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Donald W. Davis and Miles Richardson (editors). Geoscience and Man, Volume 38. Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2004. 178 pp., $25.00 paper (ISBN 0-938909-10-X). [...]

As a lifelong southerner who currently lives and works in south Georgia, I'm reticent to admit that I had not heard either the Tim McGraw or Brad Paisley tunes that [...]

In 2010, the Association of American Geographers' Study of the American South Specialty Group held its inaugural Plenary Lecture at the AAG's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The plenary lecture [...]

• Examines local food systems within context of community and economic development policy• Appraises two Central Appalachia food initiatives through Appalachian Just Transition framework• Constraints from overall context and organizational approaches lead to slippages between Transition principles and initiative outcomes.• Argues for and demonstrates evaluative approach for food systems-driven Transition activities Central Appalachia has a continued history of environmental, economic, and political dispossession, leading to uneven development, pollution, and specific issues around food access. A movement addressing the environmental degradation of non-renewable resources, labor issues, economic regeneration, and community health is that of the Appalachian Transition. This Transition also follows the discourse of the larger "Just Transition" movement, calling for grassroots changes towards equitable distribution of resources and power. In this paper, we use two case studies of Central Appalachian food initiatives that encompass both community-based gardening and produce prescription programs. We consider whether these local food initiatives actually realize the promise of economic, environmental, and social justice, alongside questions of the framing and alignment of the "Just" Appalachian Transition itself. This paper ends with recommendations for an evaluative approach for food systems-driven transition activities, alongside considerations around funder implications that can hinder or support organizations in realizing a "just" transition through their work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

