Austria and Europe: Reflections on Relevant Regional and Social Geographies by Elisabeth Lichtenberger. Homage at the occasion of her 90th birthday
2015
Abstract
Elisabeth Lichtenberger has been a systematic promoter of theoretical approaches and interpretations. Yet, given her intellectual creativity and innovation she has also understood that her regional geographies must be controlled for their appropriateness in constellations of local, regional and national contexts.
The regional and social-geographic contents of the two monographs also clearly show the importance of her research experience abroad, in particular in the geographic community in the USA. Her balanced approach combining regional geography and well-chosen social-geographic themes in the two monographs has obviously contributed to teaching and research in geography, but also to important education efforts of general readership.