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The NASA Lab

The NASA Lab centers around the science of remote sensing and land system science/land change science using Earth observations for interdisciplinary research focused on global environmental change and human-environment interactions. Dr. Southworth’s NASA lab consists of undergraduate, master’s students, doctoral students and post-docs. The lab is run by Dr. Jane Southworth, Professor and Chair of […]

Geography Colloquium: Western US Irrigation and its Implications for the Future of Agriculture

Speaker: Dr. Samuel Smidt Associate Professor Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences University of Florida Thursday, October 13, 2022 4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: The western US has dominated irrigated agriculture, but ongoing water availability issues have challenged the sustainability of these regions. Many […]

Accessibility and Transportation Equity

HU – Accessibility and Transportation Equity Anzhelika Antipova, Salima Sultana, Yujie Hu, & James P. Rhudy, Jr. Article first published online: 30 APR 2020 Sustainability DOI: 10.3390/su12093611 ABSTRACT: It is an honor to write an Editorial to this Special Issue (SI) of Sustainability. The SI addresses aspects of accessibility and equity and provides lessons from […]

A Metacoupling Framework for Exploring Transboundary Watershed Management

MERZ, YANG – A Metacoupling Framework for Exploring Transboundary Watershed Management Leandra Merz, Di Yang, and Vanessa Hull Article first published online: 2 MAR 2020 Sustainability DOI: 10.3390/su12051879 ABSTRACT: Water is crucial for ecosystem health and socioeconomic development, but water scarcity is becoming a global concern. Management of transboundary watersheds is inherently challenging and has the […]

Anderson Public Lecture: Land Systems and Climate Justice

Land Systems and Climate Justice Speaker: Dr. Darla Munroe Professor & Department Chair, Department of Geography, The Ohio State University Friday, 21 February 2020 3:00 – 4:30 PM Reitz Union G330 University of Florida There is greater recognition among IPCC and other scientific networks of the complex role land systems play in adaptation to and […]

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

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 […]

Urban vegetation loss and ecosystem services: The influence on climate regulation and noise and air pollution

DE CARVALHO – Urban vegetation loss and ecosystem services: The influence on climate regulation and noise and air pollution Roberta Mendonça De Carvalho and Claudio Fabian Szlafsztein Article first published online: 5 NOV 2018 Environmental Pollution DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.114 ABSTRACT: Ecosystem services are present everywhere, green vegetation coverage (or green areas) is one of the primary […]

Amazon Dams Network, Geography Department, TCD Program & UF Law School Awarded a Faculty Interdisciplinary Seed Grant from the University of Florida Biodiversity Institute

The newly created UF Biodiversity Institute (UFBI) awarded a Faculty Interdisciplinary Seed Grant to a joint effort by UF faculty, students and Brazilian collaborators of the Amazon Dams Network (Rede Barragens Amazônicas -ADN/RBA), hosted in the Tropical Conservation and Development Program (TCD) in the Center for Latin American Studies, in partnership with the UF Department […]

Geography students receive Champions for Change Award

Two Geography undergraduate students were recognized with the Champions for Change Award at the Earth Day celebration this week. Ms. Paula Roetscher (double major in Geography and Sustainability Studies and a minor in Arabic Language and Literature) and Mr. Tyler James (major in Psychology, minor in Geography) both received the award for their research and advocacy work. The Champions […]