Kann es eine Geographie ohne Raum geben? Zum Verhältnis von Theoriediskussion und Disziplinpolitik

Abstract: The question: Is geography possible without space? will be answered from a pragmatic point of view. Regarding the academic disciplines from this position, space is declared as the essential concept of geographical cohesion. This is almost the only shared theoretical frame. Geography without space seems to be impossible. To declare space as the domain of geography does not protect geography from attempts by other disciplines to compete in this field. And other disciplines are concerned with the spatial dimension more and more. The problems of the world society and the corresponding globalization do not cause the spatial dimension to disappear, but give space a new quality. The differentiation of modern society and its internal boundaries are more and more expressed by spatial codes. The position of geography is not improved automatically by the increasing attention given to space. Geography, as the self-declared science of space, is sometimes asked for conceptual help which it canno.... https://www.erdkunde.uni-bonn.de/article/view/2289

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Kann es eine Geographie ohne Raum geben? Zum Verhältnis von Theoriediskussion und Disziplinpolitik ; volume:47 ; number:4 ; year:1993 ; Erdkunde ; 47, Heft 4 (1993)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Pohl, Jürgen

Further information

• DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.1993.04.02
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2410290846427.412468476702
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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