Landscape Research

Landscape research builds on a long tradition initiated by the holistic and interdisciplinary approach of the regional geography.

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08-07-2025

Tiago Azeredo Dionísio successfully defended his PhD

On Thursday, 26 June 2025, Tiago Azeredo Dionísio successfully defended his PhD: “Who we are, what we feel and how we behave in the landscape: A study on place-bonds in Belgium and Portugal”.

Supervisors: Prof. Dr.Veerle Van Eetvelde (Ghent University), Prof. Dr. Fátima Bernardo (Évora University), Dr. Kim Dierckx (Ghent University)

Examination Committee: Prof. Dr. Haosheng Huang (Chair) (Ghent University), Prof. Dr. Marc Antrop (Ghent University), Prof. Dr. Isabel Loupa-Ramos (Ghent University, Instituto Superior Técnico – Lisbon University), Prof. Dr. Ruth Krebs (Ghent University), Prof. Dr. Maria Lewicka (Nicolaus Copernicus University), Prof. Dr. Andreas Aagaard Christensen (Roskilde University)

Congratulations Tiago!

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Research themes

Landscape research combines many different research disciplines, such as physical geography, social geography, landscape history, archaeology, landscape ecology, spatial planning, landscape planning and -management, landscape architecture, environmental sciences and environmental psychology.

The study of landscapes is based on the holistic and essentially interdisciplinary approach applied in regional geography, in which aerial photograph interpretation, land characterisation and -survey and GIS are common techniques. The approach is fundamentally integrated (interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary) and integrates a wide variety of topics, characterised by a regional and spatial differentiation.

The need for fundamental landscape research is growing because of the fast changes in our environment. Many applied sciences such as regional and environmental planning (impact assessment), land evaluation and management, etc. require this fundamental knowledge, and the demand is still growing.