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Sparsely populated regions as a specific geographical environment
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1184-8624
Abstract The Amazon forests, the Northern artic regions, the Australian bush and Siberian plains all have very low demographic densities, but they are rarely studied as pertaining to the same global category. It appears, however, that when considering sparsely populated regions (SPR) globally they share not only demographical characteristics, but also a number of features in their economic, political, spatial and social configuration, and more importantly in visions of nature and the environment, which make them different from more densely populated areas. The point of this paper is to demonstrate that despite obvious ecological and climatic differences, SPR can be considered as a specific geographical category and in so doing we are able to reveal and explain aspects until now imperfectly framed under the ‘rural’ category which they are generally put into. This point is far from anecdotal, since contrary to common assumptions, SPR are still largely dominant today on Earth in terms of extension. Considering them as a unique category can therefore be an important step forward in cross-continental rural studies.
Highlights Even if the Earth population is growing, sparsely populated areas still constitute the biggest part of the world; they are not limited to “pristine” or “virgin” areas and are not also well covered by the category of “rural”. In most cultures, “sparselands” are associated with a number of other characteristics pointing out the association between population sparsity and determined social and cultural features. Independently from ecological or political differences, sparsely populated across the world share a number of common features including weaker political or administrative control, the survival of cultural differences or a more or less conflictual relationship with urban areas. Sparsely populated areas across the World can be considered as a specific environment or geographical category and approached globally as such. The approach of sparsely populated regions as different helps explaining contemporary environmental or governance conflicts.
Sparsely populated regions as a specific geographical environment
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1184-8624
Abstract The Amazon forests, the Northern artic regions, the Australian bush and Siberian plains all have very low demographic densities, but they are rarely studied as pertaining to the same global category. It appears, however, that when considering sparsely populated regions (SPR) globally they share not only demographical characteristics, but also a number of features in their economic, political, spatial and social configuration, and more importantly in visions of nature and the environment, which make them different from more densely populated areas. The point of this paper is to demonstrate that despite obvious ecological and climatic differences, SPR can be considered as a specific geographical category and in so doing we are able to reveal and explain aspects until now imperfectly framed under the ‘rural’ category which they are generally put into. This point is far from anecdotal, since contrary to common assumptions, SPR are still largely dominant today on Earth in terms of extension. Considering them as a unique category can therefore be an important step forward in cross-continental rural studies.
Highlights Even if the Earth population is growing, sparsely populated areas still constitute the biggest part of the world; they are not limited to “pristine” or “virgin” areas and are not also well covered by the category of “rural”. In most cultures, “sparselands” are associated with a number of other characteristics pointing out the association between population sparsity and determined social and cultural features. Independently from ecological or political differences, sparsely populated across the world share a number of common features including weaker political or administrative control, the survival of cultural differences or a more or less conflictual relationship with urban areas. Sparsely populated areas across the World can be considered as a specific environment or geographical category and approached globally as such. The approach of sparsely populated regions as different helps explaining contemporary environmental or governance conflicts.
Sparsely populated regions as a specific geographical environment
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1184-8624
Abstract The Amazon forests, the Northern artic regions, the Australian bush and Siberian plains all have very low demographic densities, but they are rarely studied as pertaining to the same global category. It appears, however, that when considering sparsely populated regions (SPR) globally they share not only demographical characteristics, but also a number of features in their economic, political, spatial and social configuration, and more importantly in visions of nature and the environment, which make them different from more densely populated areas. The point of this paper is to demonstrate that despite obvious ecological and climatic differences, SPR can be considered as a specific geographical category and in so doing we are able to reveal and explain aspects until now imperfectly framed under the ‘rural’ category which they are generally put into. This point is far from anecdotal, since contrary to common assumptions, SPR are still largely dominant today on Earth in terms of extension. Considering them as a unique category can therefore be an important step forward in cross-continental rural studies.
Highlights Even if the Earth population is growing, sparsely populated areas still constitute the biggest part of the world; they are not limited to “pristine” or “virgin” areas and are not also well covered by the category of “rural”. In most cultures, “sparselands” are associated with a number of other characteristics pointing out the association between population sparsity and determined social and cultural features. Independently from ecological or political differences, sparsely populated across the world share a number of common features including weaker political or administrative control, the survival of cultural differences or a more or less conflictual relationship with urban areas. Sparsely populated areas across the World can be considered as a specific environment or geographical category and approached globally as such. The approach of sparsely populated regions as different helps explaining contemporary environmental or governance conflicts.
Sparsely populated regions as a specific geographical environment
Le Tourneau, François-Michel (author)
Journal of Rural Studies ; 75 ; 70-79
2019-12-19
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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