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The Department of Geography and The Environment is a division of the College of Liberal Arts at
From its founding, the Department has supported regional and international studies, with special emphases on Texas and the Southwest; Latin America; the Mediterranean World and Middle East; and Northern and Eastern Europe. The Department also provided training in the topical areas of geography. These trainings included cultural geography, physical geography (earth sciences), and mathematical geography (cartography). By 1960, conservation (environmental resource management) had become an explicit topical focus that would be further strengthened over the years. By 1970, urban and regional analysis became an area of departmental concern, and by 2004 Urban Studies had been added as a major managed by the Department. In more recent years, remote sensing, computer cartography, and geographic information systems have been developed as additional areas of teaching and research. In 2004 the Department's name was changed to Geography and the Environment to reflect its enhanced role in the University.
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the University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...
. The Department was founded in 1949 as the 'Department of Geography' and was renamed the 'Department of Geography and the Environment' in 2004. It was the first Geography Department established in Texas to award doctoral degrees.
History
From its founding, the Department has supported regional and international studies, with special emphases on Texas and the Southwest; Latin America; the Mediterranean World and Middle East; and Northern and Eastern Europe. The Department also provided training in the topical areas of geography. These trainings included cultural geography, physical geography (earth sciences), and mathematical geography (cartography). By 1960, conservation (environmental resource management) had become an explicit topical focus that would be further strengthened over the years. By 1970, urban and regional analysis became an area of departmental concern, and by 2004 Urban Studies had been added as a major managed by the Department. In more recent years, remote sensing, computer cartography, and geographic information systems have been developed as additional areas of teaching and research. In 2004 the Department's name was changed to Geography and the Environment to reflect its enhanced role in the University.
Notable faculty
* Paul C. Adams * William E. Doolittle * Robert K. Holz *Karl Butzer
Karl W. Butzer (August 19, 1934 – May 4, 2016) was a German-born American geographer, ecologist, and archaeologist. He received two degrees at McGill University, Montreal: the B.Sc. (hons) in Mathematics in 1954 and later his master's degree in ...
(1934-2016)
* Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov (1938–2003)
Centers and Labs
UT Geographic Information Science Center
In 2004 the GIScience Center was created to solidify the Department of Geography and The Environment's research and teaching on Geographic Information Science. The GIScience center offers an integrated approach to GISc research and teaching. The GIScience Center is the focal point of Geographic Technologies on UT campus. It works with research units across departments at UT to develop GIS and Remote Sensing resources and research.Environmental Information Science Laboratory
This is open to students and researchers, providing equipment and software to develop Geographic Projects. It was established in 1985.Digital Landscapes Laboratory
Strictly a research laboratory, the Digital Landscapes Laboratory houses researchers performing technology demanding geographic research.Physical Geography Center
Physical Geography laboratories provide all equipment and lab space needed for the Department.Weather and Climate Resource Center
The department's Weather and Climate Resource Center maintains a digital database of Austin and Texas weather and storm and climate data. This includes all records for the two National Weather Service first order weather observation stations for the greater Austin metropolitan area. The station at KAUS/Austin Bergstrom International Airport includes records since 1942 and KATT/Austin City-Camp Mabry records date back to 1856. The Center also provides weather monitoring services during special occasions or emergencies for the University of Texas.Notable alumni
*Andrew Sluyter
Andrew Sluyter is an American social scientist who currently teaches as a professor in the Geography and Anthropology Department of the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. His interests are the environmental history and historical, cultura ...
References
External links
Official department website
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Geography
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, an ...
1949 establishments in Texas