National seashores are cherished public lands with rich environmental, cultural, and historic resources. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore is one such coastal asset that is both bountiful yet vulnerable, with historic lighthouses, critical habitats, and recreational amenities alike facing threats of sea-level rise and continual storm and climate change impacts. Over 3 million visitors to the Seashore in 2021 set an annual visitation record. Historic resources such as the Bodie Island Lighthouse and Ocracoke Lighthouse are among the most visited sites, yet these assets are also among those most vulnerable to flooding, compromised structural integrity, and reduced accessibility. Future challenges to the protection and management of such resources are already being felt in the form of storms, extreme rainfall, and recurrent compound flooding. Such threats are also coincident with increasing visitation and recreational demand. This paper examines the science-based data that are being collected and management efforts underway to inform future planning, intervention, or adaptation to sea-level rise and barrier island evolution. The paper identifies the opportunities for mitigation and adaptation as well as potential environmental tipping points and limits to resilience by assessing the frequency and magnitude of flooding events and shoreline change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Export activity from the southern United States has outpaced exports from the US at large, in addition to exceeding growth in overall southern economic output. • Southern export activities have been spatially uneven and shown signs of volatility, indicating heterogeneous evolutionary paths. • Many southern states continue to serve longtime export partners, markets, yet the export concentration in the top markets has largely diminished over the past two decades. The southern United States has seen explosive economic growth over the past several decades. One component of this growth has entailed rapid (and often widely varying) increases in goods-related exports, with overall growth numbers that have exceeded the US at large in addition to eclipsing overall southern economic output. However, has this growth in internationalization been shared across the region and moreover, do southern states serve similar export markets? Within the contexts of evolutionary economic geography and research on the geographies of exporting, this paper examines the trajectories of goods-related exports across the southern US, particularly in relation to recent shifts in the global economy including during the pandemic. The analyses reveal that export growth and performance are largely uneven in spatial terms, yet many states share leading export markets and also show signs of less dependence on dominant markets. On balance, exports appear to be tied to large, branch-plant production or related to extractive industries. The paper concludes with discussions on whether exports have been beneficial to the region and possible futures for exporting across the South in light of evolutionary changes in globalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The historic neighborhood of Smokey Hollow was the center of a vibrant Black community in Tallahassee, Florida. While it was the site of the city dump and gasification plant, it had its own bustling circulations and flows. In this paper, we examine how the State of Florida and the City of Tallahassee mobilized conceptions of race, value, and circulation to categorize Smokey Hollow as blighted. We draw on archival documents and oral histories to illustrate how governing authorities linked white mobility with value and Blackness to stagnancy and waste. They used these discourses to forward urban renewal efforts that erased Black place and its circulations to make way for transportation infrastructure that better connected white suburban spaces to the Tallahassee Capitol Center, and later, greens-pace. Examining five moments in the historic transformation of Smokey Hollow—from Black place to greenspace—shows how relations of race, value, and circulation inform the production of urban space. We argue that logics of circulation and stagnancy need to be brought into conversation with critical analysis of racial capitalism and valuation to better understand urban renewal and how the destruction of Black place is rationalized in the U.S. South. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Southeastern Geographer has long been recognized within geography as one of the most respected regional journals. Unfortunately, those outside our discipline tended to view the journal as parochial due to its regional focus. This work presents recent digital readership data for the Southeastern Geographer which shows that 43% of readership is outside our region, and more than 13% of readership is international. The data also indicate that the Southeastern Geographer is widely read outside our discipline as well. Author experience is shared which suggests that the regional nature of the Southeastern Geographer increases reader engagement and papers appearing in the journal are more widely read than more specialized publications. We conclude that the Southeastern Geographer should be considered a model for modern scientific communication and make a case that efforts to marginalize the journal as regional are misplaced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The southeastern United States has experienced rapid economic and population growth relative to the stagnation and decline of established manufacturing regions. The Rust Belt-Sun Belt literature has relied on a range of factors to explain southern growth (e.g. low wages, regional amenities, technological advances, market proximity, and the Civil Rights Movement). More recent work has cast growth in terms of bottom-up convergence and providing a conceptual framework consistent with the region's experience as the recipient of northern capital seeking a low-cost region. Within the region, uneven development remains. While the neoclassical framework can explain regional capital inflows, questions remain regarding how local and spatial contexts influence the trajectories of individual southern economies. To address these issues, this paper utilizes a conditional convergence model to explain southeastern county-level growth from 1990 to 2018 to understand how the balance of neoclassical processes and localized factors have affected the region's growth. Results highlight a transition away from low-cost manufacturing toward an increased importance of new, knowledge economy sectors. While new economy sectors are identified as significant drivers, results also suggest future challenges for sustained growth due to a suburbanized growth pattern, weak spillover effects, and a lack of urbanization economies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores the experiences of two communities affected by the June 23, 2016 floods in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. These towns were already vulnerable at the time of the floods, in part due to the decline of regional extractive industries in the past decades. As a result, the natural disaster added another layer of hardship to places that were already struggling. At the same time, the floods also revealed social capital that provided some resiliency to the disaster. Strong relationships and community pride resulted in neighbors donating time and labor to help each other recover and rebuild. The additional presence of outside faith-based organizations (FBOs) and other volunteer groups that arrived to assist with flood recovery deepened these aspects of social capital and sparked hope for future revitalization. Grounded in qualitative data, this paper explores how vulnerability and resiliency combined with a complex network of disaster response — including state agencies, non-governmental organizations, and FBOs—to shape relief efforts and create hope for the future in Greenbrier County. Given the increasingly common incidences of floods in the United States and predictions for increases in future flooding, this paper offers insights for natural disaster recovery applicable within and beyond Appalachia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is a regionally important marine ecosystem with valuable fisheries that may be detrimentally impacted by anthropogenic climate change. In recent years, our scientific understanding of climate change impacts on the GOM water quality has advanced considerably. Such advancements include increased understanding of climate change impacts on the GOM's hypoxia and sediment, and subsequent impacts on the region's marine ecosystem. This paper reviews these developments and highlights gaps in our understanding of climate change impacts on marine water quality and its implications in the GOM region. There is broad scientific agreement that physical changes induced by anthropogenic climate change are determining factors of water quality and biodiversity in the GOM. However, the scientific community should work toward a greater understanding of species and ecosystem specific changes through modeling studies exclusive to the GOM region and this should inform the development of broader multi-disciplinary mitigation strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is the second part of a special issue on Rivers and Water in the South. The first part showcased research on diverse river systems in the region. Part 2 expands the scope to include the significance of water resources for society. It discusses the removal of dams and its ecological benefits, as well as concerns about water quantity and quality. The article also examines the presence of contaminants in drinking water and the challenges facing the Gulf of Mexico's water quality and fisheries due to climate change. The papers in this special issue highlight the importance of understanding and protecting water resources in the South. [Extracted from the article]

