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A Historic Description of the Department of Geography at Lund University : With special focus on Physical Geography 1880-2000

Akerman, H. Jonas LU (2025)
Abstract
This book describes the Department of Physical Geography at Lund University from 1880 to 2000. It focuses on the staff and the development of Geography from its beginnings as a branch of History in 1880 through a period of traditional Geography up to 1948, when the subject was divided into two branches: physical Geography and Human and Economic Geography. Finally, the subject developed into a modern, vital subject focusing on climate change issues during the late 2000th century.
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History of Science, History of Science and Ideas, History of the University
pages
599 pages
publisher
Lund University
ISBN
978-91-89187-62-7
978-91-89187-61-0
language
English
LU publication?
yes
additional info
The Author, H. Jonas Åkerman, is an Associate Professor Emeritus at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science at Lund University, Sweden, where he has been active since 1967. Parallel with his primary research focus on permafrost and climatic change in Arctic and Alpine environments, he has been actively working with applied Physical Geography in development projects within the agricultural and rural development sector in India and Africa for ten years.
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2025-12-01 11:38:47
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2025-12-11 16:43:42
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