Department of Geography

Research within the department

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3D Data Acquisition

Collecting terrestrial data using a wide range of topographic and photogrammetric devices, remote sensing and photogrammetry, bathymetry,...

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Cartography & GIS

Using modern methods and developing innovative technologies in multidisciplinary projects in cartography and GIS.

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Landscape Research

The holistic and interdisciplinary approach to landscape, integrating a wide variety of topics, characterised by regional and spatial differentiation.

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Physical Geography

The interaction between geomorphological processes and human influences, specifically the effect of changes in land use land management, hydrology and climate on the earth's surface.

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Social and Economic Geography

Displacement behaviour, urban logistics, urban policy, world city network, land-use modelling and location decisions.

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PhD research in the spotlight

Sand and Dust Storms Identification and Risk Mapping in arid Central Asia
Modelling of the Scene Complexity of Navigation Environments and Visual Areas of Interest for Egocentric Pedestrian Navigation Systems Using Street-View Panoramas
Virtual interlining in the European airport network and the quest for new datasets in air transport geography
Adaptive Mobile Indoor Route Guidance - The Next Big Step
Attribute Trajectory Analysis: Analyzing the Dynamics of Non-Spatial Data as Trajectories
The response of groundwater levels to climate change and anthropogenic activities in arid regions: A case study in the Amu Darya Delta
THE HAPPY TRAVELER - Connecting undirected trips to travel satisfaction, positive utility, and subjective well-being
Optimising daily police patrol: Towards better matching police supply and demand by directing police in space and time
Heavy metal pollution assessment using big data technology in mining areas in Xinjiang

Project research in the spotlight

Towards a methodology for landscape characterisation in Flanders
Integrating public transport and spatial development: Identifying opportunities drawing on node-place modeling
A Climate resilient future for the Lake Tana Development Corridor: The Bahir Dar University IUC project (Phase II)
Smart crowd security management through adaptive routing
What does landscape mean to people? Investigating the holistic human-environmental relationship
EURECA: Finding traces of European culture in archive collections and investigating cultural differences through social media data
A global analysis of polycentric urban regions
MiLAND - The impact of migration on landscape identity in an urban and a rural context
Survey 'Cycling in the dark and dark'

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