Charlton, Ro and Waddington, Shelagh B. (2002) Youth, Maturity and Old Age: Time for Retirement? Geographical Viewpoint, 30. pp. 6-13. ISSN 0332-4877
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Abstract
The concepts of 'youth, maturity and old age' are used to describe stages of landscape
development within the Cycle of Erosion of W.M. Davis. These concepts are still widely taught at
second level in Ireland, especially in relation to fluvial (river) landforms. However, it has been widely
accepted since the 1950s that the model is outdated, as the underlying assumptions are flawed and its
analogy with the stages of human life are inappropriate for what is now known to be a dynamic system
controlled by a number of factors that include climate, tectonic activity and geology. This paper
outlines the Davisian Cycle of Erosion and discusses the developments in knowledge and understanding
that have been made since the model was first proposed, explaining why the model is oversimplified
and outdated. The main misconceptions that students who have been taught this theory tend to hold
are considered and suggestions are made as to how the material taught in schools might be updated.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Youth; Maturity; Old Age; Time; Retirement; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units, ICARUS |
Item ID: | 9205 |
Depositing User: | Shelagh Waddington |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2018 15:06 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Geographical Viewpoint |
Publisher: | Association of Geography Teachers of Ireland |
Refereed: | Yes |
URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/9205 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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