Research groups in the Department of Geography:
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Amazon Research Team (UTU-ART) Multiscientific research group. |
http://www.sci.utu.fi/projects/amazon |
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Coastal Geography Group (UTU-CGG) Geographical research on natural processes, human activity and information management in coastal areas. |
http://www.sci.utu.fi/coastalgeography |
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Development research Group Development research on regional processes among the societies in developing coutries, specially in Africa, Asia and Latin Americas. |
http://www.sci.utu.fi/maantiede/development_research/ |
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Fluvial Research Group The Fluvial Research Group studies riverine systems and aims at better understanding of the processes acting within the catchment and in the actual river channels. |
http://www.sci.utu.fi/fluvial |
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Human Geography Research Group (HuGe) Human Geography Research Group includes researchers, teachers and geographers interested in different fields of human geography. |
http://www.sci.utu.fi/maantiede/huge/ |
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Landscape Geography Group
Research on dynamic landscapes, their patterns, processes and development in different parts of the world. |
http://www.sci.utu.fi/maantiede/landscapegeography/ |
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Urban Climate Research Group Urban climate research with dense observation network and high frequency utilising GIS methods. Close collaboration with the City of Turku and Finnish Meteorological Institute. |
http://www.sci.utu.fi/maantiede/turclim/ |
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Projects in the Department of Geography:
| Adaptation of ethnic communities and livelihood security in the changing environments in some areas of Nepal and India | 2009- | India_Nepal_project.html |
| Environmental Change in Iceland | 1997- | |
| Lounais-Suomen paikkatietoyhteistyön kehittämishanke (Lounaispaikka) | 1999- | http://www.lounaispaikka.fi |
| Rural Settlement Development, Land Ownership and Food Security since Ujamaa era in eastern Tanzania | 2008-2010 | http://www.sci.utu.fi/projects/maantiede/ruraltanzania |
| Street life | 2010-2011 | http://www.turku2011.fi/en/programme/street-life_en |
| The transformation of Finnish regional policies | 2006-2011 | http://www.sci.utu.fi/maantiede/tutkimus/tutkimushankkeet/finnishregionalpolicy.html |
| Yes in my backyard! | 2010-2011 | Yes in my backyard! |
Finished projects:
| Topic | Duration | Additional information |
| Envifacilitate | 2004-2006 | http://envifacilitate.utu.fi |
| Finnish Global Change Research Programme (FIGARE) | 1999-2002 | |
| Coastal Management Strategy for Soutwest Finland (Life COASTRA) | 1999-2006 (geography dept. 2002-2003) | |
| Landscapes of the past, present and future | 1999-2001 | |
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2006-2008 | http://www.logonbaltic.info |
| Meriluonto | 2003- | |
| Omega Project | 2001-2003 | http://omega.utu.fi |
| Sustainable landscapes in Zanzibar | 2005-2007 | http://sustainablezanzibar.utu.fi |