V.B. Sochava Institute of Geography SB RAS(Irkutsk)

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The V.B. Sochava Institute of Geography SB RAS is a leading scientific institution in the east of Russia, with its scientific scope focusing on geographical studies.

Major research areas: the state and development of natural geosystems and their components; the geographical framework for sustainable development of Siberia's regions.

The prime mission of the Institute is to pursue basic research in such fields as:

landscape science,
development of the geographical framework for territorial organization of production, and population formation on the territory,
systemic mapping,
creation of the theoretical foundations for forecasting, monitoring and controlling the geosystem dynamics.