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Environmental Historical Geographies.

Matthew J Hannaford¹

¹Department of Geography University of Lincoln Lincoln UK.

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|January 23, 2025

Summary

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Environmental historical geography is advancing by exploring reconstruction, knowledge, and impacts. Future research will integrate big data, AI, and comparative studies to deepen understanding of environment-society relations.

Keywords:

climate history environmental history environmental impacts environmental interventions environmental knowledges environmental reconstruction historical geography

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Area of Science:

Environmental historical geography, an active subfield closely linked to environmental history.

Background:

The subfield examines environment-society relations through historical lenses.
It encompasses themes of environmental reconstruction, knowledge, and impacts.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent developments and applications in environmental historical geography.
To identify promising research avenues for the subfield.

Main Methods:

Examination of three overarching themes: environmental reconstruction, knowledges and discourses, and impacts and interventions.
Highlighting recent approaches and applications within these themes.

Main Results:

Recent approaches in environmental reconstruction, knowledges, and impacts were identified.
Emerging research areas include big data, AI, multi-directional interactions, colonial legacies, and comparative studies.

Conclusions:

Environmental historical geography offers robust frameworks for understanding environment-society dynamics.
Future research directions promise to reinvigorate the field by integrating new technologies and critical perspectives.