Determinism within human-environment research and the rediscovery of environmental causation

Geographical Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-29

  Judkins, Gabriel ^a   Smith, Marissa ^a   Keys, Eric ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical analysis; Development policy; Environmental determinism; Human environment; Jared Diamond; United States

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPING WORLD; FUTURE PROSPECT; GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 39749201600     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2008.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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