Geographies of Mediterranean Europe

In: Springer Geography Ser.

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Current Legacy of Geographies in Mediterranean Europe -- References -- Part I: The Great Contributions of Mediterranean Geographical Thought -- Chapter 2: Geography as a Social Science in Portugal -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Evolution: The Institutional Establishment of the Discipline -- 2.3 Education: If Geography Is a Central Discipline in School, Student Education Is Also Essential for Geography -- 2.4 Research: Expansion, Internationalization and Interest Widening -- 2.5 Politics, Policies, Planning and Organizations: Geography Out of School -- 2.6 Links, Paths and Challenges -- 2.7 Towards a Southern Europe or a Mediterranean Geography? -- References -- Chapter 3: Spanish Geographical Thought in the Present: Its Influence and Original Proposals in a Context Dominated by Tradition -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Spanish Geography in the First Two Decades of the Twenty-First Century: General Characteristics -- 3.2.1 The Academic and Professional Consolidation of Geography in Regional and Democratic Spain (1975-2009) -- 3.2.2 The Challenges of the Current Situation: The Impact of the Crisis (2009-2019) -- 3.3 The Internal Weaknesses of Spanish Geography -- 3.3.1 The Persistence of Academic Conservatism -- 3.3.2 The Predominant Themes in the Work of Spanish Geographers -- 3.4 Original Proposals of the Geographical Thought of the Present -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Geography and Territorial Planning in Italy -- 4.1 The Reasons Behind a Missed Opportunity -- 4.2 Geography and Urban Planning: The Origins of a Debate -- 4.3 A Renewed Regional Geography Does Not Match the Planning -- 4.4 The New Planning Directions and the 'Vast Area' Problem -- 4.5 The Illusion of Administrative Reorganisation -- 4.6 The Geographers Have Worked on Planning Nonetheless -- 4.7 Potential Convergences for the Future.