Regional geography
1. Regional geography is the second part of the system of geography , alongside general geography .
2. Regional geography is a geographical spatial consideration in which all sub-areas of (general) geography can be applied.
Alignment
- In contrast to general geography and its sub-disciplines (e.g. economic geography , geomorphology ), which deal with individual geofactors from a worldwide perspective ( nomothetic ), the focus in regional geography is on the interaction of all geofactors in certain spatial types ( landscape science) or spatial individuals ( Geography ). It therefore works typologically or idiographically .
- The Regional Geography generally describes all branches of science geography in terms of a selected space for. B. the Mediterranean area (natural and anthropogenic influences). This includes B. the development and emergence of settlements and cities from their beginnings to the present state as a sub-area of cultural and social geography and even more specifically as a sub-area of economic geography. By means of the multidisciplinary, geographical investigation of a room, an understanding of the interrelationships arises and z. B. Create forecasts for urban planning activities (e.g. district development, real estate).
literature
- Axel Borsdorf : Think geographically and work scientifically . Springer Spectrum , Heidelberg 2007, ISBN 3827419204 .