Research Groups
Research and teaching in the Department of Geography is divided into nine academic areas comprising a total of 15 working groups. The department’s offering is supplemented by partnerships in the fields of medical geography, aquatic ecology and nature conservation.

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Remote Sensing and GIS

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Geomorphology

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Economic and Social Geography

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Development Geography

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Climatology and Landscape Ecology

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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.