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A virtual special issue from Case Studies in the Environment for #AAG2024

Tourism is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the world today. Yet the vast majority of tourist guidebooks focus on a small, elite segment of the population and encourage consumption and spectacle as the primary way to experience a place. These representations do not reflect the re

As part of our #AAG2021 virtual conference series, we reached out to author Julie Guthman to discuss her award-winning book, Wilted, and our Critical Environments: Nature, Science, and Politics series.Julie Guthman is Professor of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her

By Bram Büscher, author of The Truth about Nature: Environmentalism in the Era of Post-Truth Politics and Platform CapitalismThis post is part of our #AAG2021 virtual conference series. Visit our virtual exhibit to learn more and get 40% off the book.Environmental organizations have become f

The American Association of Geographers virtual meeting is an important reminder of why we all gather: to share new insights and to get inspired. In that spirit, we’re excited to share some highlights from the University of California Press Geography list, which focuses on advancing new perspectives

In the spirit of the American Association of Geographers 2020 Virtual Meeting in lieu of the annual meeting in Denver, Colorado, UC Press is committed to sharing the latest research Geography, a vastly interdisciplinary study that spans many of UC Press's core subject areas. Although we are unable t