Research Groups
Research and teaching in the Department of Geography is divided into nine academic areas comprising a total of thirteen working groups. The department’s offering is supplemented by partnerships in the fields of medical geography, aquatic ecology and nature conservation.
![Laser measuring device in front of a blue sky and a grassy landscape](https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/research/media_research-1/colourbox37990873.jpg/@@images/image/leadimagesize)
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Remote Sensing and GIS
![Canyon in the USA which is interspersed with individual trees](https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/research/media_research-1/colourbox3198120.jpg/@@images/image/leadimagesize)
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Geomorphology
![Several wind turbines photographed from the side. In the background the blue sky, hills and sections of forest](https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/research/media_research-1/colourbox15302568.jpg/@@images/image/leadimagesize)
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Economic and Social Geography
![Children of color photographed from behind on a dirt road in an African country, some of them are carrying water canisters on their heads](https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/research/media_research-1/colourbox43336960.jpg/@@images/image/leadimagesize)
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Development Geography
![Lake in Norway in front of a forest landscape, with snow covered mountains and a blue sky in the background](https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/research/media_research-1/colourbox7738399.jpg/@@images/image/leadimagesize)
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Climatology and Landscape Ecology
![Skyscrapers in New York City in front of a blue sky, photographed from bottom to top](https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/research/media_research-1/colourbox42779157.jpg/@@images/image/leadimagesize)
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Urban and Regional Geography
External expertise
Hon. Prof. Dr. Karl Heinz Erdmann
Field of expertise: nature conservation policy, regional identity, sustainability, crises and conflicts
Hon. Prof. Dr. Thomas Zumbroich
Field of expertise: landscape and water planning
Prof. Dr. Thomas Kistemann
Field of expertise: medical geography and public health
Cooperation Faculty of Medicine, Medical Geography & Public Health
Retired professors
A list of emeritus and retired professors can be found here.