G.M. Lappo (1923–2020): Biographical Milestones and Scientific Heritage
https://doi.org/10.31857/S2587556620060126
Abstract
The article is dedicated to the memory of the great Russian scientist, maitre of the urban studies Prof. G.M. Lappo (1923–2020). He made a huge contribution to the settlement pattern studies, Russian urban geography, and human geography, in general. Stages of the scientific biography of Prof. G. Lappo are analyzed and compared. The list of main publications for the entire period of his scientific research (since 1956 until 2019) is compiled. Territorial scope and major fields of the Prof. G. Lappo’s research are highlighted for various periods of his scientific activity. In the publication, special attention is paid to the Prof. Lappo’s books (scientific monographs) and their significance for the Soviet and Russian urban studies. The particular importance for the Russian human geography of the “settlement pattern framework” concept developed by Prof. G. Lappo is stressed.
About the Authors
A. A. Aguirrechu
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography
Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian Federation
Moscow
O. B. Glezer
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian Federation
Moscow
E. G. Lappo
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian Federation
Moscow
P. M. Polian
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences; National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian Federation
Moscow
V. N. Streletsky
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian Federation
Moscow
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2. Goroda Rossii: Entsiklopediya [Cities of Russia: Encyclopedia]. Lappo G.M., Ed. Moscow: Bol’shaya Ross. Entsiklopediya Publ., 1994. 559 p.
3. Lappo G.M. Geografiya gorodov [Urban Geography]. Moscow: Vlados Publ., 1997. 478 p.
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5. Lappo G.M. Cities of Moscow Oblast. Economic and geographical study of cities in Moscow oblast in connection with settlement pattern problems. Cand. Sci. (Geogr.) Dissertation. Moscow: Lomonosov Moscow State Univ., 1962. 270 p.
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For citations:
Aguirrechu A.A., Glezer O.B., Lappo E.G., Polian P.M., Streletsky V.N. G.M. Lappo (1923–2020): Biographical Milestones and Scientific Heritage. Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Geograficheskaya. 2020;84(6):953-960. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31857/S2587556620060126
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