Harald Zepp
Harald Zepp (born July 22, 1955 in Cologne ) is a German geographer and professor for physical geography / applied physical geography at the Ruhr University in Bochum .
Life
He studied geography , soil science and geology at the universities of Heidelberg, Gießen and Bonn and graduated in 1982 with a diploma in geography from the University of Bonn. He then worked as a research assistant and did his doctorate there in 1986 on the topic: Water balance and relocation of water-soluble substances in loess blankets of the Main-Taunus foreland . He worked as an assistant at the Geographical Institute of the University of Bonn and received a Bennigsen Foerder Prize in 1991 for the planned research project Large-scale recording of geo-ecological process structures in agricultural landscapes by the Ministry of Science and Research of North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1992 he completed his habilitation at the University of Bonn on the subject: Classification and regionalization of soil moisture regime types , where he was appointed as a lecturer in the subject of geography. In 1994 he followed the call of full professor for physical geography / applied physical geography at the Ruhr University Bochum.
Memberships
- German Academy for Regional Studies : Board of Directors (since 1996)
- Co-editor of the reports on German regional studies at the academy
- Co-editor of the journal Gekunde
- Scientific advisory board of the Association of Geographers at German Universities
Publications
- Water balance and relocation of water-soluble substances in loess blankets in the Main-Taunus foreland . Dümmler, Bonn 1986, ISBN 3-427-71561-2 .
- Classification and regionalization of soil moisture regime types . Borntraeger, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-443-09009-5 .
- Geomorphology. An introduction . UTB , Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8252-2164-4 . 4th edition 2014, ISBN 978-3-8252-4030-1 .
- Ecological problem areas in Germany . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2007, ISBN 978-3-534-20426-7 .
- Heiner Dürr / Harald Zepp: Understanding geography. A pilot and work book . Paderborn 2012
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zepp, Harald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geographer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |