Geography (PhD)

The PhD programme in Geography is based on the research focus "Resources and Sustainability". The research focuses on the interface of human-environment research. The general theme associates process mapping and modelling, creation of material balances (water, air, sediment, carbon, nitrogen and pollutants), the reconstruction of past environmental conditions and the analysis and modelling of the consequences of interventions in biogeochemical cycles. The social science methodology is included in the context of human ecology, political ecology, institutional analysis, and resource-use conflicts. The Departments of Human Geography, Physical Geography and Cartography, GIS and Remote Sensing are closely linked with the Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use (CBL). Furthermore, the Department of Human Geography is linked with the Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS) and the Department of Cartography, GIS and Remote Sensing is integrated in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE). The doctoral students learn autonomous scientific work through participation in these international collaborative projects and centres. They also receive knowledge and skills that go beyond a curricular programme of study, namely, through the active participation in the academic affairs of the Faculty and Institute of Geography. For more information: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/430860.html