Alexander von Humboldt
- This book aims to view and to understand Alexander von Humboldt from different perspectives and in varying disciplinary contexts. His contributions addressed numerous topics in the earth but also life sciences—spanning from geo-botany, climatology, paleontology, oceanography, mineralogy, resources, and hydrogeology to links between the environmental impact of humans, erosion, and climate change. From the very beginning, he paved the way for a modern, integrated earth system science approach to decipher, characterize, and model the different forcing factors and their feedback mechanisms. It becomes obvious that Humboldt’s holistic approach is far beyond simple description and empiric data collection. As documented and analyzed in the different texts of this volume, he combines observation and analysis with emotions and subjective perceptions in a very affectionate way. However, this publication does not intend to add another encyclopedic text compilation but to observe and critically analyze this unique personality´s relevance in aThis book aims to view and to understand Alexander von Humboldt from different perspectives and in varying disciplinary contexts. His contributions addressed numerous topics in the earth but also life sciences—spanning from geo-botany, climatology, paleontology, oceanography, mineralogy, resources, and hydrogeology to links between the environmental impact of humans, erosion, and climate change. From the very beginning, he paved the way for a modern, integrated earth system science approach to decipher, characterize, and model the different forcing factors and their feedback mechanisms. It becomes obvious that Humboldt’s holistic approach is far beyond simple description and empiric data collection. As documented and analyzed in the different texts of this volume, he combines observation and analysis with emotions and subjective perceptions in a very affectionate way. However, this publication does not intend to add another encyclopedic text compilation but to observe and critically analyze this unique personality´s relevance in a modern context, particularly in discussing environmental and social key issues in the twenty-first century.…
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94008-9 |
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| ISBN: | 978-3-030-94007-2 |
| ISBN: | 978-3-030-94008-9 |
| ISBN: | 978-3-030-94010-2 |
| Subtitle (English): | multiperspective approaches |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Place of publishing: | Cham |
| Editor(s): | Gregor C. Falk, Manfred Strecker, Simon Schneider |
| Publication type: | Monograph/Edited Volume |
| Language: | English |
| Date of first publication: | 2022/07/22 |
| Publication year: | 2022 |
| Release date: | 2023/11/20 |
| Tag: | Alexander von Humboldt; Orinoco River system; andean geology; biogeography; earth system sciences; environmentalism; expedition; historical geography; intercultural understanding; interdisciplinarity; mining sciences; multiperspective reception of AvH |
| Number of pages: | xiv, 273 |
| Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Geowissenschaften |
| DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 55 Geowissenschaften, Geologie / 550 Geowissenschaften |
