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Porter, Philip Wayland was born on July 9, 1928 in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Wayland Robinson and Bertha Maria (LaPlante) Porter.
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A World of Difference: Society, Nature, Development
( Drawing upon a full range of geographic knowledge, this...)
Drawing upon a full range of geographic knowledge, this engaging volume assesses the nature and causes of global inequality and critically examines contemporary approaches to economic development. Readers are encouraged to rethink their presuppositions about how development works as they gain a deeper understanding of the interacting dynamics of cultural practices and norms; biophysical factors such as climate, population, and natural resources; and economic and political processes--all of which have led to the present-day disparities between the first and third worlds. Enhanced by a wealth of original empirical data, diagrams, and maps, the book provides the broad-based tools students need to understand what local life is like in the less developed world, why conditions are the way they are, and how marginalized groups can be empowered to participate as equals in the analysis and work of development.
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A World of Difference: Society, Nature, Development by Philip W. Porter PhD (1998-03-23)
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Philip Wayland Porter
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Philip Wayland Porter, American Geography educator. Control Research Fund (London) grantee, 1955-1956, National Science Foundation grantee, 1961-1962, 78-80, 92-93, Social Science Research Council grantee, 1966-1967, Rockfeller Foundation grantee, 1969, 71-73, General Svc. Foundation grantee, 1981-1983, Exxon Education.Found. grantee, 1983-1984, Fulbright grantee, 1992-1993; Bush Sabbaticalfellow, 1985-1986.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Middlebury College, 1950; Master of Arts, Syracuse University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1957.
Career
Instructor geography, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1957-1958; assistant professor, University of Minnesota, 1958-1964; associate professor, University of Minnesota, 1964-1966; professor, University of Minnesota, since 1966; department chairman, University of Minnesota, 1969-1971; associate to vice president academic affairs, also director, Office International Programs, 1979-1983. Member geography panel Committee on Space Programs for Earth Observations National Academy Sciences, 1967-1971. Board directors, liaison officer Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities, 1979-1983.
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A World of Difference: Society, Nature, Development
( Drawing upon a full range of geographic knowledge, this...)
- A World of Difference: Society, Nature, Development by Philip W. Porter PhD (1998-03-23)
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A World of Difference: Society, Nature, Development
Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1952-1954. Member Association American Geographers, American Anthropological Association, African Studies Association.
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Married Patricia Elizabeth Garrigus, September 5, 1950. Children: Janet Elizabeth, Sara Louise, Alice Catherine.
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Control Research Fund (London) grantee, 1955-1956, National Science Foundation grantee, 1961-1962, 78-80, 92-93, Social Science Research Council grantee, 1966-1967, Rockfeller Foundation grantee, 1969, 71-73, General Svc. Foundation grantee, 1981-1983, Exxon Education.Found. grantee, 1983-1984, Fulbright grantee, 1992-1993. Bush Sabbaticalfellow, 1985-1986.Control Research Fund (London) grantee, 1955-1956, National Science Foundation grantee, 1961-1962, 78-80, 92-93, Social Science Research Council grantee, 1966-1967, Rockfeller Foundation grantee, 1969, 71-73, General Svc. Foundation grantee, 1981-1983, Exxon Education.Found. grantee, 1983-1984, Fulbright grantee, 1992-1993. Bush Sabbaticalfellow, 1985-1986.