GEG 1302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Domino Theory, Human Geography, Environmental Determinism
30 Mar 2016
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Has been a fundamental part of human geography for a long time. Historic: issues of environment and how political players came to use the environment. Land people relationship, many cultural groups were tied to particular regions. Environmental determinism: made the argument that states expanded their territories due to a need for resources (darwinistic view) Fridrich ratzel (1844-1904), theory of state growth. Tied to the fact that state boundaries change over time. Contemporary: looks for the intricate relationships between political power, space and place. Research conducted at a variety of scales. How does power manifest itself in through the use of space. Borders are socio-political, not absolute can change dramatically over time. Both in terms of location and in meaning. Eu and schengen zone allows free travel between countries. Politics of geography: notion that the distribution/differentiation of people. & resources over space has a real and measurable impact on politics.
