Providing an in-depth exploration into the rivers of Habsburg Galicia (part of Austrian Poland) in the 19th century, this volume combines analysis of historical hydrographic data with modern GIS and remote sensing tools. Considering geographical and historical factors, this book draws on both natural processes and human activities to analyse how river valleys function and… Read More Tomasz Kargol (2026): The Rivers of Habsburg Galicia Between Flow and Control. Routledge: London and New York.

Between 1888 and 1914, U.S. geographical societies became central institutions mediating the production and circulation of geographic knowledge. Anchoring his analysis in the American Geographical Society, Maximilian Reimann moves beyond celebrated explorers to examine the knowledge infrastructures, networks, and everyday labor of editors, librarians, and councilors who defined modern geography. He traces how knowledge traveled… Read More Maximilian Reimann (2026): Mediating Geographic Knowledge. U.S. Geographical Societies, 1888-1914, transcript: Bielefeld.

Der vorliegende 122. Band der Schriftenreihe „Berliner Geographische Arbeiten“ versammelt zwölf Beiträge, die die Geographie als eine sich stets in Bewegung befindende Wissenschaft zeigen, in der Wandel, Unsicherheit und methodische Vielfalt als Voraussetzungen des wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisgewinns begriffen werden. Neben institutionellen und fachhistorischen Reflexionen liegen inhaltliche Schwerpunkte auf geomorphologischen, bodenkundlichen und geoökologischen Fragestellungen sowie geographiedidaktischen Perspektiven… Read More Mohsen Makki, Barbara Richter, Reinhard Kleßen, Benjamin Schulenburg (Hg.). (2026). Aufbruch der Formen: Geographische Perspektiven in Bewegung. Berliner Geographische Arbeiten 122.

This open access book will provide an overview of predominantly geographical and historical discourses connected with mountain landscapes in Montenegro and Slovenia. Very few countries, even considerably larger ones, can boast the mountain landscape diversity found in both countries. Special attention will be given to mountains as a national „symbol“ and their role in the… Read More Matija Zorn, Olga Pelcer-Vujačić, Peter Mikša (eds.) (2026): Discourses on Mountains of Montenegro and Slovenia. Springer: Cham.

This book studies geographical societies, which were the institutional basis of geography until the early twentieth century. Although they were a global phenomenon, most research has focused on the most famous societies (such as Paris, London, and Washington/D.C.), and/or studied societies in isolation from each other. By contrast, our volume also pays attention to societies… Read More Maximilian Georg (ed.) 2026): Geographical Societies in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: Case Studies and Comparisons. Springer: Cham.

This book presents recent achievements in interdisciplinary archaeological and geological studies as well as new ideas on the development of geological concepts. The territory of Armenia and the South Caucasus region together have been inhabited since Lower Paleolithic times and there is extensive evidence of the prehistoric use of stone and metals and trade of… Read More Barry Cooper, Marianne Klemun, Ezio Vaccari (eds.) (2026): History of Geology Without Borders: Armenia and Beyond. Springer: Cham.