期刊名称：Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B. Natural, exact, and applied sciences, B dala. Dabaszinatnes
印刷版ISSN：1407-009X
电子版ISSN：1407-009X
出版年度：2018
卷号：72
期号：5
页码：304-306
DOI：10.2478/prolas-2018-0043
语种：English
出版社：The Academy
摘要：One of the key elements in building the national identity ofa nation is knowledge about its environment: basic understanding of its location in the world, its climate, people, nature and natural resources for sustainable development. Information on the geography and environment of anycountry is essential not only for people living there but alsofor visitors, investors and other interested parties. This information is particularly important for small countries likeLatvia, where the issue of national identity is a focus of discussion and research. There are previously published bookson the geography of Latvia. Latvija – zeme un iedzîvotâji(Latvia: Land and Inhabitants), written by Marìers Skujenieks, was published in 1921. The three volumes of Latvijas zeme, daba, tauta (Land, Nature and People of Latvia),an academic work, edited by Pauls Galenieks and NikolajsMalta, were published by Valters and Rapa publishinghouse in the 1930s. Jânis Rutkis wrote Latvijas ìeogrâfija(Geography of Latvia) in exile in 1960, using very limitedmaterials available outside of Latvia due to the Iron Curtain.In 1973, Latvijas PSR ìeogrâfija (Geography of the LatvianSSR) was published on the hither side of the Iron Curtain.
