Research

Urban climate

How can we adapt our living environment to the current climate change?

Historical landscape

How can we use the knowledge on changes in the landscapes for their future stability?

Geography of energies

How is progressing the transition to low-carbon economy?

Perception of geographical space

How do people perceive their living environment?

Since its establishment in 1959, our department has been devoted to both teaching students and conducting scientific research. The current major scope of our research is concentrated into the following topics:

Research topics

Research projects

Current projects

Projects in progress in 2021

Overview of projects accomplished in preceding years

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Recent publications

Journals included in the Web of Science

Frajer, J., Fiedor, D. (2021): A historical curiosity or a source of accurate spatial information on historical land use? The issue of accuracy of old cadastres in the example of Josephian Cadastre from the Habsburg Empire. Land Use Policy 100: 104937. DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104937 [link]

Šerý, M., Daňková, M. (2021): When regional identities differ over generation: Deinstitutionalisation of regions and regional identities in a regional amalgam. Journal of Rural Studies, 82, 430-441. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.01.033 [link]

Other peer-reviewed scientific journals

Mackovčin, P. (2021): Německé vojenské mapy československé části Slezska z let 1936–1945. Geografický a kartografický obzor 67/109 (4): 65–78. [link]