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Rethinking the role of critique in physical geography
Author(s) -
Tadaki Marc
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/cag.12299
Subject(s) - normative , sociology , epistemology , key (lock) , work (physics) , environmental ethics , social science , ecology , philosophy , engineering , mechanical engineering , biology
Key Messages The relationships between environmental scientists and society can be usefully conceptualized through the lens of critique. Three modes of critique are distinguished, each drawing attention to different practices and outcomes in environmental science. Physical geographers can and should embrace multiple and normative concepts of critique through their work.