Environmental determinism
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| + | "On a map of the world in terms of product or income per head, the [[rich]] countries lie in the [[temperate climate|temperate zone]], particularly in the northern hemisphere; the poor countries, in the tropics and semi-tropics" (p. 5). --''[[The Wealth and Poverty of Nations]]'' (1998), David Landes | ||
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| + | "It was [[Henry Thomas Buckle]] who was the first to realise the value of a critical study of the [[influence of nature upon individuals and peoples]]. One glance at the map of Europe shows most clearly how the peculiar position of England must have influenced the character of the English." --''[[Sex Life in England]]'' | ||
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| + | '''Environmental determinism''' (also known as '''climatic determinism''' or '''geographical determinism''') is the study of how the [[physical environment]] predisposes societies and states towards particular development trajectories. Nineteenth century approaches held that climate and terrain largely determined human activity and psychology, and it was associated with institutionalized racism and [[eugenics]]. [[Jared Diamond]], [[Jeffrey Herbst]], and other social scientists sparked a revival of the theory during the late twentieth century. This "neo-environmental determinism" school of thought examines how geographic and ecological forces influence [[state-building]], [[economic development]], and [[institutions]]. | ||
| - | '''Environmental determinism''', also known as ''climatic determinism'' or ''geographical determinism'', is the view that the physical environment sets limits on human social development. A nineteenth- and early twentieth-century approach to the study of geography which argued that the general laws sought by human geographers could be found in the physical sciences. Geography therefore became focused on the study of how the physical environment affected, or even caused, human culture and activities. | + | ==See also== |
| - | + | * [[Factor endowment]] | |
| - | + | * [[State building]] | |
| - | == See also == | + | * [[Impact of Western European colonialism and colonisation]] |
| - | * [[Timeline of environmental history]] | + | * [[Colonialism]] |
| - | * [[Environmental sociology]] | + | * ''[[States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control]]'' |
| - | * [[Cultural ecology]] | + | * ''[[The Wealth and Poverty of Nations]]'' |
| - | * [[Cultural materialism (anthropology)]] | + | * ''[[Guns, Germs, and Steel]]'' |
| - | * [[Sociocultural evolution]] | + | * [[William Easterly]] |
| - | * [[Ecological anthropology]] | + | * [[Jeffrey Herbst]] |
| - | * [[Social determinism]] | + | * [[David Landes]] |
| - | * [[Biological determinism]] | + | * [[Ross Levine]] |
| - | * [[Cultural determinism]] | + | * [[Montesquieu]] |
| - | * [[Technological determinism]] | + | * [[James A. Robinson (Harvard University)|James A. Robinson]] |
| - | * [[Determinism]] | + | * [[Andrew Sluyter]] |
| - | * [[Biological determination (sociology)]] | + | |
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"On a map of the world in terms of product or income per head, the rich countries lie in the temperate zone, particularly in the northern hemisphere; the poor countries, in the tropics and semi-tropics" (p. 5). --The Wealth and Poverty of Nations (1998), David Landes "It was Henry Thomas Buckle who was the first to realise the value of a critical study of the influence of nature upon individuals and peoples. One glance at the map of Europe shows most clearly how the peculiar position of England must have influenced the character of the English." --Sex Life in England |
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Environmental determinism (also known as climatic determinism or geographical determinism) is the study of how the physical environment predisposes societies and states towards particular development trajectories. Nineteenth century approaches held that climate and terrain largely determined human activity and psychology, and it was associated with institutionalized racism and eugenics. Jared Diamond, Jeffrey Herbst, and other social scientists sparked a revival of the theory during the late twentieth century. This "neo-environmental determinism" school of thought examines how geographic and ecological forces influence state-building, economic development, and institutions.
See also
- Factor endowment
- State building
- Impact of Western European colonialism and colonisation
- Colonialism
- States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control
- The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
- Guns, Germs, and Steel
- William Easterly
- Jeffrey Herbst
- David Landes
- Ross Levine
- Montesquieu
- James A. Robinson
- Andrew Sluyter
