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This is the first volume of a new series of research publications in geography which is published for the Department of Geography, University of Toronto. The Hydrologic Cycle and the Wisdom of God traces the development of the idea of the hydrologic cycle in the context of natural theology.

Describing the natural order of human beings in the context of the Chinese earth and civilization, this book narrates the evolution of the Chinese landscape since prehistoric times. It views landscape as a visible expression of man's efforts to gain a living and achieve a measure of stability in the constant flux of nature.

The Chinese earth is pervasively humanized through long occupation

What are the links between environment and world view? Topophilia, the affective bond between people and place, is the primary theme of this book that examines environmental perceptions and values at different levels: the species, the group, and the individual.Yi-Fu Tuan holds culture and environment and topophilia and environment as distinct in order to show how they mutually contribute to the formation of values. Topophilia examines the search for environment in the city, suburb, countryside, and wilderness from a dialectical perspective, distinguishes different types of environmental experience, and describes their character.