TY - GEN
T1 - Intervention
T2 - Critical physical geography
AU - Lave, Rebecca
AU - Wilson, Matthew W.
AU - Barron, Elizabeth S.
AU - Biermann, Christine
AU - Carey, Mark A.
AU - Duvall, Chris S.
AU - Johnson, Leigh
AU - Lane, K. Maria
AU - McClintock, Nathan
AU - Munroe, Darla
AU - Pain, Rachel
AU - Proctor, James
AU - Rhoads, Bruce L.
AU - Robertson, Morgan M.
AU - Rossi, Jairus
AU - Sayre, Nathan F.
AU - Simon, Gregory
AU - Tadaki, Marc
AU - Van Dyke, Christopher
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - A recent opinion piece rekindled debate as to whether geography's current interdisciplinary make-up is a historical relic or an actual and potential source of intellectual vitality. Taking the latter position, we argue here for the benefits of sustained integration of physical and critical human geography. For reasons both political and pragmatic, we term this area of intermingled research and practice critical physical geography (CPG). CPG combines critical attention to power relations with deep knowledge of biophysical science or technology in the service of social and environmental transformation. We argue that whether practiced by individuals or teams, CPG research can improve the intellectual quality and expand the political relevance of both physical and critical human geography because it is increasingly impractical to separate analysis of natural and social systems: socio-biophysical landscapes are as much the product of unequal power relations, histories of colonialism, and racial and gender disparities as they are of hydrology, ecology, and climate change. Here, we review existing CPG work; discuss the primary benefits of critically engaged integrative research, teaching, and practice; and offer our collective thoughts on how to make CPG work.
AB - A recent opinion piece rekindled debate as to whether geography's current interdisciplinary make-up is a historical relic or an actual and potential source of intellectual vitality. Taking the latter position, we argue here for the benefits of sustained integration of physical and critical human geography. For reasons both political and pragmatic, we term this area of intermingled research and practice critical physical geography (CPG). CPG combines critical attention to power relations with deep knowledge of biophysical science or technology in the service of social and environmental transformation. We argue that whether practiced by individuals or teams, CPG research can improve the intellectual quality and expand the political relevance of both physical and critical human geography because it is increasingly impractical to separate analysis of natural and social systems: socio-biophysical landscapes are as much the product of unequal power relations, histories of colonialism, and racial and gender disparities as they are of hydrology, ecology, and climate change. Here, we review existing CPG work; discuss the primary benefits of critically engaged integrative research, teaching, and practice; and offer our collective thoughts on how to make CPG work.
KW - anthropocene
KW - critical human geography
KW - physical geography
KW - transdisciplinarity
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U2 - 10.1111/cag.12061
DO - 10.1111/cag.12061
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84896088651
SN - 0008-3658
VL - 58
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Canadian Geographer
JF - Canadian Geographer
ER -