The main research directions

  • Climate and waters, aerobiology, phenology (A. Briede, G. Kalvāne, R. Kasparinskis, O. Sozinova);
  • Soils and biota (R. Kasparinskis, S. Rūsiņa);
  • Landscapes and cultural geography (A. Zariņa, R. Kasparinskis, S. Rūsiņa, I. Vinogradovs);
  • Population geography and migration (Z. Krišjāne, M. Bērziņš);
  • Population and geographical mobility (E. Apsīte-Beriņa, J. Paiders);
  • Territorial management and planning (G. Lukstiņa, P. Škiņkis);
  • Subglacial, marginal and subglacial environments of the glacier and their spatiotemporal changes during the Late Vistula glaciation (K. Lamsters);
  • Sediment accumulation and relief formation processes at the end of the Ice Age and in the post-Ice Age (L. Kalniņa, J. Lapinskis, I. Strautnieks);
  • Spatio-temporal changes of the Holocene natural environment, based on the evidence of lake and swamp sediments (A. Ceriņa, N. Stivriņš);
  • Implementation and development of integrated space and data analysis methods (I. Grīne, A. Rečs, A. Markots, M. Nartišs).

Departments:

Department of Physical Geography →
Department of Human Geography →
Department of Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology and Geomatics →

Laboratories for studies and research:

Laboratory of Biogeography
Laboratory of Geographic Information Systems
Geospatial Analysis Laboratory
Laboratory of Cartography and Remote Sensing
Laboratory of Quaternary Environment
Laboratory of Regional Planning
Environmental Bioindication Teaching Laboratory