Institute of Geography
Founded in 1895 the Institute has got departments in physical geography, cultural and social geography, landscape ecology, economic geography, cartography and remoste sensing as well as mountain geomorphology.
Parent institution:
University of Goettingen Details of University of Goettingen
Address
Institute of Geography
Goldschmidtstr. 5
37077 Göttingen
Lower Saxony
Phone: +49 (0)551-398000
email: kpoertg(@)gwdg.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Cultural- Socialgeography
- Economic Geography
- Geography / geomorphology in high mountains
- GIS and remote sensing
- Landscape Ecology
- Physical Geography
- Specialized didactics
Coordinated projects
- SFB 552: B2 - The influence of pedo-hydrological changes on the water and nutrient cycle in catchment areas, considering ENSO-impacts in the meso-scale Details of SFB 552: B2 - The influence of pedo-hydrological changes on the water and nutrient cycle in catchment areas, considering ENSO-impacts in the meso-scale
- SFB 552: D6 - Remote sensing based modelling of continuous environmental variables for ecological and socio-economic scenarios Details of SFB 552: D6 - Remote sensing based modelling of continuous environmental variables for ecological and socio-economic scenarios
- SFB 552: Z3 - Central Laboratory Unit Details of SFB 552: Z3 - Central Laboratory Unit
Involved in research projects:
- SFB 552: A5 - Welfare economic assessment of forest encroachment and ENSO effects in the face of Personal Capital and Social Capital dynamics Details of SFB 552: A5 - Welfare economic assessment of forest encroachment and ENSO effects in the face of Personal Capital and Social Capital dynamics
Work package leader of collaborative projects:
- SFB 552: Stability of Rainforest Margins in Indonesia (STORMA) Details of SFB 552: Stability of Rainforest Margins in Indonesia (STORMA)