Development and current trends of the Czech historical geography

• Authors: Eva Semotanová , Pavel Chromý
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The contribution presents existing results of the Czech historic-geographical research, the current state of scientific discipline, and also challenges that is the Czech historical geography facing. It deals with development of thematic orientation of historic-geographical research in course of the 20th century, introduces leading persons of individual generations and define the three today’s theoreticmethodological orientations of historic-geographical research. Since the year 2012 historic-geographical research has gained a common institutional platform: the Historical Geography Research Centre. Further research in the field of historical geography in Czechia will develop the Baker’s four key traditions of historical geography: changing distribution, changing environments, changing landscapes, changing areas and regions.

Keywords

EN

HISTORICAL GEOGRAFY; HISTORY OF HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE; CZECHIA

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Historická geografie (Historical Geography)
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 9-34

Contributors

author

Eva Semotanová

• Historický ústav AV ČR, Prosecká 76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic

author

Pavel Chromý

• Katedra sociální geografie a regionálního rozvoje Přírodovědecké fakulty Univerzity Karlovy, Albertov 6, Praha 2, Czech Republic