GEOG 01 - World Regional Geography

Professor: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Department of Global Studies and Geography
Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York 11549 USA
Jean-paul.Rodrigue@hofstra.edu
Phone: (516) 463-5765. Fax: (516) 463-6519.

Outline

As our evening news telecasts and daily newspapers constantly remind us, we live in a complex and interdependent world in which individual states find their destinies very much linked to occurrences elsewhere. Geography provides the basis for developing an understanding of world events and how they may have an impact upon us. Theoretically and empirically, it considers physical and human landscapes and seeks to provide explanations of the spatial distribution of various phenomena around the globe. The main objectives of the course are:

Acquaint the student with the various regions of the world and their underlying uniqueness and complexities.
Understand the relationships between physical features and human features.
Provide the student with a cartographic literacy about the main geographical features of the world.

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Dr. Rodrigue's research interests mainly cover the fields of economic and transport geography as they relate to freight distribution. Area interests involve East and Southeast Asia (particularly China) and North America, notably concerning transportation, distribution and trade issues. Specific topics cover transport systems and logistics, global supply chains and production networks, gateways and transport corridors, urban regions, economic integration, international trade and regional development. Current projects involve:

The Governance of Intermodal Transportation Assets
The Transport Geography of Logistics
Gateways, Corridors and Inland Freight Distribution
Globalization and Transport Terminals