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Auteur(s) : Kühne, Olaf (1973-....)
Weber, Florian (1983-....)
Titre(s) : Germany [Texte imprimé] : geographies of complexity / Olaf Kühne, Florian Weber
Publication : Cham, Switzerland : Springer, copyright 2022
Description matérielle : x, 300 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Collection : World regional geography book series, ISSN 2363-9083
Lien à la collection : World regional geography book series
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
This book addresses the highly differentiated spatial, social, cultural and demographic
structure(s) of Germany, with a particular focus on the reciprocal relations between
different levels of spatial development. The historical development of Germany serves
as a background in order to provide context for the development of spatially relevant
ideas and ideals (whether in relation to politics, landscape, or culture). In this
regard, questions of divergence and convergence become highly salient. The book makes
the complexity of spatial and social developments in Germany comprehensible. The neopragmatic
approach adopted here allows bringing together different theoretical strands while
providing a basis for independent regional geographic research at the same time. Beginning
with an overview of the physical structures of Germany which provides the material
point of departure for the societal development of Germany, key aspects of the German
history are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the reciprocal influence between
material substrate and notions of landscape. Here, specific "German" trajectories
of aesthetic and normative conceptions of landscape become clear. A common theme throughout
the book are questions of divergence and of efforts towards convergence, which become
evident when considering past and present economic, political, and demographic developments.
Efforts to tackle current challenges, such as adapting to climate change and mitigating
it, or securing raw materials, also become apparent. The complexity of spatial processes
in Germany is illustrated in case study regions dealing with the challenges of structural
change in traditional industrial regions (such as the Ruhr area), or e.g. efforts
of Berlin to position and find itself as the capital of a unified Germany. Overall,
the book shows how theory-driven regional geographic research can make spatiotemporal
complexities tangible and comprehensible
Sujet(s) : Géographie -- Allemagne
Indice(s) Dewey :
914.3 (23e éd.) = Géographie - Europe centrale Allemagne
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783030929527. - ISBN 3030929523
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46992473h
Notice n° :
FRBNF46992473
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Table des matières : Chapter 1. Introduction: Geographies of Complexity ; Chapter 2. Theoretical Framework
of a Geography of Germany ; Chapter 3. The Physical Framework ; Chapter 4. Historical
Developments- Aspects of German Division and Unification ; Chapter 5. Landscape Developments
; Chapter 6. Spatial Developments in Germany: Persistences, New Differences, and the
Effort for Unity ; Chapter 7. Geographies of Complexity and their clarification
; Chapter 8. Regional Development ; Chapter 9. Résumé ; Index.
