Why do we care about post-humanism? A critical note
Philosophy ; Post-humanism ; Social sciences
This article addresses the questioning of the human being in post-humanism in congruence with Martin Heidegger’s thinking and ends up with two discoveries: first, that the characteristic of Dasein, as the being of the questioning, already carries
the same implications as the post-human figure, and second, that questioning in this sense is indicative of the effort of realizing anew scientific space for conceptualizing the human being as non-substantialist. Conceived of in this way, however, post
-humanism is a result of a very human effort indeed.
Clarifying the discipline of human geography : an aid to effective teaching
Human geography ; Practice of geography ; Social sciences ; Teaching of geography
Argument in favor of segregating human geography from physical geography, and considering each as a separate discipline. The A. asserts that such a separation would make human geography a legitimate social science. - (DWG)
Human heat balance and its applications in bioclimatology
Bioclimatic research of the human heat balance
Bioclimatology ; Heat balance ; Human bioclimatology ; Microclimate ; Model ; Regional climate ; Spatial scale ; Temperature ; Topoclimate
The paper presents principles of essential model of the human heat balance elaborated in different countries. The models were applied for bioclimatic studies indoor and/or outdoor. They considered the human heat balance in different spatial scales
Protection of the human environment and tourism : possibilities of cooperation of two spheres of human activity
Human geography
The first issue concerns the different status of human environment protection and tourism respectively in the national economy and socio-economic planning. The second issue to be clarified is the more or less precise formulation of the object
Correlation ; Human capital ; Human geography ; Large town ; Poland ; Social capital
Composite indices were used to describe spatial diversity of humans and social capital. High quality of human capital in Poland is characteristic mainly for big cities and their surroundings. The difference between eastern and western Poland, where
Poland. Spatial diversity of human and social capital in Poland is clearly seen. Correlation between social and human capital is positive and relatively strong. - (BJ)
Authorities ; Feminism ; Human geography ; Social relations ; Social sciences ; Theory
This paper deals with gender and the transformation of contemporary human geography. The A. answers how a feminist perspective on theory and method would affect a transformation of human geography. The question is not the reconstruction of human
The A. assesses the decline of the forest around Fora Ades in Harerge region through human impact and the dilemma posed by its preservation and needs of local people.―(DWG)
Deconstruction and human geography : exploring four basic themes
Concept ; Definition ; Epistemology ; Human geography ; Research
The four main themes of deconstruction are explored and their implications for understanding human geography. The dangers inherent in deconstruction are exposed. - (AJC)
Vplyv cloveka na vegetaciu Slovenska. (Human impact on the vegetation of Slovakia)
A geographical survey of human major activities essentially influencing the vegetation cover of Slovakian mountains and basins in both the past and the present time. The vegetation is divided into 6 anthropogenous vegetation types according