Social and Economic Geography

The SEG research group focuses on all social and economic activities and developments on the earth's surface.

News in the spotlight

Ghent University's Department of Geography is seeking to fill a full-time position for an Assistant Professor in Human Geography, with a specialization in sustainable socio-spatial transitions in land use.

More details about the position and how to apply, see:

https://jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-Professor-in-Human-Geography-9000/804585002/

Research themes

Research in the domain of Social and Economic Geography focusses on three clusters.

First of all, the research analyses travel behaviour and city logistics.

Second, there is an emphasis on present-day evolutions in the Flemish urban system, urban policy, and the formation of a world city network.

Finally, the research also investigates location decisions of private and public companies, the relationship between transport and production, and land use modelling.

urban development
world city network
travel behaviour
transportation
land development

Prof. dr. Frank Witlox

mobilities travel behavior analysis and modeling travel and land use sustainable mobility issues business travel cross-border mobility city logistics global commodity chains . . .

Prof. dr. Giovanni Circella

travel behavior mobility land use

Prof. dr. Ben Derudder

urbanization netwerk analysis land use

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