A Historic Description of the Department of Geography at Lund University : With special focus on Physical Geography 1880-2000

This book describes the Department of Physical Geography at Lund University from 1880 to 2000. It focuses on the staff and the development of Geography from its beginnings as a branch of History in 1880 through a period of traditional Geography up to 1948, when the subject was divided into two branches: physical Geography and Human and Economic Geography. Finally, the subject developed into a modern, vital subject focusing on climate change issues during the late 2000th century.