Mateusz C. Strzelecki
Articles
Geography as a discipline at a turning point: A focus on research into crises and polycrisis
Geographia Polonica (2027) vol. 100, iss. 1, pp. i-xix | 
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doi: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.7163/GPol.0337
Abstract
The article examines how geography responds to the growing complexity of contemporary crises and the emergence of the polycrisis. It reviews global and Polish research to show how environmental, socio‑economic, political and technological disturbances intersect and diffuse through spatial systems. The paper surveys literature on crises and polycrisis from a geographical point of view while identifying forward‑looking research areas explored by geographers. Its aim is to clarify geography’s evolving role – from analysing isolated crisesto interpreting interconnected, multi‑scalar disruptions. It concludes that geography, though not yet a scienceof crises, should study crises across spatial scales to understand polycrisis dynamics.
Keywords: crisis, crises, polycrisis, global change, geography, turning point
[.wites@uw.edu.pl], Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies University of Warsaw Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warsaw: Poland
[mariusz.lamentowicz@amu.edu.pl]
[grzegorz.micek@uj.edu.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Management Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 3a, 30-387 Kraków: Poland
[mateusz.strzelecki@uwr.edu.pl]