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Homilies for Applied Geographers

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Applied Geography: Issues, Questions, and Concerns

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The idea of applied geography seems especially alluring, both theoretically and practically. Theoretically, it seems to lend an immediacy and robustness to geographical study. As Hare put it:

Geography for its own sake does little for my personal satisfaction. Geography conceived as a guide to sensible human action does a great deal (1977, p. 262).

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  1. Department of Political Sciences and School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA

    R. G. Stubbings

  2. Department of Geography and Institute of Public Policy, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Kingsley E. Haynes

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  1. Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

    Martin S. Kenzer (Visiting Professor) (Visiting Professor)

  2. University of Southern California, USA

    Martin S. Kenzer (Visiting Professor) (Visiting Professor)

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Stubbings, R.G., Haynes, K.E. (1989). Homilies for Applied Geographers. In: Kenzer, M.S. (eds) Applied Geography: Issues, Questions, and Concerns. The GeoJournal Library, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0471-2_3

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