Compositional regional geography
From Geography
Compositional regional geography, or traditional regional geography is constructed as an analyzing-method with three geographical levels (Thrift, N. 1983).
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Levels
Level 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.
Level 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.
Level 3
On the third level the region is analyzed from its political construction. - work in progress -
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
- Sander Linssen (4115597)
