Patrick O'Flanagan

Patrick O'Flanagan (born 1947 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish geographer and academic.

Career

He is emeritus professor of the Department of Geography at University College Cork, Ireland. He was the former Head of this department. At present, he contributes regularly to the Socio-Territorial Research Group at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Galicia).

His research is mainly focused on Atlantic Europe - with a particular interest in Galicia[1] and Atlantic Iberia - from the perspective of cultural and historical Geography. O'Flanagan helped to define and standardise the actual concept of Atlantic Europe. Other research deals with comparative evolution of port cities, rural change, housing and settlement studies.

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References

  1. Ferrás Sexto, C. (2001): "Reflexión acerca del significado de la obra del profesor O'Flanagan para la Geografía de Galicia", in Xeográfica no. 1, pp. 199–203, Compostela.

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