The Geohistorical Approach
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-42438-1 (ISBN)
This book gives a comprehensive view of the strengths and limits of the interdisciplinary methods that work together to form the geohistorical approach to geographical and geological sciences. The geohistorical approach can be synthetically defined as a multi- and interdisciplinary approach that uses techniques and perspectives, mainly from geography, history, and natural sciences, to examine topics that inform the space-time knowledge of environment, territory, and landscape. The boundary between the application of physical and human science methods is large and hazy. This volume exists at this boundary and offers an approach that utilizes both historical data (from both physical and human records) and GIScience (e.g. GIS, cartography, GPS, remote sensing) to investigate the evolution of the environment, territory and landscape through both space and time.
The first objective of this volume is to define the term geohistorical approach. An entire chapter focuses on a review of the main disciplines that connect geography and history, a review of the terms environment, territory, and landscape as objects of study of this approach, and the definition and importance of the geohistorical approach. The second goal is to describe the methods used in the geohistorical approach. Eight chapters present the key methods also using examples of applications from the international context, offering an awareness of the potentials, limitations and accuracy of each method, with particular focus on the integration of methods. The third goal is to provide case studies to demonstrate the use and integration of geohistorical methods from both original material and published research. A final chapter is dedicated to an interdisciplinary case study from the Venetian Plain (Italy), providing an example of the integration of almost all methods described in the book.
Dr. Silvia Piovan is a researcher and lecturer in geography in the Department of Historical Geographical and Antiquity Sciences at the University of Padova in Italy. Her research interests include the geo-historical evolution in the man-environmental relationship in the alluvial plains, historical cartography and geographical information sciences, palaeogeographical and palaeohydrographical reconstruction, and stratigraphical architecture and geomorphology of the alluvial plains.
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Geo-Historical Approach in Environmental and Territorial Studies.- Chapter 3. Modern Maps.- Chapter 4. Historical Maps.- Chapter 5. Written Documents and Cultural Artifacts.- Chapter 6. Geographic Information System (GIS).- Chapter 7. Remote Sensing.- Chapter 8. Processing of Stratigraphical Archives.- Chapter 9. Other Methods.- Chapter 10. The Geo-Historical Approach in the Southern Venetian Plain.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.05.2020 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Springer Geography |
| Zusatzinfo | XIX, 348 p. 160 illus., 135 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 738 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| Schlagworte | Cartographic analysis • Environmental Geography • Floodplains • Geographical data storage systems • geomorphology • Geosites and Geomorphosites • Geospatial intelligence paradigm • GIScience • Historical Geography • historical geology • Historical Maps • Laser remote sensing • Modern maps • Stratigraphical archives • Territorial studies |
| ISBN-10 | 3-030-42438-3 / 3030424383 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-030-42438-1 / 9783030424381 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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