Human Geography

The emphasis of research in human geography is laid on the fields of urban social geography, urban and regional planning, geography of development and geography of health. During the last five years research has been finalised on: 1. Structure planning in Flanders and Vlaams-Brabant; 2. Urban renewal in Brussels; 3. Comparative atlas of European cities; 4. The provision of services for the elderly in Brussels; 5. Migration in the Brussels urban region; 6. Traffic studies; 7. Health and development; 8. Analysis of health indicators; 9. Ageing and development; 10. Environment and vectorial diseases in Northern Argentina; 11. Public health and environmental pollution in regions of ecological crisis in Russia.