Hägerstrand as historian: innovation, diffusion and the processual landscape

• Published in: Landscape research Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 712 - 723
• Main Author: Sörlin, Sverker
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 17.08.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Careers; environmental history; Geography; heritage; Historic sites; historical geography; Historiska studier av teknik, vetenskap och miljö; History of Science, Technology and Environment; innovation landscape; Innovations; Landscape; Landscape history; Landscape studies; landscapes; memory; processual landscape; Social change; Social interactions; time geography; Torsten Hägerstrand

Torsten Hägerstrand explored innovation and diffusion as chorological processes but also as chronological processes. His strong interest in time brought him closer to the field of history which he saw as a key dimension of geography. His early work was founded on detailed studies of regional migrati...