@rowman.com.

    New features
    Forty percent new material

    Enhanced focus on immigration and diversity

    Stronger emphasis on urban issues and trends

    Six new boxes for each chapter

    New questions for discussion

    Updated statistics, suggested readings, and Internet sources

    Additional photos and maps

Resources
Resources
  • FOR PROFESSORS
    Ancillary Materials are available for this title. For access to these professor use only materials, please Sign-In if you are a registered user, or Register then email us at rltextbooks@bloomsbury.com
    Test Bank. The Test Bank includes a variety of test questions and is available in either Word or PDF formats. For every chapter in the text, the Test Bank includes a complete test with a variety of question types, including multiple choice, true false, and essay formats.
    To use our Test Bank in Word or PDF, please Sign-In if you are a registered user, or Register then email us at rltextbooks@bloomsbury.com
    Lecture Notes. The Lecture Notes provide the tables and figures from the text.

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