Originally published in 1965; second edition1970. Originally receiving a hostile reaction from British journals, the book's diagnosis and prognosis were a forerunner of developments in methodological changes of the discipline. It collects a series of essays looking at geographic concepts, techniques, and teaching methods and courses.

Richard J. Chorley, Peter Haggett

Foreword Part 1: Concepts 1. Changes in the Philosophy of Geography E. A. Wrigley 2. A Re-Evaluation of the Geomorphic System of W. M. Davis R. J. Chorley 3. Some Recent Trends in Climatology R. P. Beckinsale 4. Geography and Population E. A. Wrigley 5. Trends in Social Geography E. R. Pahl 6. Changing Concepts in Economic Geography P. Haggett 7. Historical Geography: Current Trends and Prospects C. T. Smith Part 2: Techniques 8. The Application of Quantitative Methods to Geomorphology R. J. Chorley 9. Scale Components in Geographical Problems P. Haggett 10. Field Work in Geography, with Particular Emphasis on the Role of Land-Use Survey C. Board 11. Field Work in Urban Areas M. P. Collins 12. Quantitative Techniques in Urban Social Geography D. Timms 13. Geographical Techniques in Physical Planning E. C. Willatts Part 3: Teaching 14. Geography in American High Schools Clyde F. Kohn 15. Recent Trends in Undergraduate Geographic Training in American Universities and Colleges Placido LaValle 16. Geography in Great Britain: Geography in British Schools P. Bryan; First Degree Courses in Geography at British Universities Alan R. Baker 17. Teaching the New Africa R. J. Harrison Church 18. Frontier Movements and the Geographical Tradition P. Haggett and R. J. Chorley