Berkeley School of cultural geography
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The Berkeley School of cultural geography is an influential academic tradition that emphasizes the study of landscapes as products of human culture and historical processes, closely associated with Carl O. Sauer and the University of California, Berkeley.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic tradition
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school of thought ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carl O. Sauer
NERFINISHED
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University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developedAt | Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discipline | geography ⓘ |
| emphasis |
historical processes shaping landscapes
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landscapes as products of human culture ⓘ study of cultural landscapes ⓘ |
| field | cultural geography ⓘ |
| focus |
historical geography
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human–environment relations ⓘ regional studies ⓘ |
| influenced |
American cultural geography
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historical geography in the United States ⓘ landscape studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Franz Boas
NERFINISHED
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German cultural geography ⓘ anthropology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
cultural landscape
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possibilism in human–environment relations ⓘ sequent occupance ⓘ |
| legacy |
conceptualization of cultural landscape as central to geography
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emphasis on field-based regional studies ⓘ |
| methodologicalApproach |
empirical fieldwork
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historical reconstruction ⓘ interpretive analysis of landscape ⓘ |
| notableProponent |
Carl O. Sauer
NERFINISHED
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Donald W. Meinig NERFINISHED ⓘ J. B. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ James J. Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | environmental determinism ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence | 20th century ⓘ |
| researchScale |
local
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regional ⓘ |
| subdiscipline |
cultural geography
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historical geography ⓘ |
| teachingCenter | University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnCulture | culture as an active agent shaping environment ⓘ |
| viewOnLandscape | landscape as a record of human activity ⓘ |
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