Nikolai A. Alvarado
Assistant Professor
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Before President Donald Trump abruptly changed course on tariffs, the 12th smallest African nation, Lesotho, was near the top of the list of countries whose products would be taxed...
Research on Space, Society, and the Built Environment brings together human and environmental factors to understand the relationships between place and society. One of our subfield specialties is urban geography, where research considers the political, economic, and spatial processes underlying poverty and inequality, infrastructure, mobility, and housing. Another strength of this program is in political geography, including state restructuring and technological development, migration and environmental justice, and gendered responses to climate change.
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Faculty working in Space, Society, and the Built Environment
Siân Butcher
Assistant Professor
Julie L Cidell
Professor, Department Head
Brian Jordan Jefferson
Associate Professor
Marynia Aniela Kolak
Assistant Professor
Jida Wang
Associate Professor
Shaowen Wang
Professor and Associate Dean for Life and Physical Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
David Wilson
Professor
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Matthew Anderson (PhD., 2012) has received the Geography & GIS Early Career Distinguished Alumnus Award. Anderson joined the Eastern Washington University...
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