Metropolitan regions in the southeastern United States are among the fastest-growing regions in the country. Due in part to broader economic transitions and related pull factors, urban regions in the American South are poised for further growth. In addition to pull factors driving current and projected migration trends, climate change-induced migration from coastal areas will also contribute to population growth in proximate inland urban regions. Moreover, despite state- and federal-level rhetoric and policy vacillations, places like Atlanta, Charlotte, and Nashville have planned policies, programs, and practices focused on integration and receptivity of newly arriving populations, including immigrants, refugees, and domestic migrants. How will metropolitan regions in the South continue to incorporate millions of new residents through the mid-twenty-first century? This paper analyzes projected population growth in the southeastern US through the mid-twenty-first century. Findings suggest institutional and social change prospects to facilitate the South's evolution on migration, integration, and receptivity in metropolitan regions, and identify possible pathways for southern metropolitan regions to build a more regionally resilient and resourceful future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information on the 58th meeting conducted by the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers in North Carolina. The annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) was held in North Carolina on November 23-25, 2003. A series of New Voices of the Southeast sessions, an innovation conceived by SEDAAG President Ron Mitchelson, was implemented this year. These sessions showcased new geography professionals in the region. Three New Voices sessions with twelve papers were organized by Allan James and Kavita Pandit.

Highlights from the article: Have been invited by our journal editors "regional" journal, the journal is increas- Journal - and in turn SEDAAG - during Merle C. Prunty Scholarship Award John E. Crowell University of North Alabama.

All major oyster producing states, except Virginia, built packing houses and aquaculture farms before the Civil War. Instead, Virginia exported oysters to packing houses and aquaculture farms in Northern states. Governor Henry Wise proposed banning Northern oyster boats and taxing oysters in 1856 as a way to develop Virginia-owned aqua-culture and packing. He also wanted to use oyster taxes for schools and infrastructure in his effort to modernize Virginia's economy while maintaining slavery. Wise's plan ultimately failed in the state legislature. Researchers often overlook failed efforts, as they leave fewer documentary traces, but understanding reasons for failure can be highly informative. This paper asks why Virginia's fishery was so different, and it looks at the debate over Wise's proposal. It closely examines the role of maritime slavery and shows how fear of slave rebellion and autonomy led coastal slave owners to develop an oyster industry quite different, and less productive, than their Northern competitors. It employs an Atlantic perspective, examining how the flow of ideas, people, and objects shaped Virginians' response to industrialization in the fishery. The paper also aims to show the relevance of Southern historical geography for understanding contemporary rural resentment. Todos los principales estados productores de ostras, excepto Virginia, construyeron empacadoras y granjas acuícolas antes de la Guerra Civil estadounidense. En cambio, Virginia exportaba ostras a empacadoras y granjas de acuicultura en los estados del norte. En 1856, el gobernador Henry Wise propuso prohibir los barcos de ostras del norte y gravar las ostras como una forma para desarrollar la acuicultura y el empaque que formaba parte de la propiedad de Virginia. Quería usar los impuestos generados por la venta de las ostras para mejorar las escuelas y la infraestructura y para modernizar la economía de Virginia mientras se sostenía la esclavitud. El plan de Wise finalmente fracasó en la legislatura del estado. Los investigadores suelen pasar por alto los esfuerzos fallados, pero entender las razones de los fracasos puede resultar fructuoso. Este artículo pregunta por qué la pesquería de Virginia fue tan diferente y examina el debate sobre la propuesta de Wise. Examina la función de la esclavitud marítima y demuestra cómo el miedo de la rebelión y autonomía de esclavos llegó a que los dueños de esclavos desarrollaran una industria de ostras muy diferente, y menos productivo, que sus competidores del norte. Usa una perspectiva atlántica, examinando cómo el flujo de ideas, personas y objetos dio forma a la respuesta de los virginianos a la industrialización en la pesquería. Este ensayo también trata de mostrar la relevancia de la geografía histórica del sur estadounidense para en-tender el resentimiento rural contemporáneo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The floodplains of the Southeast's stream network once hosted immense brakes of rivercane (Arundinaria gigantea), a disturbance-dependent native bamboo with both cultural and ecological significance. Ecologically, rivercane alters its local environments, boosts biodiversity and biomass, and protects streambanks from erosion and storm damage. Indigenous peoples of the Southeast have used rivercane for millennia, for material and cultural purposes, and formerly maintained its health and extent through harvesting and fire. Settler-colonial incursions largely destroyed rivercane, through the more intense disturbance of different land management practices, and brakes now exist mainly in relatively small areas. While numerous rivercane restoration projects are in process throughout its natural range, no comprehensive inventory of living rivercane exists. In this paper, we present both human context and the results of LiDAR analysis that identifies canebrakes based on the physical characteristics of the plant and brake. In our study area on the Little Tennessee River in western North Carolina, we found rivercane on about 9 percent of the floodplain area, based on QL1 LiDAR data available from the state of North Carolina. The technique can be applied in any part of rivercane's range, and the resulting inventory used in support of both cultural and ecological goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has altered the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) river system. • Past and current Army Corps projects in the ACF contour legal conflicts between states. • Florida v. Georgia invites future geographic engagement with the history and practices of engineers in the ACF. This paper examines the role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) in a recent Supreme Court case, Florida v. Georgia , concerning water allocation in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) river basin. Although several non-federal, run-of-the-river hydropower dams exist on the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers, the system of five federal dams operated by the Corps most profoundly impacts the flow regime of the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola rivers. While the Corps was not a party in Florida v. Georgia , findings throughout the legal proceedings demonstrated the centrality of the Corps to contemporary politics and conflicts in the ACF. We propose the results of Florida v. Georgia can serve as inspiration for geographers studying the ACF river basin and other transboundary rivers to analytically and politically engage with experts and technical knowledge in new ways. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one on a research on channel morphology and the evolution of small streams by David Leigh, one which analyzes the occurrence of in-channel, step-like bench deposits in small watersheds of Southern Piedmont by Dan Royall and colleagues, and one by Barbara Smucygz and colleagues on the changes to stream hydrology and channel morphology in three watersheds.

