Towards the environmental geography concept

  • Sergiy Kostrikov V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
  • Kateryna Segida V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Keywords: environmental geography, human / environment interactions, landforms, earth surface processes, groundwater, data integration and visualization

Abstract

Authors introduce the environmental geography concept. Environmental geography describes the spatial aspects of interactions between the human society and the natural environment. Spatial laws, trends and fluctuations make the environmental geography subject up. The paper examines briefly some regularities of this new discipline formation.  As the key one among other methodological approaches the geomorphic method is selected for the watershed environment reconstruction. A relevant modeling example is introduced. A strong spatial aspect of this research implies GIS tools involvement, what is discussed in details, in particular – within human / environment interaction perspective.      

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Author Biographies

Sergiy Kostrikov, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor, Department of Social and Economic Geography and Region Studies
Kateryna Segida, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
PhD in Geography,  Senior Lecturer,  Department of Social and Economic Geography and Region Studies

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2016-10-21
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How to Cite
Kostrikov, S., & Segida, K. (2016). Towards the environmental geography concept. Human Geography Journal, 14(1), 5-11. https://doi.org/10.26565/2076-1333-2013-14-01