Using GIS in Rewriting the Territorial History of Europe
The roundtable seeks to broaden our approach in rewriting the territorial history of European countries and of Europe as a whole. Experts who have been involved in constructing time-enabled historical GIS will report on the usefulness of adopting a (time consuming and thus expensive) GIS-approach in reconstructing territorial and administrative units over an extended period of time.
International Roundtable
Using GIS in Rewriting the Territorial History of Europe
XV. International Conference of Historical Geographers
Charles University, Prague
August 9, 2012
www.ichg2012.cz
Organizer: Andreas Kunz (Leibniz Institute of European History Mainz)
Chair: Andreas Dix (University of Bamberg, Department of Geography, Am Kranen 12, Bamberg, D-96045, Germany)
Participants: Malte Helfer (Luxembourg), David Bodenhamer (Indianapolis), Bo Nissen Knudsen (Copenhagen), Paul S. Ell (Belfast), Anne K. Knowles (Middlebury/Vermont)
The roundtable seeks to broaden our approach in rewriting the territorial history of European countries and of Europe as a whole. Experts who have been involved in constructing time-enabled historical GIS will report on the usefulness of adopting a (time consuming and thus expensive) GIS-approach in reconstructing territorial and administrative units over an extended period of time. The question will be raised if GIS-based reconstructions of boundaries, leading to visualization, multimedia presentation of historical data, and to advanced mapping, at the same time contain potentials for rewriting the territorial histories of nations and/or regions in Europe from the early modern period to the twentieth century. How does the nearly complete control in data and knowledge about long-term territorial changes, which a GIS can offer, lead to new questions regarding the historical divisions of peoples – be they administrative, religious, dynastic, ethnic, or cultural – and their overcoming or persistence during state-building processes?
USING GIS IN REWRITING THE TERRITORIAL HISTORY OF EUROPE
XV. International Conference of Historical Geographers
Date: 9th August 2012
Ort: Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic)
Contact: Dr. Andreas Kunz
Leibniz-Institute of European History
Alte Universitaetsstrasse 19
Mainz, D-06131, Germany
Tel.: 0049 (0)6131 – 39 393 63
E-Mail: kunz@ieg-mainz.de
Weitere Informationen:
http://www.ieg-mainz.de
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