Huntington and Lovelock : climatic determinism in the 20th century

Auteur :
MCGREGOR, K.M.

Description :
Early in the 20th century, E. Huntington wrote of the impact of climate on civilization and of climate change on history and society. J. Lovelock, writing late in the century, claimed that the Earth is a living organism capable of self-regulation. He called this the Gaia hypothesis. Collectively, Huntington's and Lovelock's ideas demonstrate a range of deterministic theories in explaining the consequences of climatic processes and are relevant to current global change studies.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 2004, vol. 25, n°. 3, p. 237-250, nombre de pages : 14, Références bibliographiques : 46 ref.

Date :
2004

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis