If it is to be a complete science of landforms and landscapes , geomorphology is not appropriately limited geographically to the terrestrial portions of Earth's surface. Various systems of landforms and their generative processes are best understood
in a full planetary context. Geomorphological inquiry is not appropriately limited in its philosophical presumptions to the reductionist views that have so successfully guided much of physics. Holistic thinking, exemplified by some aspects of evolutionary
[b2] Dept. of Planetary Sciences, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, Etats-Unis
[b1] Dept. of Hydrology and Water Resources, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, Etats-Unis
Concept ; Echelle ; Epistémologie ; Géographie ; Géomorphologie ; Géosystème ; Sciences de la Terre
This paper has been stimulated by a debate triggered by the then British Geomorphological Research Group (now the British Society for Geomorphology) about the connections between geomorphology and Earth system science (ESS). The AA. begin
by considering the sociology of science, scientific knowledge and technology, before moving to a consideration of the historical relationship amongst geomorphology, geology and physical geography; and to some perspectives this might offer for the current debate
. Epistemological issues, arising both from the use of systems theory over multiple spatial and temporal scales, and from the demands of contemporary environmental science, are then introduced, and these lead to a conclusion that geomorphology might more
[b1] Dept. of Geography, Univ., Cambridge, Royaume-Uni
[b2] School of Geography, Univ., Nottingham, Royaume-Uni
The place of geography in the studies on the Man and the Earth system
The system Man and the Earth is investigated by various disciplines starting from the earth and biological sciences upto physics, chemistry, economic, social, agricultural and technical sciences. The geographical sciences should try to keep
Concept ; Earthsciences ; Environmental conservation ; Globalization ; Nineteenth Century ; Physical geography ; Political ecology ; Society-environment relationship ; Sustainable development ; Twentieth Century
Concept ; Développement durable ; Ecologie politique ; Géographie physique ; Mondialisation ; Protection de l'environnement ; Relation société-environnement ; Sciences de la Terre ; Siècle 19 ; Siècle 20
Although globalization is a term usually restricted to economics and the social sciences, there are aspects of the phenomenon that are intimately linked to the practice and purpose of the physical and environmental sciences and exemplified through
may be seen historically in the global export of western science, including Physical Geography, that underpinned colonial resource exploitation, and which subsequently laid to the foundations for the worldwide conservation movement. Globalization
is also at work in setting contemporary scientific agendas that are focused on larger-scale issues of environment and development and environmental change, particularly in an emergent Earth System Science, and also in Sustainability Science. These global
Physical Geography. At a fundamental level, Physical Geography has always sought to describe and understand the multiple subsystems of the environment and their connections with human activity : it is global and globalizing at its very roots. Globalization
agendas are not simply shared with but also co-produced by the public, politicians and commercial interests, providing both opportunities and challenges for traditional diciplines and traditional disciplinary practices such as Physical Geography.
[b1] School of Geography, Univ., Nottingham, Royaume-Uni
Geography and the Paris Academy of Sciences : politics and patronage in early 18th-century France
Académie des Sciences ; Cartographie ; Discipline scientifique ; France ; Géographie historique ; Géographie physique ; Histoire de la géographie ; Ile-de-France ; Paris ; Patronage ; Siècle 18
Cartography ; Eighteenth Century ; France ; Historical geography ; History of geography ; Ile-de-France ; Paris ; Physical geography
This essay examines how the Paris Academy of Sciences, came to recognise geography as an independent science in 1730. It demonstrates that the rise of Newtonian mathematics and the associated controversy about the shape of the earth challenged
and distinctively modern science was ultimately facilitated by traditional networks of patronage within the French Royal Court.
[b1] School of Geography, Univ., Nottingham, Royaume-Uni
Biography ; Hydrology ; Physical geography ; Research ; Twentieth Century
and geomorphology, and on water and environmental planning appeared in the 1960s and 1970s. His career embraced a wide variety of research institutes and universities, including his chair of earth and planetary science and landscape architecture at the University
Luna B. Leopold was one of the great geologists and physical geographers of the twentieth century, who is famous for his contributions to hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, and environmental policy. His seminal books on fluvial processes
[b1] United Nations University - ITC School for Disaster Geo-Information Management. International Inst. for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation, Enschede, Pays-Bas
[b2] Center for EarthScience Studies, Kerala, Inde
[b3] Dept. of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Pays-Bas
This paper describes a unifying concept of rupturology proceeding from the essential role of geotectonics and morphotectonics with regard to the evolution of the Earth and its crust.
Climatologie ; Date 1912 ; Dérive des continents ; Epistémologie ; Géophysique ; Interaction terre-atmosphère ; MILANKOVIĆ (M.) ; Météorologie ; Sciences de la Terre ; WEGENER (A.)
. Their contributions simultaneously did for the Earthsciences what the theory of evolution did for biology and what the theory of relativity did for physics. This paper follows the strange synchronicity in their life and work cycles. - (IKR)
The year 1912 is annus mirabilis for Earthsciences. In two crucial papers Alfred Wegener and Milutin Milanković independently set up revolutionary theories based on far-reaching visions of continental drift and climate orbital forcing
European efforts in EarthScience and climate change education
Climate ; Climatic change ; Didactics ; Earthsciences ; Education ; Environment ; Europe ; Impact ; Mass media ; Primary education ; Project
Changement climatique ; Climat ; Communication de masse ; Didactique ; Education ; Enseignement primaire ; Environnement ; Europe ; Impact ; Projet ; Sciences de la Terre
In this paper, the AA. summarize opinions of teachers who judge in their majority the information presented to the pupils still as scattered and not comprehensive. The AA. present an overview of primarily science-driven European projects in Earth
science and climate change education, and they analyze the approaches and methodologies of these projects in the context of European curricula and experiences from former studies in the field. Although the availability of high-quality and impartial
[b2] Univ., Inst. of Geography, Berne, Suisse
[a1] Dep. of Geography, Univ. of Vermont, Burlington, Etats-Unis
The Physical Landscape of Britain and Northern Ireland : A Project to Increase Geomorphological Awareness
Earth surface processes ; England ; Geodiversity ; Information ; Landform evolution ; Landscape dynamics ; Northern Ireland ; United Kingdom ; Web site
the following objectives : (1) to make existing knowledge on the physical landscape and geomorphology of Britain more widely accessible; (2) to increase knowledge and awareness of physical attributes of the landscape; (3) to provide a synthesis of present
[b1] Geography, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Royaume-Uni
[b2] School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Kingston University, London, Royaume-Uni
Human interactions with the Earth system : people and pixels revisited
theoretical questions in social and natural science such as those concerning the role of population or of institutions in land-use dynamics, or the detailed attribution of hazards to physical or social processes. In general, and using examples of research
[b1] Oxford University Centre for the Environment, Univ., Oxford, Royaume-Uni
History of the Earthsciences during the scientific and industrial revolutions with special emphasis on the physical geosciences
Développement ; Géographie historique ; Histoire de la géographie ; Révolution industrielle ; Sciences de la terre ; Siècle XV-XIX
Rôle des sciences de la terre dans le développement de la science et de la société. L'A. a surtout étudié les périodes 1450-1700, révolution scientifique et 1760-1830, révolution industrielle. Il montre que les courbes de croissance sont aussi
importantes pour les sciences de la terre que pour la science en général. Ce livre veut essayer de mettre en lumière l'interaction des sciences de la terre et du développement de la société.
La distribution spatiale des candidats pour les études en géographie et en sciences de la Terre à l'Université de Szeged
Earthsciences ; Employment ; Human geography ; Hungary ; Space time ; Spatial distribution ; Students ; Szeged ; Teaching of geography ; University
Distribution spatiale ; Emploi ; Enseignement de la géographie ; Espace-temps ; Etudiants ; Géographie humaine ; Hongrie ; Sciences de la Terre ; Szeged ; Université
to the courses offered by the Institution of Geography and EarthSciences at the University of Szeged. The results of the research can readily contribute to attract the necessary number of students to geography and earthsciences and to develop sound fundaments