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The University of Arizona
School Geography and Development
P.O. Box 210076
Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel: (520) 621-1652
Fax: (520) 621-2889

Department Director

Dr. Paul Robbins
453E Harvill Building, Box #2
Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel: (520) 626-7062
Fax: (520) 621-2889

RIPARIAN RESTORATION combines 1) capture of water/sediment allowing natural revegetation, 2) addressing social & economic drivers of land-use, and 3) policy support for conservation (AZ-Sonora borderlands pictured). With NSF support, Dr. Chris Scott, collegues, and students conduct research.
RIPARIAN RESTORATION combines 1) capture of water/sediment allowing natural revegetation, 2) addressing social & economic drivers of land-use, and 3) policy support for conservation (AZ-Sonora borderlands pictured). With NSF support, Dr. Chris Scott, collegues, and students conduct research.
GEOG 370 Students: 2-day interactive role-play exercise on ecotourism and alternative development strategies.
GEOG 370 Students: 2-day interactive role-play exercise on ecotourism and alternative development strategies.
VULNERABLE WATER RESOURCES: Connie Woodhouse, colleagues and graduate students across campus are working to reconstruct prehistoric rainfall and stream flow patterns from across the Western United States, by understanding the (large!) range of variability and the periodicity of drought.
VULNERABLE WATER RESOURCES: Connie Woodhouse, colleagues and graduate students across campus are working to reconstruct prehistoric rainfall and stream flow patterns from across the Western United States, by understanding the (large!) range of variability and the periodicity of drought.
Forest destruction and agriculture on the road to Santa Maria Chimalapa, Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo by: JP Jones
Forest destruction and agriculture on the road to Santa Maria Chimalapa, Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo by: JP Jones
RIPARIAN RESTORATION combines 1) capture of water/sediment allowing natural revegetation, 2) addressing social & economic drivers of land-use, and 3) policy support for conservation (AZ-Sonora borderlands pictured). With NSF support, Dr. Chris Scott, collegues, and students conduct research.
GEOG 370 Students: 2-day interactive role-play exercise on ecotourism and alternative development strategies.
VULNERABLE WATER RESOURCES: Connie Woodhouse, colleagues and graduate students across campus are working to reconstruct prehistoric rainfall and stream flow patterns from across the Western United States, by understanding the (large!) range of variability and the periodicity of drought.
Forest destruction and agriculture on the road to Santa Maria Chimalapa, Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo by: JP Jones
UA GIS Career Day 2012

University of Arizona GIS Career Day Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 11-3:30pm Student Union Memorial Center 3rd Floor, Catalina Room All are welcome     For more information see: http://msgis.arizona.edu  ... more

2012-2013 George H. Amos Scholarship

SGD Majors We encourage everyone to apply for this years' George H. Amos Scholarship.    Several scholarships in the amount of $2,500 will be awarded for Academic Year 2012-2013, with the award divided between Fall 2012 and Spring 2013. Instructions on how to apply are on the application form.  Application packets are due Fri Mar 30.   Scholarship Description: Mr. George H. Amos Sr. served Tucson Realty and Trust Company (TRT) for over 60 years including a term as president... more

Spring 2012 SGD Colloquium

  School of Geography and Development Speaker Series Spring 2012                                      Friday Colloquia meet from 3:30 to 4:45 in Harvill Room 404. The series brings prominent scholars and professionals from across a range of perspectives,... more

2011 SGD Awards

Brittany Davis $12,750 Angling for Justice: Uniting Economic and Environmental Interests on a Honduran Island The Society of Woman Geographers - Pruitt Fellowship   Sandy Dallerba $39,999 The Impact of Climate Change on Arizona’s Agriculture: the Ricardian Approach Revisited IE – Water Sustainability Program – Renewable Energy Network   Tracey Osborne $8,049 Evaluating Finance Mechanisms in Communal Forests in Mexico Faculty Seed Grant   Tracey Osborne... more

Welcome to the School of Geography and Development(SGD) at the University of Arizona

Welcome to the School of Geography and Development (SGD) at the University of Arizona, USA. SGD is part of a top-ranked; Research One, land-grant university and we cover the entire range of contemporary geography. Faculty and graduate student research interests range broadly, including the sustainability of cities; social theory and culture; climatology and environmental impacts in the American Southwest; economic development; landscape ecology and forest restoration; human impacts of global climate change; geographic epidemiology; international development and environmental sustainability; conflict over the public presentation of ethnic identity; local government restructuring; spatial interaction modeling; American migration; European fertility; GIS/visualization; environmental policy; and remote sensing of fire-induced vegetation change.

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