RESEARCH IN THE DEPARTMENT
RESEARCH UNITS
"Geography is the subject which holds
the key to our future"
— Michael Palin
Bachelor of Science in Geography and Geomatics and the additional Master of Science in Geomatics and Land Surveying are broad and multidisciplinary courses that submerge you in several geo-domains, in combination with nature and social sciences.
The social and natural processes that occur in space, in the past and in the present, and the mutual spatial relations are always at the centerpoint.
Mertens, Van Dyck, Ghekiere, De Bourdeaudhuij, Deforche, Van de Weghe, Van Cauwenberg (2016) — Which environmental factors most strongly influence a street's appeal for bicycle transport among adults?: a conjoint study using manipulated photographs. [INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH GEOGRAPHICS]
Van Holle, Van Cauwenberg, De Bourdeaudhuij, Deforche, Van de Weghe, Van Dyck (2016) — Interactions between neighborhood social environment and walkability to explain Belgian older adults' physical activity and sedentary time. [INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH]
Hennemann, Derudder (2014) — An alternative approach to the calculation and analysis of connectivity in the world city network. [ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-PLANNING & DESIGN]
Zhao (2016) — Mapping urban networks in mainland China through the lens of corporate spatial organization.
van Meeteren (2016) — From polycentricity to renovated urban systems theory: explaining Belgian settlement geographies.
Vervust (2016) — Deconstructing the Ferraris maps (1770-1778): a study of the map production process and its implications for geometric accuracy.
Geografica is the student association for Geography and Land Surveying students at Ghent University. It was founded in 1982.
The VGG (Vereniging van Gentse Geografen) is part of Alumni UGent and offers permanent trainings in the form of excursions, lectures or other activities.
