Posts by geogadmin

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jeffrey Hoelle joined the Department of Geography as an Affiliate Professor in April 2015. His research interests include human-environment interactions, space and place, conservation and development, Latin America, and cross-cultural cowboys and cattle cultures. Regarding the latter, Jeff has just had a book he wrote on the subject, “Rainforest Cowboys: The Rise of Ranching and Cattle Culture...

Residents of Beirut, Lebanon’s capital city, often give directions by using landmarks rather than addresses, writes Jenny Gustafsson. This can be confusing for newcomers, especially because some of the landmarks used for navigation no longer exist. The following article was posted at theguardian.com on June 2, 2015 with the title “Mapping, Beirut-style: how to navigate a city without using any street names”:...

A team of scientists scrambles to better understand a gigantic cloud of methane looming over the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest. This single cloud is believed to comprise nearly 10 percent of all methane emissions derived from natural gas in the United States. But its origins remain a mystery. The following article on the subject from pbs.org was written by Laura Santhanam and posted June 3, 2015 with the title “Why...