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ERIC Number: EJ309203
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Places Rated Almanac: Flawed but Pedagogically Useful.
Bell, Thomas L.
Journal of Geography, v83 n6 p285-90 Nov-Dec 1984
Richard Boyer and David Savageau's book "Places Rated Almanac" is described, and ways the book can be used in secondary and college geography classes are discussed. The book rates the quality of the following aspects of urban life: climate and terrain, housing, health care, environment, crime, transportation, education, and recreation. (RM)
Descriptors: Climate, Crime, Education, Geography Instruction, Health Services, Higher Education, Housing, Human Geography, Measurement Techniques, Physical Geography, Quality of Life, Recreation, Resource Materials, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Transportation, Urban Areas, Urban Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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