Recommendations on Geography Outreach Activities: Case Studies on Supporting Activities for Administrative Sectors and Their Outlook

Abstract

The author reviews geography outreach activities in which he was involved to utilize their outcomes for policy making. Examples of those activities include the systematization of counteractions against urban heat islands in support of administrative sectors which was noted worldwide and the editing process of Global Environmental Outlook reports of the UN Environment Programme. Relevant recommendations are included. Nowadays, research activities are supported by considerable public funding and scientific outreach activities are not only “one-way social contributions” but also the processes of reviewing and strengthening research activities. Feedback consisting of reactions to research activities from other stakeholders is particularly important.