Communicating in Geography and the Environmental Sciences is about communicating effectively in academic settings. This key textbook builds on the success of its earlier editions and comprehensively covers the ‘whys' and ‘how's' of essays, research and laboratory reports, reviews, summaries, annotated bibliographies, maps, figures, tables, posters, examinations, and talks. In its third edition, additional material on creating figures has been included, and there is new material on evaluating the credibility of web-pages and the advantages and disadvantages of different kinds of visual aids. This book was written to provide students with an insight into the expectations of the people for whom they will be writing essays, giving talks, and drawing figures, enabling them to prepare better work than might otherwise have been possible.

• Provides students with useful vocational skills
• List of key topics at the start of each chapter
• Margin notes interspersed throughout the text
• New material on evaluating the credibility of web-pages
• New material on the advantages and disadvantages of different kinds of visual aids
• Additional material on creating figures

List of figures

List of tables

Acknowledgements

Introductory comments

• For student readers
• For lecturers

Chapter 1: Writing an essay

Chapter 2: Writing a report

Chapter 3: Writing an annotated bibliography, summary, or review

Chapter 4: Writing a media release

Chapter 5: Preparing a poster

Chapter 6: Communicating with figures and tables

Chapter 7: Making a map

Chapter 8: Preparing and delivering a talk

Chapter 9: Coping with exams

Chapter 10: Referencing and language matters

References and further reading