Historia y paisaje: Explorando un concepto geográfico monista

This article offers insights concerning the historical display and the historiography of landscape as a geographical concept. The paper emphasizes the theoretical and practical robustness of this notion in environmental studies. To this end, the paper presents an homeostatic analysis of the biophysi...

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Published in:Andamios (Mexico City, Mexico) Mexico), 2009-04, Vol.5 (10), p.227-252
Main Authors: Torres, Pedro S Urquijo, Narciso Barrera Bassols
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
cultura
culture
dualism
dualismo
historia
history
Landscape
monism
monismo
naturaleza
nature
Paisaje
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
sociedad
society
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Summary:This article offers insights concerning the historical display and the historiography of landscape as a geographical concept. The paper emphasizes the theoretical and practical robustness of this notion in environmental studies. To this end, the paper presents an homeostatic analysis of the biophysical and socio-cultural components of landscape. Taking this into account, we assess the strength and usefulness of a monist epistemic approach -which looks at the landscape as a totality that can not be fragmented by separating its various and complex components-. This in contrast to the dualistic epistemic view that is substantiated by the nature-culture dichotomy. The last approach became a common discourse within the dominant scientific thought, but it is increasingly problematic for a comprehensive understanding of our emergent (environmental) socio-ecological reality.
ISSN:1870-0063
2594-1917
DOI:10.29092/uacm.v5i10.175