Abstract
Since antiquity geographers have explored and analysed the earth’s surface from two related perspectives: that of the spatial differentiation and association of phenomena with an emphasis on the meaning of space, spatial relations and place; and that of the relationship between man and his physical environment. The two are closely related because the meanings of space and place depend on the interrelationships among physical and human activities located in space, and man’s relationships to the environment occur in the context of space and place. The two emphases come together in the idea of landscape and human impact on the land.
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Sack, R.D. (1980). Space and Modes of Thought. In: Conceptions of Space in Social Thought. Critical Human Geography. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16433-2_1
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