Department · vaiu-soc-geo-*
The spatial organization of society and human-environment relations, spanning urban, economic, political, and environmental geography with strong geospatial methods.
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Department chair
Human-Environment Geography
Society-environment interactions, climate adaptation, and environmental governance.
Professor
Urban Geography
Cities & urbanization, housing & infrastructure, and urban inequality.
Professor
Economic Geography
Regional development, global production networks, and geographies of innovation.
Professor
Political Geography & Geopolitics
Borders & territory, geopolitics, and resource conflicts.
Professor
Geospatial Data Science
GIS & spatial statistics, remote sensing of human systems, and spatial modeling.
Professor
Climate & Environmental Change
Climate change & society, water & food systems, and environmental justice.
