Compositional regional geography

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Compositional regional geography, or traditional regional geography is constructed as an analyzing-method with three geographical levels (Thrift, N. 1983).

The three geographical levels are shown here:

1. At the first level an illustration is formed to construct geographical determinations. Aspects like - topography, geology, hydrology and climate - determine the physical concentrations. So this geographical method focusses more on physical aspects instead of social or cultural aspects.

2. Within the second level economical aspects are studied. Organizational and productional factors - within a region - are examined by taking a look at labor forces, the condition of laborers and relations throughout products. These forms of analysis can contribute to forming an image about a region and its aspects regarding: race, ethnicity, gender, religion, workingclasses.

3. On the third level the region is analyzed from within its political construction. In most cases, the primary goal is to analyze the regionalized nation-state within the region.

References

• Thrift, N. (1983). On the determination of social action in space and time. Environment and Planning D. Society and Space 1, 23--56.

Contributors

• Published by Sander Linssen (4115597)
• Edited by Evelien Kuypers (s3000052) & Pauline van Heugten (s3044335)