Dr. Anne Sgard

Biography

Anne Sgard is a full professor at the University of Geneva since 2010, specializing in landscape and geography didactics. She teaches at the Department of Geography and Environment and the University Institute of Teacher Education (IUFE). Her academic background includes a doctorate on the identity of landscapes and a significant research career focusing on the relationships between landscapes and territoriality, local policies, and environmental controversies. She has established a research-action group in geography didactics and leads an international research program on landscape didactics. Sgard has been involved in various academic journals, acting as a director for publications and participating in several editorial boards. Her interests also extend to landscape policies, controversies, and the epistemology of geography, with a specific focus on mountain landscapes. Throughout her career, she has contributed extensively to the dissemination of research in her field, and she maintains a commitment to educational reform and action research in geographic education.

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