THE CLASSIC AUTHORS OF GEOGRAPHICAL CLIMATOLOGY: THE PRECURSORY CONTRIBUITION OF ELLSWORTH HUNTINGTON
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-0892.geousp.2012.74280Keywords:
Theoretical-methodological contribution, North american climatology, Climate and development, Theory of environmental influences, Huntington’s Civilization and ClimateAbstract
This essay aims at analyzing the masterwork of Huntington, “Civilization and Climate”, one of the most polemic geographical works, in order to show how unfair were the critics launched to Huntington´s complex and precursor theories, particularly the environmentalist theory, established from the relation between climate and society. The careful analysis was supported by some renowned scholars who have done an impartial and unbiased job, stressing the positive aspects of Huntington’s works, and enlightening his outstanding and innovative theoretical, methodological and epistemological contributions to geography, climatology, and many other fields.Downloads
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