Historical Background During the 1960s, welfare economics emerged as a branch of economics to study socio-economic inequality, however, it was just a vertical analysis of distribution of wealth. It did not address spatial, regional or territorial distribution or inequality. Consequently, welfare geography emerged to fill the gap of horizontal or spatial analysis. So, we can … Read more
Human geography is a one of the two key branches of geography i.e. physical and human. Many people relate the word ‘Geography’ basically with knowing where things are. For instance, where is Sahara Desert, where is Mount Everest etc.? Knowing that why do they exist in specific regions is significantly important, too. It is much … Read more
The Romans are one of the pioneers of many scientific studies such as geography, climatology, history and medicine etc. Strabo (64 BC-24 AD) was one of those Roman scholars who made significant contribution to geographical studies. Strabo’s contribution to geography can be seen in the 17 Volumes of Geographica written by him. Strabo’s Geography He declared … Read more
What is Exceptionalism? Exceptionalism is an idea that certain disciplines are exceptional in a sense that they study a particular aspect of events and phenomenon which is not studied by other disciplines. Immanuel Kant is considered the father of exceptionalism. He claimed that the geography and history are exceptional in a manner that geography focusses … Read more