Douglas Amedeo
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Hi, I’m Doug Amedeo, and I’m a geographer who focuses on person-environment-behavior relationships. According to the Association of American Geographers, my interests are in the specialization “Environmental Perception and Behavioral Geography.” My first academic position was in the School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine, where I taught courses like “Modeling in the Social Sciences” and “Spatial Pattern Analyses.” After five years in that interdisciplinary environment, I took a position at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at the beginning of the 1973-74 academic year. Even at Nebraska I continue to stress the necessity of inter-disciplinary orientations to knowledge acquisition by engaging in joint teaching and research with individuals in the social sciences and other colleges. My current emphasis in teaching and research is on the human dimensions of environmental and spatial issues.
I am a member of the editorial board of two journals that stress interdisciplinary research: these are Environment and Behavior; Sage Publications, Inc.,and Journal of Architectural and Planning Research; Locke Science Publishing, Inc.
My connection to Lincoln is also helped by the fact that my wife, Pat Amedeo, is a native. She is the Assistant Director for Business Operations at UNL University Health Center.
For diversion from scholarly activity, I enjoy brushing up on Spanish grammar, working out at the Y, attending operas, gardening, bird feeding, hobnobbing with cats, and traveling with Pat.
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Another recent venture involves investigating the effects of windbreaks on carbon sequestration, or storage. Storing carbon helps mitigate global warming. My colleagues and I are looking not only into how much carbon field windbreaks store, but also how much fossil fuel is saved because that area is taken out of production, and not plowed and cultivated. In addition, other types of windbreaks provide savings from reduced home heating and cooling costs and from reduced snow removal costs.
Key Research Publications
Amedeo, Douglas, with Reginald G. Golledge and Robert J. Stimson. Person-Environment-Behavior Research: Investigating Activities and Experiences in Spaces and Environments. 2008, Guilford Publications, Inc.
Amedeo, Douglas and Dyck, J.A. "Activity-Enhancing Arenas of Designs: A Case Study of the Classroom Layout." Journal of Architectural and Planning Research. 2003.
Amedeo, Douglas. "External and Internal Information in Versions of Scenic-Quality Perceptions." Journal of Architectural and Planning Research. 1999, Vol. 16, #4, Winter, pp.328-352.
Amedeo, Douglas with Kate Speicher. "Essential Environmental and Spatial Concerns for the Congenitally Visually Impaired." Journal of Planning Education and Research. 1995, Vol. 14, #2, pp. 101-110.
Amedeo, Douglas. "Emotions In Person-Environment-Behavior Episodes." in R.G. Golledge and T. Garling (eds.) Behavior and Environment: Psychological and Geographical Approaches. 1993, Elsevire Science Publishers.
Amedeo, Douglas with Kramer, Paul. "User Perceptions of Bi-symbol Maps." Cartographica. 1991, Vol. 28, #1, pp. 28-53.
Amedeo, Douglas with Ruth Ann York. "Indications of Environmental Schemata from Thoughts About Environment." Journal of Environmental Psychology. 1990, Vol. 10, #3, pp. 219-253.
Amedeo, Douglas, Pitt, David, and Zube, Erv. "Landscape Feature Classification As A Determinant of Perceived Scenic Value." in Darrel Morrison and Arnold Alanen (eds.) Landscape Journal: Design, Planning, and Management of the Land. Spring 1989, Vol. 8, #1, pp. 36-50.
Amedeo, Douglas with Scott Grabinger. "CRT Text Layout: Perceptions of Viewers." Computers in Human Behavior. 1988, Vol. 4, #3, pp. 189-205.
Amedeo, Douglas and Reginald Golledge. Introduction to Scientific Reasoning in Geography. John Wiley and Sons, 1975. 422 pp.
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| Potential Advising for Undergraduate Majors | Bachelor of Science in
Bachelor of Arts in
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| Potential Advising for Graduate Program |
Master of Arts with a Specialization in
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| Course Number | Course Title | Day | Time | Cross Listings |
| GEOG 283 | Space, the Environment and You | TR | 1100-1215 P | n/a |
| GEOG 940 | Seminar in Human Geography - Rsh Dsgn & Proposal Constuctn | M | 0400-0620 P | n/a |
| SNR Faculties | Human Dimensions, Geography/GIScience |
| Areas of Interest | Person-environment-behavior Relations; Environmental Perception; and Self and Environments; Classroom Designs and Perceptions of Their Activity-Enhancing Properties; Diverse User-Viewpoints for Environmental Policy Formulations: Perceptions, Preferences, Beliefs, and Aspirations in Nebraska's Sandhills. |
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