Smallholders, Agrarian Reform, and Globalization in the Brazilian Amazon: Cattle versus the Environment

Posted on July 7, 2016

SIMMONS, WALKER – Smallholders, Agrarian Reform, and Globalization in the Brazilian Amazon: Cattle versus the Environment Ritaumaria Pereira, Cynthia S. Simmons, and Robert Walker Article first published online: 7 JUL 2016 Land DOI: 10.3390/land5030024 ABSTRACT: Smallholder farming in the Brazilian Amazon has changed markedly over the last few decades, following a pervasive swing to cattle production observed […]

Spatial Patterns of Frontier Settlement: Balancing Conservation and Development

Posted on March 15, 2016

SIMMONS, WALKER – Spatial Patterns of Frontier Settlement: Balancing Conservation and Development Cynthia Simmons, Robert Walker, Stephen Perz, Eugenio Arima, Stephen Aldrich, Marcellus Caldas Article first published online: MAR 2016 Journal of Latin American Geography DOI: 10.1353/lag.2016.0011 ABSTRACT: Amazonian deforestation has declined recently, but Brazil’s infrastructure plans continue to target the region. In the interest of […]

Women in STEM is strong in Geography!

Posted on December 17, 2015

Dr. Cynthia S. Simmons

Dr. Cynthia Simmons Professor she/her/hers Affiliate Faculty, Center for Latin American Studies (LATAM) Affiliate Faculty, Master of sustainable Development Practice cssimmons@ufl.edu (352) 294-7511 Focus Areas Focus Area 3: Places, Networks, & Flows Focus Area 4: Geopolitics & The Global Economy Focus Area 5: Catastrophes, Conservation, and Conflict Focus Area 6: Sustainability & Global Environmental Change […]

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