Smith, David M. (David Marshall) 1936-

Overview

Works:	81 works in 509 publications in 4 languages and 12,953 library holdings
Genres:	Dictionaries Case studies Reference works
Roles:	Author, Editor, Other
Classifications:	GF4, 304.203

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by David M Smith

Geography and ethics : journeys in a moral terrain by James D Proctor( )

17 editions published between 1999 and 2002 in English and held by 1,936 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Drawing together specially commissioned contributors from distinguished geographers from around the world the book examines the place of geography in ethics and of ethics in geography

Industrial location: an economic geographical analysis by David M Smith( Book )

40 editions published between 1971 and 1981 in 4 languages and held by 1,019 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The dictionary of human geography by R. J Johnston( Book )

39 editions published between 1985 and 2001 in English and held by 899 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Completely updated and revised. All bibliographies have been brought up-to-date, recent research has been included, and the article structure overhauled following research among users of the book. Many new entries are included and others have been recast to reflect current thinking

Social problems and the city : geographical perspectives by David T Herbert( Book )

36 editions published between 1979 and 1995 in English and held by 889 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This collection of essays conveys the elements of a geographical approach, focusing upon some of the social problems and the ways in which they may be studied, while forming an overall assessment of the geographer's role in evaluating and solving them

Living under apartheid : aspects of urbanization and social change in South Africa by David M Smith( Book )

19 editions published between 1982 and 1986 in English and held by 726 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Human geography : a welfare approach by David M Smith( Book )

23 editions published between 1977 and 1980 in 4 languages and held by 594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Smith offers a "welfare" approach to geography, studying how causal relationships between inequality, the spatial organization of society, and social structure

Apartheid in South Africa by David M Smith( Book )

20 editions published between 1983 and 1993 in English and Undetermined and held by 570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Patterns in human geography : an introduction to numerical methods by David M Smith( Book )

32 editions published between 1971 and 1977 in English and Undetermined and held by 540 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Geographies and moralities : international perspectives on development, justice, and place by Roger Lee( Book )

17 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in English and held by 515 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"After a foreword by Revaz Gachechiladze and an introductory chapter by the editors explaining the academic context and approach adopted, contributors from a number of different countries provide international perspectives on the issues, supported by case studies from their own original research. These case studies deal with a wide range of controversial topics, including global inequalities, uneven development in Europe, struggles over human rights in Nigeria, territorial conflict in Israel and land reform in post-apartheid South Africa."--Jacket

The geography of social well-being in the United States; an introduction to territorial social indicators by David M Smith( Book )

5 editions published between 1973 and 1975 in English and held by 480 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Geography and social justice by David M Smith( Book )

5 editions published between 1994 and 1996 in English and held by 466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The apartheid city and beyond : urbanization and social change in South Africa by David M Smith( Book )

12 editions published between 1992 and 2003 in English and held by 451 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Apartheid remodelled the urban map of South Africa. Present moves towards a solution mean that the negation of apartheid is only the beginning. The vested interests and entrenched ideologies behind the existing pattern of property ownership survive the abolition of apartheid laws. Beyond race, class and ethnicity will continue to divide urban life. If the cities of South Africa are to serve all the people, the accelerating process of urbanization must be brought under control and harnessed to a new purpose

Where the grass is greener : living in an unequal world by David M Smith( Book )

17 editions published between 1979 and 1983 in English and held by 448 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Shared space, divided space : essays on conflict and territorial organization by Michael Chisholm( Book )

16 editions published between 1990 and 2017 in English and held by 402 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Moral geographies : ethics in a world of difference by David M Smith( Book )

8 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in English and held by 388 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book explores the interface between geography, ethics and morality. After introducing the essential elements of moral philosophy from Plato to postmodernism, the author examines the moral significance of concepts of landscape, location and place, proximity, distance and community, space and territory, justice, and nature. The meaning, possibility and limits of social justice lie at the heart of the book. That geographical context is vital to the understanding of moral practice and ethical theory is its central proposition. [from publisher's advertisement]

Geography, inequality, and society by David M Smith( Book )

11 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 371 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Qualitative methods in human geography by David M Smith( Book )

17 editions published between 1987 and 1992 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Geographical perspectives on inequality by David M Smith( Book )

5 editions published in 1979 in English and held by 274 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The industrial archaeology of the East Midlands; Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, and the adjoining parts of Derbyshire by David M Smith( Book )

18 editions published between 1965 and 1967 in English and held by 224 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The North West by David M Smith( Book )

7 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide