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Geography & GIScience

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Geography & GIScience

Geography is a discipline that offers unique insights about past, present and future issues involving natural resources, culture, economics and politics. Geographers study the spatial dimensions of human societies and earth's environment.

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Natural Resources & Environmental Issues

Geographers who focus on Natural Resources and Environmental Issues study the geospatial dimensions of landscapes including soils, vegetation, water resources, land use, natural hazards, climate and related areas.

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Natural Resources & Environmental Issues

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GIScience

Geographic Information Science (GISci), is an area of endeavor that encompasses the use of technologies such as satellite remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), the global positioning system (GPS) and computer cartography.

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Community & Regional Planning

At UNL, the Faculty of Geography and GIScience collaborates with UNL's program in Community and Regional Planning to offer both a minor in planning (for Geography majors) and a PhD in Geography with a planning specialization.

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Geography & GIScience Faculty Area Leader 
Jim Merchant Jim Merchant
306 Hardin Hall
3310 Holdrege Street
Lincoln NE
68583-0973  
Phone: 402-472-7531  
Fax: 402-472-2946  
E-mail: jmerchant1@unl.edu

Geography & GIScience News

Geography Faculty Recognized for Contributions to Students For the sixth time during his teaching career at UNL, Dr. David Wishart has been nominated by one or more of his students to receive a "Certificate of Recognition for Contributions to Students", which will be awarded on February 3, 2012 during a reception hosted by the UNL Teaching Council. In November the UNL Parents Association solicited parents of students to consult with their sons and daughters to nominate faculty who have made "significant contributions to their lives while at UNL." For more information see the UNL Parents Association webpage.
Spring Geography Seminar Series The Spring 2012 Geography seminars, offered each Friday at 2pm, encompass a wide range of topics of interest to students, faculty, staff and the general public. Presenters include guests from the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation and Faculty from Iowa State University and UNL, to UNL graduate students preparing for conference presentations. For a full schedule go to the Geography Seminars page.
Catch up on UNL Geography The 2011 UNL Geography Alumni newsletter is now available for viewing at the link below. This issue reports on what Geography faculty have been up to in this past year, as well as student activities and Alumni updates. Please contact Joyce Hurst (jhurst3@unlnotes.unl.edu ) if you would like to be on the Geography listserv and receive periodic updates about UNL Geography.

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