Summer Course: GEO2500 Global and Regional Economies

Posted on April 11, 2023

GEO2500 Global and Regional Economies Summer 2023: Asynchronous 100% Online Meets Social Science General Education & Writing Requirements (6000 words) This course explores contemporary perspectives, themes, and research in economic and political geography focusing on events and issues associated with regional and global economic and demographic change. Analyze regional variations and disparities in growth and […]

Aghane Antunes and Shreejana Bhattarai win O. Ruth McQuown Scholarship Award

Posted on May 4, 2021

GeoGator PhD students Aghane Antunes and Shreejana Bhattarai among the 2021 recipients of the O. Ruth McQuown Scholarship. The O. Ruth McQuown Scholarship Award has been established to aid scholars who best exemplify Dr. McQuown’s values, achievements and commitment to social issues (including addressing issues and fostering opportunities for women, racial minorities and those of […]

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Posted on February 11, 2021

In observation of the 6th International Day of Women & Girls in Science, we celebrate the scientific contributions of female GeoGators – grad students, postdocs, and faculty.

GEO2500 Global and Regional Economies

Posted on November 19, 2020

GEO2500 Global and Regional Economies Meets Social Science General Education & Writing Requirements (6000 words) Spring 2021: Asynchronous 100% Online Instructor: Aghane Antunes (agantunes@ufl.edu) Engage with contemporary perspectives and research topics in economic geography, focusing on issues associated with regional and global economic and demographic change. Discuss regional variations and disparities in growth, development and […]

GeoGator Grad Students get high Altmetic Exposure

Posted on September 2, 2020

Recent publications by Graduate Students from the Dynamic Amazonia group are getting high Altmetic Exposure. Congratulations to Aghane, Mike, and Dr. Maira! C. S. Simmons, L. Famolare, M. Maceido, R, T. Walker, M. Coe, E. Arima, D. Valle, R. Munoz Carpena, B. Scheffers, C. Fraisee, D. Juhn, M. Diniz (r), M. Diniz (r), C. Szlafsztein, […]

Avoiding Amazonian Catastrophes: Prospects for Conservation in the 21st Century

Posted on October 25, 2019

ANTUNES, IRIGARAY CASTRO, SIMMONS, WALKER, WAYLEN – Avoiding Amazonian Catastrophes: Prospects for Conservation in the 21st Century Robert Toovey Walker, Cynthia Simmons, Eugenio Arima, Yankuic Galvan-Miyoshi, Aghane Antunes, Michael Waylen, and Maíra Irigaray Article first published online: 25 OCT 2019 One Earth DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2019.09.009 ABSTRACT: A new threat now confronts the Amazon in the form […]

A 21st Century Agenda in Support of Amazonian Conservation

Posted on January 23, 2019

Associate Professor Dr. Cynthia Simmons and a team of international scholars – including UF Geography’s Dr. Robert Walker, Mike Waylen, and Aghane Antunes – present a strategy for achieving sustainable development in Amazonia, given global climate change and the massive infrastructure program planned for the region, in their latest paper Science in support of Amazonian […]

Discipline and Develop: Destruction of the Brazil Nut Forest in the Lower Amazon Basin

Posted on December 20, 2018

ANTUNES, SIMMONS, WALKER, WAYLEN – Discipline and Develop: Destruction of the Brazil Nut Forest in the Lower Amazon Basin Cynthia S. Simmons, Robert Walker, Stephen Aldrich, Eugenio Arima, Ritaumaria Pereira, Edna Maria Ramos de Castro, Fernando Michelotti, Michael Waylen, & Aghane Antunes Article first published online: 20 DEC 2018 The Annals of the American Association […]

Science in support of Amazonian conservation in the 21st century: the case of Brazil

Posted on November 14, 2018

ANTUNES, SIMMONS, WALKER, WAYLEN – Science in support of Amazonian conservation in the 21st century: the case of Brazil Cynthia S. Simmons, Lisa Famolare, Marcia N. Macedo, Robert T. Walker, Michael T. Coe, Brett Scheffers, Eugenio Arima, Rafael Munoz-Carpena, Denis Valle, Clyde Fraisse, Paul Moorcroft, Marcelo Diniz, Marcia Diniz, Claudio Szlafsztein, Ritaumaria Pereira, Cesar Ruiz, […]

Aghane De Carvalho Antunes

agantunes@ufl.edu Country of Origin: Brazil Degree Program: PhD Entered Program: Fall 2019 Expected Graduation: Spring 2023 Dissertation Topic: The social and environmental challenges, risks and conflicts involving local communities, governments, and investors with a specific focus on Amazon development Areas of interest: Political Ecology, Political Economy of Development, Human Environment Interactions, Globalization, Social Justice Adviser: Dr. Cynthia […]

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