Geography 2152F/G Midterm: Midterm Review
14 Feb 2012
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Carl sauer y uc-berkeley geographer y pioneering environmental research with a people centered and behavioral approach to environmental issues. Frank h knight risk and uncertainty (1921) y saw the lumping together of assets under the umbrella of the firm as a reaction to uncertainty. John maynard keynes risk and uncertainty (1921) y uncertainty applies to situations where there is no scientific basis on which to form any calculable probability y people facing uncertainty generally fall back on regular patterns of behavior. Gilbert white y british/american geographer y changed the focus from nature s behavior to look at disasters from the perspective of people and proposed a range of adjustments to human behavior. David harvey y british geographer in urban research y able to develop the spatial dimensions of marx s theories in the context of social and economic transformations of north american and british cities. Doreen massey y localities approach y importance of context and relational approaches.
