Laeillegeography
Laeillegeography is an interdisciplinary field that studies landscapes as dynamic systems formed by the interaction of geophysical processes, ecological conditions, and human activity. It seeks to understand how landforms, soils, hydrology, climate, and cultural practices combine to produce spatial patterns at regional to local scales, and how those patterns change over time.
The term is a neologism coined in scholarly discussions in the early 21st century to express an
Core concepts in laeillegeography include landscape units, process chains, resilience, and transformation. Methods draw on geographic
Subfields within laeillegeography span geomorphology-informed landscape planning, hydrogeography and water-systems science, urban and cultural landscapes, ecological
Applications of laeillegeography include urban design and planning that account for long-term landform behavior, conservation and