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The objective here is to take a brief look at semantic questions surrounding several words that are frequently used in this book, and which relate directly to the two nouns in the title: “Landscapes and Societies”. This includes the obviously similar terms land, culture and civilization, but also three words concerned with the relationship between the two—determinism, adaptation and sustainability.
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Chesworth, W. (2010). A Semantic Introduction. In: Martini, I., Chesworth, W. (eds) Landscapes and Societies. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9413-1_2
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