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The article examines the formation of academic geography in Altai from first travelers-explorers up to classical geographical research created and developed by the scientists from the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The methodological basis of these studies is the landscape approach implemented through a system of methods such as the landscape indication developed by the Institute for Water and Environmental Problems SB RAS and the landscape-hydrological analysis developed by the V.B. Sochava Institute of Geography SB RAS. Currently, the above-mentioned and other methods of landscape studies are successfully applied in landscape and territorial planning both in Altai and in the Baikal region. It is shown that the combination of landscape indication methods and landscape-hydrological analysis reliably reflects the reality that in turn allows solving complex economic problems. We have successfully used these methods during the joint research on expert assessment of the project for the construction of the Main Channel for the transfer of water resources of the Ob-Irtysh basin along the Tobol ancient riverbed into the Aral Sea basin, as well as IWEP SB RAS projects dealing with the environmental support of the Katunskaya and Krapivinskaya HPP construction, natural reclamation assessment of the territory of Altai Krai, justification of the development of agricultural nature management systems in the zone of intensive land use of Siberia, and detection of climate risk sources and peculiarities of their manifestation for ensuring climate security. Time has confirmed the validity of the conclusions obtained during the conducted research.