Departmental News | Geography

2017-18 Geography Gazette published

Posted on June 18, 2018, updated on June 18, 2018 by steven.p.ericson

The Department of Geography is proud to produce a newsletter updating faculty, staff, students, and alumni about happenings within the department. If you want to learn more about the department, please check out the attached PDF of the Geography Gazette. 2017-18 Geography Gazette

Students receive awards during Honors Week

Posted on April 6, 2018, updated on April 5, 2018 by steven.p.ericson

As part of The University of Alabama‘s Honors Week, the Department of Geography is pleased to announce the following award winners: Outstanding Graduate Student Award: Kevin Willson Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award: Alysa Delgado Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award: Rachel Lombardi Chairperson’s Award: Mariam Khanam Outstanding Undergraduate in Geography Award: Alexander Fries Outstanding Undergraduate in […]

Therrell’s work on Mississippi River flooding featured in Nature

Posted on April 5, 2018 by steven.p.ericson

Research Dr. Matt Therrell did as part of a team examining flooding along the Missisissippi River has been featured in Nature. Read a recap about the research here. The first article can be found here, and the second article can be found here.

Cohen publishes about network for flood risk reduction

Posted on March 29, 2018, updated on March 29, 2018 by steven.p.ericson

Dr. Sagy Cohen recently co-authored a paper about the creation of a global network for flood risk reduction. Read the paper in Environmental Science & Policy here.

Magliocca leads paper about knowledge gaps of social-ecological systems

Posted on March 23, 2018, updated on March 21, 2018 by steven.p.ericson

Dr. Nicholas Magliocca was the lead author on a paper examining the knowledge gaps from case studies of social-ecological systems. Read the entire article in Global Environmental Change. Click for the full paper.

Weber publishes paper about roads in Mojave Desert

Posted on March 22, 2018, updated on March 21, 2018 by steven.p.ericson

Dr. Joe Weber recently authored a paper about the transition from folk to engineered roads in the Mojave Desert. Check out the full article in Journal of Historical Geography. Click here for the full paper.

Magliocca co-authors paper about coastal housing markets

Posted on March 21, 2018 by steven.p.ericson

Dr. Nicholas Magliocca recently co-authored a paper about the influence of amenities and storm risks on coastal housing markets. Read the whole article in Ocean & Coastal Management. Read it here.

Munasinghe and Cohen co-author paper about remote sensing flood mapping

Posted on February 22, 2018, updated on February 21, 2018 by steven.p.ericson

Doctoral student Dinuke Munasinghe (M.S. 2017) and Dr. Sagy Cohen recently co-authored a paper about using remote sensing in flood mapping. Read the entire article online in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association here.

Weber co-authors paper about Korean high-speed train stations

Posted on February 21, 2018 by steven.p.ericson

Dr. Joe Weber recently co-authored an article about the economic impact of high-speed train stations in South Korea. Read the entire article in Transport Policy here.

Cohen and Munasinghe co-author paper about Brazos River flooding

Posted on February 9, 2018 by steven.p.ericson

Dr. Sagy Cohen and doctoral student Dinuke Munasinghe (M.S. ’14) are part of a team that recently published an article about flood inundation of the Brazos River in Texas. The article appears in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association. The full article is available here.