Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Field Study of Place: A Practical Guide
As indicated, this book is for the layman. It is not intended for professional engineers, although some of those may find part of it useful. It is aimed at those who would not be lured by more technical works property owners, real estate dealers, geographers, lawyers, biologists, economists, and others who deal with the land but do not have technical backgrounds. In fact, the reader of The Field Study of Place needs no special training. He will find it a simple, practical guide in his attempts to find out something about a given area when field study is nec essary.
The book is designed also to serve as a text for courses in Field Geography, Field Biology, and an infinite variety of sum mer or camp field courses. Even the instructors need not have a technical background. The basic text was used successfully for courses in Field Geography and Research at St. Louis Uni versity.
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