Presents the authors' reply to the comments on their paper "Riddims of the Street, Beach and Bureaucracy: Situating Geographical Research in Jamaica." Requirement of more theoretical discussion to adequately understand and respond to the methodological challenges of doing effective research in the Caribbean; Discussion of the original paper which tries to show how context, purpose, and goals profoundly shape research experiences and outcomes; Remarks on the need to understand the Caribbean's historical, contemporary, and local politics and cultures to have better outcomes.

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• Mississippi (MS) is one of the hardest-hit states with a high cumulative COVID-19 incidence and mortality compared to the US national average.• Educational and economic disadvantages likely resulted in the poor health outcomes of Mississippi Delta residents.• Significant spatial autocorrelation was found in COVID-19 incidence, mortality, and overall CDC SVI rankings.• Subtheme 1, representing socio-economic status, was significantly associated with mortality.• Subtheme 2, household composition and disability, was significantly associated with both incidence and mortality. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 48 million cases and 800,000 deaths in the United States. Mississippi (MS) is one of the hardest-hit states with a high incidence and mortality compared to the US national average. This paper explores the relationship of MS county-level COVID-19- related incidence and mortality (through December 2, 2021) with the Center for Disease Control's Social Vulnerability Index (CDC SVI). The CDC SVI consists of four major subthemes: [1] socio-economic status, [2] household composition and disability, [3] minority status and language, and finally, [4] housing type and transportation. We found that the overall SVI ranking has a statistically significant association with reported COVID-19 cumulative mortality at the county level. Among the SVI sub-themes, subtheme 1 (socio-economic status) and subtheme 2 (household composition and disability) showed a significant relationship with incidence and mortality (p < 0.05). The results of our analysis will assist in understanding the spatial relationship between CDC SVI themes and the health effects of COVID-19 in MS and the surrounding areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about several regular papers discussed at the 60th annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers held at the West Palm Beach in Florida from November 20-22, 2005 is presented. During the event, Steve Birdsall from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been chosen as the recipient for the Wheeler Award for the first paper submission.

The article discusses the value of human connection and community, drawing parallels to stories from literature and film. It highlights the success of the Southeastern Geographer journal, which receives exceptional contributions from scholars studying topics relevant to the American South. The journal's success is attributed to organizational support, positive experiences, and a nurturing editorial approach. The article also provides summaries of papers on topics such as office space developments following the COVID-19 pandemic, socioeconomic inequality among immigrant populations, the distribution of cooling centers in the Southeastern United States, and the relationship between gentrification and police-involved fatalities in Florida. Additionally, it discusses the strengths and roles of regional geography organizations, with the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) being described as the most robust. [Extracted from the article]

