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Strong GeoGator showing at FSG

There will be a strong GeoGator presence at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers this Saturday the 20th of February. Whether you want to learn about risk perceptions, coastal flooding, land use change, rural violence, riparian erosion and siltation, extreme rainfall,  disease transmission, or park conservation, we’ve got you covered! Physical Geography (Moderator […]

UFGeog at AAG 2018

The UF Geography Department is sending a large contingent to New Orleans for the 2018 meeting of the American Association of Geographers Find out where you can see a GeoGator present their research below: Anthropogenic change to fluvial systems, I Geomorphology Specialty Group, Paleoenvironmental Change Specialty Group, Water Resources Specialty Group 4/10/2018 8:20 AM Balcony […]

Geography Colloquium: Nature as a Social Construction – Tourists’ Perspectives of ‘Nature’ in the Nordic Realm

Nature as a Social Construction: Tourists’ Perspectives of ‘Nature’ in the Nordic Realm Geography Colloquium Speaker: Mr. Matt McKay Graduate Student, Geography Thursday, October 15, 2015 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.  

Reflecting on Access to Common Property Coastal Resources via a Case Study along Connecticut’s Shoreline

MCKAY – Reflecting on Access to Common Property Coastal Resources via a Case Study along Connecticut’s Shoreline Matthew G. McKay Article first published online: Spring 2015 Environment, Space, Place DOI: 10.5840/esplace2015714 ABSTRACT: Public access to the commons is often restricted, thus leading to implicit regulations (in addition to explicit barriers that exclude who can and who cannot utilize […]

Matt McKay

Email: mmckay1@ufl.edu Country of Origin: USA State of Origin: Connecticut Degree Program: PhD Advisor: Dr. Timothy Fik Date Entered Program: August 2013 Area of Research/Interests: Economic Geography (contemporary and traditional) including approaches and modeling directions in the post-Quantitative Revolution era; Cultural & Political Ecology; Development; Social Geography (with emphasis on housing, urban planning, and spatial effects […]