Human Geography is the study of the spatial organization of human activity and human interaction with the physical environment. The @links provided in this category are subareas that are typically of interest to those studying human and cultural geography. Historical geography, cultural
geography, medical geography, economic geography and political geography are all areas of study within the field of human geography.
A catalog of US maps showing the cultural modification of the landscape as settlers established farmsteads and villages, and named their surroundings. lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/setlhome.html
An article from the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science by Herbert Pick that discusses cross-cultural research into environmental knowledge and wayfinding behavior. cognet.mit.edu/MITECS/Entry/pick.html
Promotes research in economic geography by organising meetings, developing contact and cooperation among geographers and other social scientists, and encouraging the publication of research. www.soton.ac.uk/~egrg
Home page of the International Boundaries Research Unit, (IBRU) located at the University of Durham. A source of information on boundary and territorial issues around the world. www-ibru.dur.ac.uk
Provides information about the potential impacts of climate change through integrated assessment to support policy development and analysis. jhuniverse.hcf.jhu.edu/~climate
Features information for current and prospective students, staff profiles, current research, publications, and contact details. Also offers links to related resources, career opportunities and calendar of events. www.es.mq.edu.au/humgeog
Offers links and resources for exploring the cultural geography of Canada. Features statistical profiles of communities, resources for educators, and general and contact information for the project. cgdi.gc.ca/ccatlas/atlas.htm
An outline with excerpts from the publication of the same title produced by the National Geographic Research and Exploration. An educational guide that discusses the spatial integration of human and physical phenomena distributed over the Earth's surface. www.runet.edu/~geog-web/standard.html
A research and bibliographic guide to UC Berkeley print and web resources for the study of the cultural geography of the United States. www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/cult.html
A research project working to extend and refine the Clarke Urban Growth Model for making predictions at regional, continental and eventually global scales. www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/projects/gig
A laboratory for the study of geographic information technologies as they relate to transportation. Features project overview, links to related resources, job opportunities, and contact details. www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/vital
A report describing how the National Community Development Initiative (NCDI) has successfully helped underwrite the efforts of community development corporations (CDCs) around the United States. www.urban.org/pubs/comdev90/index.htm
Abstract of an article by Robert D. Feick and Dr. G. Brent Hall that describes integrating and visualizing spatial data sets for regional planning. The complete text of the article is available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. www.urisa.org/Journal/protect/vol11no2/feick/feick.htm
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