Abstract:
The Visegrad Atlas, published in 2021, is the first comprehensive scientific product of its kind regarding the countries of the so-called Visegrad Group, and representing the diverse base and development challenges which this geographical region faces. The publication is the result of a project implemented by the Polish Geographical Society, funded by the Wacław Felczak Institute of Polish-Hungarian Cooperation. The main part of the atlas represents 50 synthetic sections, which include maps and graphics, tables and analytical characteristics, with practical guidelines for using the existing potential of these countries. The atlas also includes analyses and comparisons, which are very useful for the readers, such as analyses regarding an array of problems of modern development, hitherto not reflected in atlases and monographs, e.g. the Covid-19 pandemic, the Covid-19 pandemic and international transport accessibility, the diversification of gas and oil supplies, etc. Some of those analyses are described by the editors of the publication as “pioneering” – for example, problems concerning cyberspace and the development of the information society.