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Place Naming, Identities and Geography

Critical Perspectives in a Globalizing and Standardizing World

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Editors:
  1. Gerry O’Reilly

    1. School of Geography and History, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

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  • Presents the geographical state-of-the-art related to the Sustainable Development Goals
  • Discusses standardizing geospatial names and intangible cultural data
  • Covers a range of case studies from original languages and cultures

Part of the book series: Key Challenges in Geography (KCHGE)

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction: Approaching Place Naming Narratives

    • Gerry O’Reilly
    Pages 1-26

  3. Challenging Conceptual and Theoretical Approaches to Place Naming

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. Assessing the Validity of Critical Toponymy Perspectives for Understanding Human Perception of Places: An Analytical Framework

      • Sungjae Choo
      Pages 29-50

    3. Legacies and Place Naming: Perspectives from Korea and Japan

      • Gerry O’Reilly
      Pages 51-69

    4. Place Naming and Neotoponymy: French Experiences Through the Lens of a Theoretical Framework

      • Frédéric Giraut
      Pages 71-89

    5. Geographical Names in Argentina: Present and Challenges

      • Adriana Vescovo
      Pages 91-124

    6. Toponymy, Scale and the Change of Scale. A Geographical and Linguistic Challenge

      • Joan Tort-Donada, César López-Leiva
      Pages 125-145

    7. The Mystery of Hydronomy in the Land of Israel

      • Tal Yaar-Waisel
      Pages 147-164

    8. United Nations Capacity Building in Toponymy

      • Ferjan Ormeling, Helen Kerfoot, Pier-Giorgio Zaccheddu
      Pages 165-190

  4. Approaches to Implementing Standardization of Place Names

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191
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    2. Standardization of Geographical Names on Land and Sea in Slovenia

      • Drago Perko, Matjaž Geršič, Matija Zorn
      Pages 193-239

    3. The New Zealand Geographic Board and the Contested Nature of Place Names in New Zealand

      • Neil Lindsay, Robin Kearns
      Pages 241-257

    4. Theorising Multiple Place Names in Southern Africa

      • Tendai Mangena
      Pages 259-275

    5. Conflicts and Challenges in the Standardisation of Geographical Names in Spain

      • Ayar Rodríguez de Castro
      Pages 277-298

    6. Language Policies in the Field of Toponymy: Perspectives on Spain

      • Mar Batlle
      Pages 299-323

    7. Urban Toponymy in Turkey

      • Alpaslan Aliağaoğlu, Abdullah Uğur
      Pages 325-340

    8. Cultural Crossroads in Toponymy: Case Study of Bosnia and Herzegovina

      • Boris Avdić, Ranko Mirić, Nusret Drešković, Marko Krevs
      Pages 341-361

  5. Geo-Histories, Legacies, and Toponymy Transitions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 363-363
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    2. Giving Identity to Space Through (Re)Naming: Practice of Village Renaming in the Period of the Republic of Turkey

      • Yılmaz Arı
      Pages 365-382
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About this book

This book presents research on geographical naming on land and sea from a wide range of standpoints on: theory and concepts, case studies and education. Space and place naming or toponymy has a long tradition in the sciences and a renewed critical interest in geography and allied disciplines including the humanities. Place: location and cartographical aspects, etymology and geo-histories so salient in past studies, are now being enhanced from a range of radical perspectives, especially in a globalizing, standardizing world with Googlization and the consequent ‘normalization’ of place names, perceptions and images worldwide including those for marketing purposes. Nonetheless, there are conflicting and contesting voices. The interdisciplinary research is enhanced with authors from regional, national and international toponymy-related institutions and organizations including the UNGEGN, IGU, ICA and so forth.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Geography and History, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

    Gerry O’Reilly

About the editor

Gerry O'Reilly is an Associate Professor in Geography, and International Coordinator for the School of History and Geography, Dublin City University (DCU). His research and teaching interests are in geopolitics, human-made catastrophes, humanitarian action, cultural geography, places of memory, sustainable development, and education. He obtained his Ph.D. from Durham University UK, MA from the National University of Ireland (University College Cork), HDipEd, and BA, Maynooth University. Post-doctoral research was undertaken in political geography and sustainable development at University College Dublin. Before joining DCU in 1997, Gerry held lectureship and research posts at UCD, and Universities of Durham, Tunis, and Algeria-Annaba, and Visiting Professorship at the Ohio State University, Columbus. He was Erasmus Mundus Visiting Fellow at the Western Cape University (2009), Toronto York University (2008), and Columbia University NY (2007). He is Vice President of EUROGEO (European Association of Geographers).

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