Who Introduced Sequent Occupance?

development in historical geography
…through the valuable studies in sequent occupance—i.e., the study of the human occupation of a specific region over intervals of historic time—initiated by Derwent S. Whittlesey and Carl O. Sauer.

Who created sequent Occupance?

The American geographer Derwent Whittlesey is credited with first articulating the concept of sequent occupance, although he drew heavily on the theoretical work of others in the field of cultural geography, especially the ideas of Carl Sauer (see sidebar).

What is sequent Occupance?

Sequent occupance: The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape.

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