Laboratoire de géographie physique et environnementale (UMR6042)

Géolab laboratory is an UMR situated in Clermont Ferrand and Limoges, which developped research on physical geography and environnemental geography. This research unit is structured in three teams : Paléoenvironement and géoarchéology ; contemporary géoenvironment dynamics and environmental capital. Environmental capital team works on environment / society relationship as socio-political construct. Different teams members of the laboratory work on mountain ecosystem, mountain landscape évolution, and mountain perceptions