Scientific and scientific-organizational activities of the department of economic and social geography

Stages of formation and development of the Department of Economic and Social Geography of the Faculty of Geography of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv as a scientific center of Lviv humangeographical school are revealed. Special features of the theoretical, methodological, methodical and applied problems’ research of human geography in general and in Western region in particular are characterized. The Department connections with the education and design institutions from the countries of Europe and America are explained. Key words: scientific human-geographical school, the formation and development of the Department, complex-regional direction, inter-branch complexes, geographical studies of Ukraine, scientific connections of the Department.