Integrated geography

Integrated geography (also referred to as integrative geography, environmental geography or human-environment geography) is the branch of geography that describes and explains the spatial aspects of interactions between human individuals or societies and their natural environment, these interactions being called coupled human–environment system.

Overview

Integrated geography is concerned with the description of the spatial interactions between humans and the natural world. It requires an understanding of the traditional aspects of physical and human geography, as well as the ways that human societies conceptualize the environment. Integrated geography has emerged as a bridge between the human and the physical geography, as a result of the increasing specialisation of the two sub-fields.

History

The history of integrated geography can be traced back to the ancient Greeks who were the first to make a distinction between physical and human geography. The Greeks considered physical geography as the study of the earth's physical features and climate, while human geography was seen as the study of human activities and their impact on the environment.

Sub-disciplines

Integrated geography can be divided into several sub-disciplines including cultural geography, economic geography, health geography, historical geography, political geography, population geography, rural geography, social geography, transport geography, and urban geography.

See also

• Human geography
• Physical geography
• Environmental geography
• Geographical information system
• Geospatial intelligence

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