Mapping the Impact of Human Activity
Different methods have been utilized by landscape ecologists to map and study the Earth’s relationship to human activity.
Mark Altaweel
Geography of Quarantines
With quarantines becoming or are already a possibility for millions as the COVID-19 virus spreads globally, we can turn to research by geographers to see how effective past quarantines have been in mitigating viral diseases.
Geography of Beliefs
Geographic factors can shape our beliefs not only in our early life and development years, but they can also affect us as we move and change where we reside throughout our lives
Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation
Many cities globally are forging ahead with climate change adaptation.
Mapping Where Planting Trees Can Help with Climate Change Mitigation
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has estimated nearly 1 billion of hectares of trees are needed to reduce climate change to about 1.5°C. Researchers have mapped out where to plant those trees.
Geography of Vulnerability: Which Communities Are Most Affected by Wildfire?
Communities that live close to areas where forest and brush fires occur, at least in the United States, have been recently demonstrated to be predominately African American, Hispanic, or Native American.
How Redlining Communities Affects Health
New methods have also been created to measure inequality to housing and health so that they can be empirically demonstrated
Spatial Income Inequality and Climate Change
The relationship between CO2and climate change emissions in general and wealth inequality is not a clear one.
The Geography of Borrowing Size
Towns can literally ‘borrow size’ from other urban locations, boosting their economic opportunities and capabilities by using the fact they are located near large towns and can leverage these networks to be more economically robust.
Tracking the Carbon Cycle in North America: 2018 Report
In November 2018, the United States Carbon Cycle Science Program released a report, entitled Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR-2), about the nature of the carbon cycle in North America, covering Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
Understanding Climate Change Through Historical Shipping Logs
Geographic information and weather data recorded by ship crews are a valuable source of historical information that could be utilized to understand how our climate has changed.