Historically, dense vegetation cover near buildings has caused power disruptions during weather phenomena. These types of severe storms impact the coast of Florida each year. However, challenges exist for obtaining both power outage data and calculating the impact of tree cover. NASA's Nighttime Lights, Black Marble, VNP46 product is utilized to analyze the natural and built environments. One aspect of the built environment that can be mapped with the Black Marble data is the megawatts of electricity used by the electrical power grid based on the magnitude of emitted nighttime light energy. This paper discusses using Black Marble data and other landscape variables within a probabilistic model to examine spatial patterns and map electricity outages with Bayesian networks. The research results indicate a high probability of a significant power outage when dense vegetation is present, but nuances in our natural and built environments like electric substations and land cover type alter the chance of reducing energy emissions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper explores the relationship between museums and race by engaging with how Black communities (and their histories and art) are represented at cultural and historical institutions in Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO). Public institutions like museums are important places for understanding the histories and cultures of various social groups and have historically maintained white visions. Through an examination of the textual and visual components of the exhibits, we observed the representation of Black histories, cultures, and individuals within museum storytelling and how these representations either upheld or challenged white visions. We find that KCMO institutions presented visions of whiteness in their storytelling, but our research also reveals that these KCMO museums show an effort to highlight and celebrate Black individuals and communities through affirmative and contextualized narratives. We also find, however, that this affirmative vision continues to marginalize Black women in storytelling. These museums that have taken the first steps towards decentering whiteness must continue this process to ensure that KCMO institutions are inclusive and tell the most complete stories. While decentering whiteness is an ongoing process, the challenges to white visions in KCMO cultural institutions show promise and exemplify a positive trend in the museum field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one by Arnold Modlin on plantation-specific tourism, one by Stephen Hanna on proposed relocation of the United States National Slavery Museum in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and one by Ary J. Lamme on abolition movements.

In this paper, we bring together the hope of regenerative development with mobilities literature broadly and actor-network theory specifically to explicate a regenerative memorialization paradigm. Regenerative memorialization emphasizes the inherent (im)mobilities of memory – the flows and networks associated with people, ideas, materials, capital, and development that constitute memorial landscapes – and the reparative and self-healing possibilities of those landscapes as part of constantly evolving sociocultural systems. Applying this paradigm to the dynamic geographies of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery, Alabama, we illustrate the power of memory on the move where the past is connected to the present and the aspirations for the future via complex actor networks, charting paths toward more socially just futures for the American South. Finally, we argue for participatory mapping of actants and actor networks, more diverse social justice organizations creating and connecting to existing cultural spaces for and landscapes of memory, and accordingly, that intersectionality guide these practices, for a future of regenerative memorialization in the South. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper serves as a preliminary commentary on the future resilience and vulnerability of Southern sites of memory about and for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC). We discuss interactions between memory and the environment that present opportunities for more just, equitable, and sustainable commemorations as well as interactions that may undermine progress toward that vision. Drawing from hazards and cultural geographies, we describe four principles for resilient remembering: continuity, visibility, adaptability, and legitimacy. Next, we survey four Southern cases where emerging and interrelated threats of closure, cultural tokenism, dispossession, and managed retreat specifically endanger Black sites of memory. In each case, we highlight BIPOC cultural institutions already performing resilient remembering and consider ways in which these efforts may be amplified to confront the rapidly changing conditions ahead. We conclude by calling on geographers to resiliently remember with BIPOC communities and cultural institutions to promote justice and inclusion of BIPOC in the politics of the future South. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In recent years, an increasing number of places across the United States, including cities in the southeastern US, have launched immigrant and refugee integration and "welcoming city" policies and programs. However, there has been little focus on the scope, implementation, and impact of such programs or on the broader receiving community. This study analyzes qualitative data from three case study municipalities in the southeastern US—Atlanta, Charlotte, and Nashville. Each of these cities have launched a form of municipal immigrant integration initiative referred to as a "welcoming city." This paper explores how each city became a welcoming city and what initiatives are underway to continue cultivating a welcoming environment. While each city's leadership may indeed broadly position their city as "welcoming", motivations for adopting welcoming initiatives broadly fall into either a "shared humanity" perspective and/or economic development. There is a tension among shared humanity and economic development motivations as the primary drivers of welcoming initiatives. This bears out when examining the public documents from the initiatives, public statements from municipal leaders, and programming pursued by the initiatives in each welcoming city. Further consideration of these tensions among groups with different motivations is critical to expand our understanding of urban growth and change in new immigrant destinations. En los últimos años un número creciente de lugares en los EE.UU. han lanzado programas y iniciativas de "bienvenida a la ciudad" y integración al inmigrante y refugiado. Sin embargo, no han habido muchos estudios sobre dichos programas en su alcance, implementación no impacto o en las comunidades que reciben a los inmigrantes. Este estudio analiza datos cualitativos de tres municipios de caso de estudio en el sureste de los EE.UU. – Atlanta, Charlotte y Nashville. Cada una de estas ciudades ha lanzado una forma de integración al inmigrante a nivel de municipio lo cual se refiere como "ciudad de bienvenida." Este ensayo explora como cada ciudad se convirtió en una ciudad de bienvenida y las iniciativas que siguen implementando para continuar a cultivar un ambiente de bienvenido. Mientras que la administración de cada ciudad pueda nombrar su ciudad como una de bienvenida, los motivos por adoptar iniciativas de bienvenida caen a una perspectiva de "humanidad compartida" y/o una de desarrollo económico. Hay una tensión entre la humanidad compartida y desarrollo económico como los motivos principales de las iniciativas de bienvenida. Esto se presenta cuando se examinan los documentos públicos de las iniciativas, declaraciones públicas de los líderes municipales y programación que surge de las incitativas en cada ciudad de bienvenida. Más consideración de estas tensiones entre grupos con diferentes motivos es esencial para nuestro entender del [End Page 250] crecimiento urbano y cambio en nuevos destinos del inmigrante. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Protected areas (PAs) in the United States are lands and waters that are: 1) dedicated to the preservation of biological diversity and other natural, recreational, and cultural uses, and 2) managed for these purposes through legal or other effective means ([19]). Media attention is often given to the effects of droughts, hurricanes, and fires on PAs, but in the Southeast, sea-level rise and increased coastal storm damage, including beach erosion, are major issues for PAs, especially given their importance for tourism. Protected areas of the southeastern U.S. Data were obtained from the Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 3.0: [19]). state under some form of protection, followed by Virginia (Table 1). Recreation took on a more important role in southeastern PAs as postwar America saw an increase in leisure time, greater and more affordable access to neighboring states and regions via automobiles and an expanding road system, and an increased demand for outdoor activities. [Extracted from the article]

