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PAPERBACK price:$66.25 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources PDF SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Understanding the Changing Planet:Strategic Directions for the Geographical Sciences Research Opportunities in Geography at the U.S. Geological Survey Other Related Titles Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society (1997) Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources (CGER) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Appendix B: Professional Organizations in U.S. Geography." Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1997. Please select a format: Page 218   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Appendix B— Professional Organizations in U.S. Geography Geography in the United States is represented by four associations that vary in size and purpose: American Geographical Society 156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600 New York, NY 10010 (212) 242-0214 Fax: (212) 989-1583 E-mail: amgeosoc@village.ios.com Association of American Geographers 1710 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 234-1450 Fax: (202) 234-2744 E-mail: gaia@aag.org National Council for Geographic Education 16A Leonard Hall Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 15705 (412) 357-6290 Fax: (412) 357-7708 E-mail: clmccard@grove.iup.edu Page 218 Front Matter (R1-R14) Executive Summary (1-6) 1 Introduction (7-15) 2 Geography and Critical Issues (16-27) 3 Geography's Perspectives (28-46) 4 Geography's Techniques (47-69) 5 Geography's Contributions to Scientific Understanding (70-108) 6 Geography's Contributions t o Decision Making (109-137) 7 Strengthening Geography's Foundations (138-160) 8 Rediscovering Geography: Conclusions and Recommendations (161-171) References (172-186) Appendix A: Enrollment and Employment Trends in Geography (187-217) Appendix B: Professional Organizations in U.S. Geography (218-219) Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (220-226) Index (227-234) Plates (235-246)

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--> Appendix B— Professional Organizations in U.S. Geography Geography in the United States is represented by four associations that vary in size and purpose: American Geographical Society 156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600 New York, NY 10010 (212) 242-0214 Fax: (212) 989-1583 E-mail: amgeosoc@village.ios.com Association of American Geographers 1710 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 234-1450 Fax: (202) 234-2744 E-mail: gaia@aag.org National Council for Geographic Education 16A Leonard Hall Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 15705 (412) 357-6290 Fax: (412) 357-7708 E-mail: clmccard@grove.iup.edu

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--> National Geographic Society 1145 Seventeenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 857-7000 Fax: (202) 775-6141 E-mail: webmaster@ngs.org Outside the United States, American geographers and their organizations have strong links with the International Geographical Union, the British Royal Geographical Society (Institute of British Geographers), and the Canadian Association of Geographers. International Geographical Union Department of Geography University of Bonn Meckenheimer Allee 166 Germany Phone: (49 228) 73 9287 Fax: (49 228) 73 9272 E-mail: secretariat@igu.bn.eunet.de Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) 1 Kensington Gore London, England SW7 2AR (44 171) 589-5466 Fax: (44 171) 584-4447 Canadian Association of Geographers Burnside Hall McGill University Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6 Canada (514) 398-4946 Fax: (514) 398-7437 Email: cag@felix.geog.mcgill.ca

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