Geography has always been about thinking across boundaries. As we seek to understand and better address societal and environmental challenges, Geography’s inherent interdisciplinarity is its greatest asset as a field of study. Our vision for the UNCG Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability reflects its historical strengths at the intersection of environment, human geography, and geographic technologies, and it reflects a desire to have our teaching and research strive for a better world.
Human geographers investigate how place and location affect and are affected by such things as urban and economic development, globalization, transportation systems, tourism, population, environmental change, and political boundaries. The department has strengths in urban (including planning), transportation, economic, and political geography.
Physical and environmental geographers investigate questions about the physical world around us: the atmosphere, waters, landforms, and living things that make up the human environment. Our department has strengths in climatology, biogeography, geomorphology, and hydrology.
Geographic Information Science uses geospatial technologies to understand human and physical phenomena. Our department has strengths in cartography, remote sensing, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
This interdisciplinary program fosters understanding of the relationships between human societies and the natural contexts for life on Earth. The Program offers three different B.A. concentrations: Environmental Studies, which emphasizes the natural sciences; Sustainability Studies, which emphasizes the social sciences and humanities; and Environmental & Sustainability Studies, which is a self-designed major open to juniors with a 3.30+ GPA.
He retires as associate professor of geography after a career in which he was instrumental in shaping the current array of programs as director of several internship programs, director of graduate studies, and key member of the interdisciplinary Archaeology Program.
Posted on May 14, 2021
We are pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s student awards. Congratulations to all of these high-achieving undergraduate and […]
Posted on May 5, 2021
This is the most prestigious international award in transportation geography offered by the AAG TGSG since 1990.
Posted on March 31, 2021
Dr. Wenliang “Will” Li is one of six recipients of the American Association of Geographers 2021 Research Grants. This award […]
Posted on March 3, 2021
“My Ph.D at UNC Greensboro has enhanced my analytical skills and critical thinking which is very important for framing new urban discourse for a rapidly urbanizing country like India.”
Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability
UNC Greensboro
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