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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Dufour, Simon
• Lespez, Laurent

Titel

Les approches naturalistes en géographie, vers un renouveau réflexif autour de la notion de nature ?

Ist Teil von

• Bulletin de l'Association de géographes français, 2019-10, Vol.96 (2), p.319-343, Article 319-343

Ort / Verlag

Association AGF

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Geography has a long tradition of research on biophysical structures and processes. The objective of this contribution is to reflect on the role and contribution of biophysical approaches to the discipline today, at a time when we are witnessing a renewal of questions. Indeed, even if those approaches focus on the biophysical dimension of nature, they are not ignoring at all the challenges that these works have in the social sphere. To highlight the reflective and integrative dimensions of the work being carried out in physical geography today, we present some historical milestones, a look at current practices in French physical geography and an analysis of the current approaches in the Anglo-Saxon academic world. We will conclude with the idea that rejecting the study of biophysical processes outside geography would reinforce the separation between nature and culture at a time when calls to bring them closer together are increasing.