Dr. Shao recently published an article about the use of outdated flood risk maps to rebuild in Houston, Texas since Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Read the article on The Conversation here. […]
Category: Departmental News
2017-18 Geography Gazette published
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, […]
Students receive awards during Honors Week
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 […]
Therrell’s work on Mississippi River flooding featured in Nature
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 […]
Cohen publishes about network for flood risk reduction
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
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 […]
Weber publishes paper about roads in Mojave Desert
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 […]
Magliocca co-authors paper about coastal housing markets
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 […]
Munasinghe and Cohen co-author paper about remote sensing flood mapping
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 […]
Weber co-authors paper about Korean high-speed train stations
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. […]