UBIQUE | American Geographical Society

25 Aug

Geographical Review Preview: COMMUNITY FOOD RESILIENCE IN THE TIME OF COVID: AN EXAMPLE FROM AN APPALACHIAN COUNTY

This article explores how Community Based Organizations, in Watauga County, North Carolina, faced a food crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and quickly came together to fill unprecedented local need for food assistance. Existing bodies of literature on Appalachia and...
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25 Aug

Map of the Week: Back to School

By Catherine McKenna Summer is coming to a close and students are heading back to school. However, not all students will be heading back to the classroom at the same time. Interestingly enough, the tourism industry plays a key role...
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18 Aug

Map of the Week: The Geography of Chinese Cuisine

By Tamanna Akter In the United States alone, the Chinese restaurant business is worth $20 billion and has an annual growth rate of 2.7%. China is often lauded for its sophisticated cuisine characterized by authentic flavors, diverse colors, and...
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11 Aug

Map of the Week: Where is the Midwest?

By Catherine McKenna Americans tend to identify strongly with the culture of the region they are from. But do all Americans have the same definitions of what geographically defines these regions? Of the geographic regions in the United States, the...
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9 Aug

Geographical Review Preview: UNDERSTANDING THE SPATIAL PATCHWORK OF PREDICTIVE MODELING OF FIRST WAVE PANDEMIC DECISIONS BY US GOVERNORS

The uneven outcomes of the covid-19 pandemic in the United States can be characterized by its patchwork patterns. Given a weak national coordinated response, state-level decisions offer an important frame for analysis. This article explores how such analysis invokes fundamental geographic challenges...
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4 Aug

Map of the Week: EPA Superfund Sites

by Alex Griffin The U.S Environmental Protection Agency was founded in 1970 under the Nixon administration after a renewed focus on environmental issues in American cities, most notably when the Cuyahoga River spontaneously ignited near Cleveland due to chemical pollution....
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28 Jul

Map of the Week: Refugees Around the World

By Tamanna Akter As of 2022, 100 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of ongoing conflicts, violence or human rights violations. Refugees are people who have had to flee their homes and take shelter in another...
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25 Jul

Company Spotlight: Constellis

By James Mallinson Threats to American citizens, companies, and government facilities abroad present new and ever-evolving challenges for both United States federal security services and the private security companies assisting in protecting American assets around the world. Geospatial awareness in...
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21 Jul

Map of the Week: The Mosaic of Public Land Use in the U.S.

By Alex Griffin To understand the patterns of public lands in the United States, it is first necessary to comprehend the distinction between public and private lands. A previous Map of the Week feature detailed the economic and regional differences...
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21 Jul

Geographical Review Preview: “SO MUCH FOR ACCESS:” DIFFERENCE, BENEFITS, AND BARRIERS AT HAWAII’S SHORELINES

Hawai‘i Island’s shorelines provide intangible and tangible benefits for the island’s residents and visitors. This paper examines residents’ access to, values associated with, and uses of Hawai‘i Island’s blue spaces. It finds that Native Hawaiian residents and those who ascribe...
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