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Torsten Hägerstrand (1916–2004), key figure in the quantitative revolution and regional science, developer of time geography and indirect contributor to aspects of critical geography. Milton Santos (1926–2001), winner of the Vautrin Lud Prize in 1994, one of the most important geographers in South America.
Pages in category "Human geographers" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
This list of geographers is presented in English alphabetical transliteration order (by surnames This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
A geographer is a scientist who studies Earth's physical environment and human habitat. Geographers are historically known for making maps, the subdiscipline of geography known as cartography. They study the physical details of the environment and also its effect on human and wildlife ecologies, weather and climate patterns, economics, and ...
Original mapping by John Snow showing the clusters of cholera cases in the London epidemic of 1854, which is a classical case of using human geography. Human geography or anthropogeography is the branch of geography which studies spatial relationships between human communities, cultures, economies, and their interactions with the environment, examples of which include urban sprawl and urban ...
In particular, physical geographers study the natural environment while human geographers study human society and culture. Some geographers are practitioners of GIS (geographic information system) and are often employed by local, state, and federal government agencies as well as in the private sector by environmental and engineering firms. [4]
Development geography is the study of the Earth's geography with reference to the standard of living and the quality of life of its human inhabitants, study of the location, distribution and spatial organization of economic activities, across the Earth. The subject matter investigated is strongly influenced by the researcher's methodological ...
This is a list of geographical societies. International. EUGEO-Association of Geographical Societies in Europe; ... World Geographers Association; Australia