Abstract
This chapter reviews the standpoints and conclusions of forty-eight multidisciplinary researchers in geography and associated disciplines working on geographical naming in different parts of the world. They explore and analyse from different perspectives the state of the art in place naming due to its multilevel significance in issues of identity, perceptions, culture, polity, sovereignty, geopolitics, and GIS database creation and management. This includes the technical geospatial perspectives alongside the imperative of name standardization in a globalizing world but also the dynamic aspects of intangible cultural heritages embedded in names and cultural politics. It is highly noteworthy in supporting the objectives and targets of the UN SDGs such as numbers 5 and 16. The researchers work in numerous universities, regional, national, and international geographical naming-related institutions, and organizations including the UNGEGN (UN Group of Experts on Geographical Names), IGU (International Geographical Union), and ICA (International Cartographic Association) among others.
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