The article announces the recipients of various awards at the 60th annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers held in West Palm Beach, Florida from November 20-22, 2005. It informs that the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Awards are Neal Lineback and Chor-Pang Lo.

Foreign-trade zones (FTZs) are restricted-access sites where domestic and foreign goods are stored, manufactured, or assembled. Products foreign bound from an FTZ do not pay duties, tariffs, or ad valorem state taxes, yet are considered domestic goods. These zones are outside of US Customs and Borders Protection (CBP) jurisdiction and are considered foreign territory. FTZs are intended to promote economic development, provide a competitive advantage to US firms, and improve access to foreign markets for US manufacturing firms. However, while these zones can positively impact local economies, they may attract investment away from underserved regions, thereby exacerbating spatial inequality. This paper analyzes the spatial relationship between the number of FTZs, median household income, unemployment rates, income growth rates, and the number of manufacturing firms by county in the Southeastern United States. Results from this study find that counties with FTZs in the Southeast have significantly higher economic output than counties without access to FTZs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent years, many have become increasingly concerned that the Housing Choice Voucher program (HCV, also known as 'Section 8') is not meeting its goal of providing affordable housing to low-income families while promoting access to high-opportunity areas. As school quality is inherently related to neighborhood opportunity, this paper analyzes the achievement, growth, and overall performance of schools to which elementary school-aged children in HCV families are assigned in Charlotte, North Carolina. Our analysis indicates that students in families that receive vouchers are assigned schools of worse quality than the schools of the students in the two comparison groups. Our findings highlight the importance of including school quality as a measure of neighborhood opportunity in developing future implementation strategies for the Housing Choice Voucher program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article announces several awards given to professors during the meeting of the Honors Committee of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) in Charleston, South Carolina in 2007, including Stephen J. Walsh, Ann M. Oberhauser, and Gerald R. Webster.

The article reports on the awards presented by the Honors Committee of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers. The 2007 Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to Professor Stanley D. Brunn and Professor Owen J. Furuseth. The Research Honors Award were presented to Dr. Derek H. Alderman and Dr. Albert J. Parker.

This paper is motivated by a concern about the limited critical attention directed toward the methodological challenges of conducting geographical research in the Caribbean. Drawing on social theories and our empirical experiences with doing qualitative research in Jamaica, we present a variety of methodological conundrums associated with three distinctive contexts: the street, the beach, and the bureaucracy. Such contexts in Jamaica, we argue, should be understood and approached by researchers with respect to their 'rid- dims,' that is, their distinctive socio-spatial textures and cultural expressions. We seek to foster critical discussion of how methodological problems can result from contextually and spatially insensitive research. This paper contributes to the critical literature on methodology in the Caribbean by showing how certain epistemological and methodological frameworks may hinder research in Jamaica. We do this by explaining how various micro-scale inter-personal dynamics between the researcher and the researched in Jamaica are shaped by the meso-scale riddims of the street, beach, and bureaucracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]