Human Geography

Central Place Theory

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 by Mark Altaweel

In 1933, Walter Christaller introduced Central Place Theory (CPT) as a way to explain the location, number, and size of settlements.

A view of a suburban subdivision being developed in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Image: USGS, public domain.

What are 15-Minute Cities?

November 10, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

What if you could get from home to your job to the grocery store to the park, all in 15 minutes?

Review | The Selected Letters of Cassiodorus: A Sixth-Century Sourcebook

October 21, 2020 by G.T. Dempsey

A millennium and a half ago, or so, if you wanted to break away from the western Roman Empire, you simply called in the barbarians.

Researchers hypothesize that languages with higher numbers of aspirated consonants, like the letters P, T, and K in English, allow for the spread of more particles from the speakers’ mouths. Image: RUDN

The Speaking Style of Some Languages May Help Spread COVID-19

October 14, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

Researchers hypothesize that languages with higher numbers of aspirated consonants, like the letters P, T, and K in English, allow for the spread of more particles from the speakers’ mouths.

Review | Dreamers and Schemers

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 by G.T. Dempsey

Barry Siegel’s “Dreamers and Schemers” features William May Garland who propelled LA’s early development into a major metropolis through his ‘irresistible life force’ of salesmanship.

Review | The 99% Invisible City

September 24, 2020 by G.T. Dempsey

The 99% Invisible City explains the small mysteries in our everyday urban geography.

Screenshot from the COVID-19 School Response Dashboard, captured September 23, 2020.

New Online Tool Aims to Track Covid-19 Cases in Schools Across the United States

September 26, 2020September 23, 2020 by Caitlin Dempsey

A new effort will attempt to track coronavirus cases based on voluntary reporting from public, charter, and private schools in the United States.

Crowded street in Tokyo, Japan by Alex Block

Study Forecasts World Population to Peak in 2064

September 26, 2020September 20, 2020 by Elizabeth Borneman

A report recently published by the University of Washington has estimated that the global population would peak in 2064 at 9.7 billion before declining to 8.8 billion in 2100.