Janez Jesenko - a slightly forgotten geographer from the second half of the 19th century is beside the cosmopolitan Blaz Kocen undoubtedly the most important colossus of Slovenian geography of that time. Although he published a number
of geographical and historical textbooks as a grammar school teacher, he is by means of presenting the contents more a serious scientist than a teacher. His dealing with the subject was systematic and profound, based on the latest scientific conclusions
of that time. A closer examination of his work has revealed that he can be regarded as a founder of Slovenian geographical onomastics and terminology. - (IKR)
Apatite fission track and (U-Th)/He dating of teschenite intrusions gives time constraints on accretionary processes and development of planation surfaces in the Outer Western Carpathians
The apatite fission track and apatite (U-Th)/He data measured on teschenite intrusions show that planation surfaces in the study area formed in post-Pannonian time and are therfore younger than traditionally believed. This contradicts the classical
rulings in this period. He traces the emergence of a “domopolitical” rationality in press reporting in terms of a number of imaginative geographies, and he suggests that they are both biopolitical and connected with the colonial dimensions of the present.
Taking as a starting point the devastating earthquake that destroyed Messina one century ago, the A. discusses the problems related to the uncertain development of his own city. In doing this, he expresses several critical thoughts
The A. outlines the successes achieved in half a century of European integration and highlights some existing models of a “multispeed” European Union. Finally, he emphasises the cultural and identity challenges the Union must continue to face
With the Plans Sectoriels state planning creates a binding framework for a sustainable spatial development fort he first time. In this context the Plan Sectoriel “Landscape” has the task to anchor the offensive landscape policy required
depending on limited numbers of empirical cases. He invites us to form a geography that is always open to surprise in the face of the world’s inherent complexity rather than hiding behind predefined theoretical armor that hides and misleads more than
of education in the 1920s) and there still remained some blank spots on the cultural geographic map he drew. On the other hand there were obvious achievements in the field of the development of the elementary school system, which was considered priority
From December 1940 until May 1945 András Rónai acted as director of the Institute of Political Sciences at Budapest. He launched a project to publish an Atlas of Central Europe containing a series of predominantly thematic maps which was compiled
Only with the aid of fact-related information and regional objectives can models fort he preservation and development of future cultural landscapes be derived and existing initiatives for further development be spatially supported. The claim
The article refers to an extensive expertise fort he Council of Europe in which the influence of migrations on population dynamics in 1500 European regions from 34 countries were considered. Also the globalization, a term which has so far rather
The A. situates this story of human deprivation and suffering within the context of an evolving colonial biopolitics aimed at regenerating Irish society. Building on the perspectives of M. Foucault, he argues that the Great Famine has been shaped