LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION

It has been 21 months since I posted to this blog. Partly that can be attributed to laziness; partly to not having anything new to say (at least about Earth and environmental sciences and geography) that I did not have another outlet for. I'm not sure anyone really noticed the blog was gone, but now it is back. 

Much of that no-blog time was spent writing a book, to be published by Elsevier, on landscape evolution. This will integrate geomorphological, pedological, ecological, and hydrological theories on the evolution of landscapes, ecosystems, and other Earth surface systems. It is grounded in an approach based on the inseparability of landform, soil, and ecosystem development, vs. the traditional semi-independent treatment of geomorphic, ecological, pedological, and hydrological phenomena. Key themes are the coevolution of biotic and abiotic components of the environment; selection whereby more efficient and/or durable structures, forms, & patterns are preferentially formed and preserved; and the interconnected role of laws, place factors, and history. 

Geography Awareness Month, Y'all!

Wildly Geo

Welcome to Geography Awareness Month! We're hosting a series events that explore the diverse interests of our department. Normally, Geography Awareness Week is the week before Thanksgiving. We have so much geo goodness, we can't keep it to one week. Check out this short presentation.

Events

Each Wednesday at 3 pm (EDT), a short synchronous event will announce the week's geo challenge. To encourage participation, we'll do a raffle for free maps!
 
  • October 28: UKy Geography Map & Data Visualization Contest
  • November 4:The "Wildcat" Geocache
  • November 11: The Lexington Rephotography Scavenger Hunt
  • November 18: GIS Day

Speakers

  • October 28th, 5 - 6pm EDT. Garrett Nelson, Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library. "Cartography from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-Second Century: A Tour of Past and Future Maps at the Leventhal Center."
  • November 10th, 5 - 6pm EST. Meghan Kelly, Department of Geography, UW-Madison. "Feminist Icon Design Workshops." 
  • November 11th, 5 - 6pm EST. John Branigan, Mapbox. "Working with Mapbox Vector Tiles."
  • November 12th, 5 - 6pm EST. Ryan Cooper, GIS Analyst with Raleigh Parks & Rec. "Python for More Equitable Park Access." 
  • November 18th, 5 - 6pm EST. Eric Huntley, Lecturer in Urban Studies and Planning in the department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT, Visiting Lecturer in Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. "Mapping Up."

Call for participation

Other events are highly encouraged. GIS Day needs presenters. Is it you?

The month of events offers many ways to participate. You can host an event(s), submitting a slide deck or recording to showcase on this web page, donate swag for raffles, and offer suggestions.

Use the Google Form below to participate in any way you want. Fill the Google Form: https://forms.gle/5KoVZ1bgEf6UgDis9 if you would like to participate. 

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Humanities and Social Sciences in the Age of Crisis

In conversation with A&S Dean Mark Kornbluh, Karen Petrone, professor of history and director of the newly launched College of Arts & Science’s Cooperative for the Humanities and Social Sciences, along with Kristin Monroe, associate professor of anthropology, will discuss the state and value of the humanities and social sciences in a time of crisis and social change.  

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Leadership in a Time of Crisis

What makes for effective leadership in a moment of crisis? Please join State Representative Charles Booker, president and founder of the new Kentucky-based organization, "Hood to the Holler,” and UK history professor Tracy Campbell, author of The Year of Peril: America in 1942, to discuss leadership during a crisis from both historical and contemporary perspectives. What challenges did leaders face dealing with the sudden onset of World War II, and what difficulties do they face now in dealing with the multi-layered racial, economic, and Covid crises? How can we overcome the divisions that crises create?



This talk, moderated by A&S Dean Mark Kornbluh and Cooperative Director Karen Petrone, is the inaugural event of the UK College of Arts and Sciences's new Cooperative for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS). This year our theme is “Crises and Creating Social Change.” CHSS facilitates interdisciplinary research and university engagement locally, nationally and internationally, to demonstrate the value and the contributions of the Humanities and Social Sciences in sustaining our communities and solving critical social problems.

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