The department of human geography and regional research at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University was founded in 1934 and has a long history of studying social geography in the Kharkiv region. The department is led by Professor Lyudmila Niemets and focuses on research areas such as sustainable development, social issues, regional development, and GIS technology. It publishes the Journal of Human Geography and engages in projects to develop strategies and analyses for sustainable development in Ukraine.

1. Lyudmila Niemets, Аrthur Golikov, Кostyantyn Niemets,
Sergiy Kostrikov, Lyudmila Kliuchko, Ganna Kulieshova,
Yuriy Kandyba, Katerina Segida
THE DEPARTMENT OFTHE DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ANDHUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND
REGIONAL RESEARCH:REGIONAL RESEARCH:
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTUREPAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

2. The department of human geography and
regional research of
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
was found in 1934
Background of the formation and development
of social geography in Kharkiv region
• Historical patterns of the region development since
the time of the Wild Field.
• Foundation of Kharkiv Imperial University in 1804.
• Opening of the first Ukrainian Scientific-Research
Institute of Geography and Cartography.
• Socio-economic features of Kharkiv region development.

3. Heads of the department
Vladimir ANISIMOV 1934 – 1935
Isaac Ilyich LANDO 1935 – 1937
Georgiy VANKOV 1937 – 1940
Petro SOLONOV 1943 – 1946
Fedir TRYPILETS
1940 – 1941
1946 – 1973
Аrthur GOLIKOV
1973 – 1998 (1993 – 1998 the department of social
and economic geography and international economic
relations)
Igor CHERVANYOV
1999 – 2001 (the department of social and economic
geography, environmental management and
information technology)
Alexander KUZIN 2001 – 2006 the department of social and economic
geography and regional studies
Lyudmila NIEMETS Since 2006

4. Lyudmila Niemets –
PhD doctor of science (Geography), professor,
head of the department
• Scientific directions:
• sustainable development, social
issues, social geography, social
ecology, theory and methodology
of geographical research.
• Disciplines:
• regional issues of sustainable
development;
• municipal management;
• research seminar.

5. Innovation and intellectual potential of the
department is provided by:

6. The official
web-site of the department
http://soc-econom-
region.univer.kharkov.ua
In 2013 the department
entered International
Association of Regional
Studies as a corporate
member

7. The official web-site of the journal
http://hgj.univer.kharkov.ua
was established in 2005 and highlights
the current problems of society,
undertaken by the economic and social
geography, displays the results of latest
research in this field.
The journal revealed the theory and
practical application of social and
geographical research in Ukrainian
regions and in the world. The journal is
published twice per year and has status
of the professional edition. Scince 2014
is a part of information datebase Index
Copernicus.
THE JOURNAL
OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

8. SPECIALIZED SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL К.64.051.23 specialty
11.00.02 – «Economic and social geography» was registrated in 2009,
re-registrated in 2012, expiration date extended to 2015
The department preparing
doctoral students, graduate
students and applicants for
many Ukrainian regions.
Among them:
•Poltava region;
•Sumy region;
•Lugansk region;
•Kherson region;
•Dnipropetrovsk region;
•Donetsk region;
•Volyn region;
•Kherson region.

9. Since 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2014 the department of human
geography and regional research carry out the research
«Socio-geographical features of region’s social security as
a factor of its sustainability in terms of rational
environmental management»
(supervisor – PhD doctor of science (Geography),
professor Lyudmila Niemets)
The aim of project –
geographical researching
of social security in the
region as a factor of its
sustainability, identifying
depressed areas and
determination of optimal
routes of regional socio-
economic development in
terms of environmental
management.

10. Since 01.10.2014 to 30.09.2015 the department of human
geography and regional research carry out the researchg
«Integrated socio-economic characteristics of
Khorol district of Poltava region»h
(supervisor – PhD doctor of science (Geography),
professor Lyudmila Niemets)
The contracting authority – Khorol District Council
The aim of project – to
analyse the development
characteristics of the
territory, to determine the
positive and negative
components , to identify
the strengths and
weaknesses sides of
competitiveness and
investment
attractiveness.

11. Under the guidance of prof. Kostyantyn NIEMETS the staff of the
department take part in the creation of development Strategy ofStrategy of
Kharkiv region to 2020Kharkiv region to 2020 and the Strategy of development of theStrategy of development of the
city of Kharkiv to 2030city of Kharkiv to 2030, where the key issues are the development of
human capital, enhancing of competitiveness and creating of
innovative economic environment, optimizing of the spatial
organization of regions and cities, monitoring of social and
geographical processes, the system of engineering metrics and
models to monitor the implementation strategy and others.

12. Socio-geographical problems of transition to a sustainable
development strategy. This research direction initiated in doctoral
dissertation of prof. Lyudmila NIEMETS, in which for the first time
in Ukraine analyzes the problems of sustainable development from
the standpoint of social geography.
Information exchange in sociogeosystems and information
geography. The principles of this scientific direction was laid by
doctoral dissertation of prof. Kostyantyn NIEMETS.
Information technology in the territorial management, developing in
teaching and research work of prof. Sergei KOSTRIKOV.
The ideas of cross-border cooperation are actively developing by
prof. Аrthur GOLIKOV.
Socio-geographical prediction, simulation in social
geography, GIS-technology in socio-geographical
research are represented in scientific research of
prof. Kostyantyn MEZENCEV.

13. Research directions of the department
Yuriy KANDYBA – the subject of doctoral dissertation:
«Social and geographical features of agricultural sector
functioning in the region»
Katerina SEGIDA –– the subject of doctoral dissertation:
«An assessment and predictive model of the
demographic transformation in industrially developed
region»
Ganna KULIESHOVA – the subject of doctoral
dissertation: «Business geography: theory, methodology
and practice»

14. Research directions of the department
• industrial development, agriculture, social infrastructure and culture,
tourism resources of Kharkiv region,
• health care system of Volyn region,
• geodemographic development of Poltava region.

15. Among the promising areas of teaching and research
work of the department :
Completion of 100% transition to new information technologies of
teaching.Expansion of cooperation with related departments and
research institutions to improve the training of students and
retraining of lecturers. Increased requirements for future
graduate students, providing them pre-employment training.
Expansion of cooperation with enterprises, organizations and
institutions to share experiences, organization of "open" lectures,
seminars and conferences and working practices of students.
Providing by relevant methodological literature and information
materials of foreign students who study under contract.
The commercialization of scientific developments, search for
potential customers of intellectual property.
Providing the entry of «THE JOURNAL OF HUMAN
GEOGRAPHY» to international scientometric databases,
increasing the number of foreign publications.

16. V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Welcome to cooperate!
61022 Kharkiv, Svobody sq. 4, 3-62 (department), 3-61 (head of the department)
Tel.: +38 (057) 707-52-74 (department); +38 (057) 707-54-86 (head of the department)
Fax : +38 (057) 702-01-60
E-mail: soc-econom-region@karazin.ua
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The department of human
geography and regional research