Read e-book online The Construction of Geographical Climatology in Brazil PDF

My most important contribution as a geographer, alongside the second one half the 20 th century, no doubt used to be directed in the direction of Climatology. until eventually then, commonly often called “Elements of Meteorology", the weather examine within Geography used to be extra hooked up with the quantification of atmospheric components with out the mandatory genetic qualification and the behaviour dynamic of methods.
Against normal approach, I observed myself looking for a conceptual revision and a revision of behaviour practices (dynamics), then initiated through the Polar entrance concept (1917). Slowly yet without doubt, I elaborated a sequence of articles, e-book chapters, didactic advices geared in the direction of highschool teachings, till i began operating with particular initiatives, thesis and theoretical ponderings in hopes of manufacturing a brand new paradigm that left in the back of the static box, unique of the mathematics suggest, in the direction of the rhythmic dynamic.
At this aspect in my existence, having handed 80 years of age, i've got known as in this book's co-authors in hopes of discussing a suggestion on tips to “distribute” one other paintings which to this point has taken many years to arrive a more advantageous perform, insofar because it having been constructed over a century ago.
I wish that the present efforts of distribution supply a few merits for the Geography scholars and the recently-graduated Geographers, and that, in a foreign country, it manages to obtain a few awareness as ability to indicate that, within the southern hemisphere, in Latin the US, and extra particularly in Brazil – which has grown, and maintains to develop, culturally and economically – we're capable, additionally, to supply feedback during this particular quarter. (Carlos Augusto de Figueiredo Monteiro)