Integrated geography

Thus, to a certain degree, it may be seen as a successor of Physische Anthropogeographie (English: "physical anthropogeography")—a term coined by University of Vienna geographer Albrecht Penck in 1924[3]—and geographical cultural or human ecology (Harlan H. Barrows 1923).

Integrated geography in the United States is principally influenced by the schools of Carl O. Sauer (Berkeley), whose perspective was rather historical, and Gilbert F. White (Chicago), who developed a more applied view.

Integrated geography describes and explains the spatial aspects of interactions between human individuals or societies and their natural environment, called coupled human–environment systems.

Thereby, integrated geography represents a critically important set of analytical tools for assessing the impact of human presence on the environment.

With integrated geography we can analyze different social science and humanities perspectives and their use in understanding people environment processes.