Xochitl Leyva has been living and working in Chiapas for over thirty years and is an active member of collectives and networks for local and global justice. In this talk, she will discuss the contemporary Mexican crisis, the electoral conjuncture, and … Read more
Communicating Vulnerability to Climate extremes with Visualization Ashley R. Ward, PhD Climate Integration and Outreach Associate Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessments (CISA) Department of Geography University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill www.cisa.sc.edu www.sercc.com arward@email.unc.edu
UNC Geography is pleased to host and co-sponsor the Second Feminist Geography Conference. The Conference will be held May 18-20 in the FedEx Global Education Center at UNC. For the full conference schedule and more information please visit the conference … Read more
Labor Day
Robert Haswell was a Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of Natal: Pietermaritzburg between 1974 and 1989, before entering Parliament in South Africa first as a member of the Democratic Party and then as an African National Congress Member … Read more
Dr. Daniel Exeter Using Big Data to understand the geography of health and deprivation in New Zealand Dr Daniel Exeter, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland Abstract There has been a considerable amount of research into socio-demographic patterns … Read more
Robert McDonald (TNC) Colloquium Title - Conservation for Cities Flyer download Abstract Homo sapiens are now primarily an urban species. By 2050, the world’s urban population will swell by almost 3 billion. All this growth will require new infrastructure, as will … Read more
Title - Caregiving Kids: researching children as providers of family caregiving
Amber Pearson (Mich State U) Link to CV. Link to flyer TITLE Quantifying the health benefits of nature in cities ABSTRACT The last decade has seen mounting evidence to suggest that the presence of natural environments in urban neighborhoods … Read more
Heather Randell (SYSYNC) Link to CV TITLE: The impact of climate change on educational attainment: Evidence from the global tropics ABSTRACT: Investments in education serve as an important pathway out of poverty, yet reduced agricultural productivity due to droughts … Read more
Aaron Hipp (NCSU) Link to CV. Title: Spatial Energetics To address current obesity and inactivity epidemics, researchers have attempted to identify spatial factors that influence health behaviors. Technological and methodological developments have led to a revolutionary ability to examine dynamic, … Read more
