This work was first published by Oxford University Press in 2005 as Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America.

Ever since humans sketched primitive maps in the dirt, the quest to understand our surroundings has been fundamental to our survival. Studying geography reveale

As political, economic, and environmental issues increasingly spread across the globe, the science of geography is being rediscovered by scientists, policymaker

Contemporary American society, with its emphasis on mobility and economic progress, all too often loses sight of the importance of a sense of “place” and co

One word binds us all: geography. We are all geographers, human beings who care about the places we think of as 'home' - our habitat. And yet we have lost touch