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No. 1 (2024)

Return to David Seamon’s Humanistic Geography: First Reflections

  • Francesco Formigari
  • Lucia Masotti
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3280/rgioa1-2024oa17380
Submitted
February 28, 2024
Published
2024-03-21

Abstract

The article seeks to examine geographer David Seamon’s approach with regard to one of his most known and influential works. After classifying Seamon’s theories and method according to humanistic geography and phenomenological philosophy, the article analyses some studies that deal with Seamon’s ideas. In the end, the article demonstrates the present value of the approach developed by Seamon and its potential recourses for new geographical analysis of places.

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