FLAMENCO DANCE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY

An icon of southern Spanish culture, flamenco dance is now taught in places as far away as Japan and the United States. Professor Yuko Aoyama explores cultural transmission in the age of globalization.

IDENTIFYING PATTERNS OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Professor Ron Eastman, developer of the IDRISI geographic analysis software, develops algorithms for analyzing satellite imagery for trends and oscillatory patterns in the earth system.

DIET AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

The livestock sector of the global economy produces more greenhouse gases than any other sector. Professor Jody Emel is researching how the use of more sustainable "green" diets could impact those emissions levels.

WITNESSING CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE ARCTIC

The Arctic is the perfect place to study climate variability. As part of the Polaris Project, Professor Karen Frey travels to the varied landscape of eastern Siberia to study the impact of warming and permafrost thaw.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND MOUNTAIN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS

Here in the Rocky Mountains, climate change has led to an increase in wide-spread outbreaks of tree-killing insects. Professor Dominik Kulakowski explores the causes and consequences of such climatically-driven disturbances.

URBAN LAND-USE CONFLICTS

Professor Deborah Martin is looking at how neighborhood activism and local politics influence how urban space is used, and how those decisions are shaped by laws and rules about conflict resolution.

ECONOMIC CHANGE AND LIVELIHOODS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH

How are livelihoods in developing regions being transformed through globalization? Professor James Murphy studies small enterprises, industrial change, and the social and spatial dynamics of economic development.

SUBURBAN LAWN CARE AND LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS

The extent of suburban lawns, likely the largest irrigated crop in the U.S., is growing rapidly. As part of the HERO project, Professors Polsky and Pontius are examining the consequences of these growing lawn landscapes.

SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Professor Dianne Rocheleau is learning about the political, cultural and ecological alternatives embodied by the autonomous Zapatista communities, civil society coalitions and popular movements in southern Mexico.

THE IMPACT OF FOREST FIRES ON LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Professor John Rogan is using remote sensing and geographic information system technology to evaluate the effects of forest fires and other natural disasters in California and Arizona.

Professor Chris Williams investigates how terrestrial ecosystems respond to climate variability (droughts), climate change, and disturbances (fire and harvest) through biophysical and vegetation dynamics.