Joe Weber
Professor
- email: jweber2@ua.edu
- phone (205) 348-0949
- office location Farrah Hall 228
- Curriculum Vitae
Education
- PhD, Ohio State University, 2001
- MA, University of Arizona, 1994
- BA, University of Arizona, 1992
Research Areas
- Transport geography
- National parks
- Urban geography
- American West
- Historical GIS
Bio
Selected Publications
Weber, J and M. LaFevor. 2021. Exploring Remnant Landscapes of Nevada’s Arrowhead Trail. Geographical Review. 111 (3): 437-457.
Weber, J. 2019. The three American wests. Professional Geographer 17(2): 239-252. Weber, J. 2018. The transition from folk to engineered roads in the Mojave Desert. Journal of Historical Geography 61: 14-26.
Weber, J. 2018. Route Change on the American Freeway System. Journal of Transport Geography 67: 12-23.
Weber, J. 2017. Continuity and Change in American Urban Freeway Networks. Journal of Transport Geography 58: 31-39.
Weber, J. 2016. America’s lost national park units: a closer look. The George Wright Forum 33(1) 59-69.
Weber, J. 2016. Yesterday’s Freeway Network of Tomorrow. Geographical Review 106: 54-71. Selima, S. and J.
Weber. 2014. The nature of urban growth and the commuting transition: Endless sprawl or a growth wave? Urban Studies 51: 544-576.
Weber, J. and S. Sultana. 2013. The Civil Rights Movement and the future of the National Park System. Tourism Geographies 15: 444-469.
Weber, J. and S. Sultana. 2013. Why do so few minority people visit national parks? Visitation and accessibility of “America’s Best Idea.” Annals of the Association of American Geographers 103: 437-464.