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THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS 2007 Annual Meeting Program April 17-21, 2007 San Francisco, California 1 INSERT AD Klett - Perthes 2 THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS 2007 Annual Meeting April 17-21, 2007 San Francisco, California PROGRAM The Association of American Geographers 1710 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009-3198 Phone (202) 234-1450 Fax (202) 234-2744 Web: www.aag.org E-mail: [email protected] Copyright © AAG 2007 3 INSERT AD Ashgate Publishing 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS AAG Officers, Councillors, and Staff ........................................................................... 6 Local Arrangements Committee ..................................................................................... 7 General Information .................................................................................................... 8-10 Local Transportation ..................................................................................................... 11 Location of Meeting Rooms - Hilton San Francisco ........................................... 14-15 Location of Meeting Rooms - Hotel Nikko San Francisco ...................................... 16 Plenary Sessions ....................................................................................................... 18-22 Featured Sessions .................................................................................................... 28-39 Special Events ........................................................................................................... 42-46 World Geography Bowl ................................................................................................ 48 Jobs in Geography (JIG) .......................................................................................... 50-51 Special Events Summary .......................................................................................... 54-56 Specialty Meetings ................................................................................................... 60-63 Workshops ................................................................................................................ 66-75 Field Trips .................................................................................................................. 78-93 Exhibit Hall Floor Plan ................................................................................................... 99 Exhibitors ............................................................................................................... 100-101 Advertisers ................................................................................................................... 102 2008 Annual Meeting Information ............................................................................ 104 Daily Planner Tuesday, April 17 ......................................................................................... 106 Wednesday, April 18 ................................................................................... 107 Thursday, April 19 ....................................................................................... 108 Friday, April 20 ............................................................................................. 109 Saturday, April 21 ......................................................................................... 110 Instructions to Session Chairs .................................................................................. 111 Key to Session Numbers ..................................................................................... 112-113 Key to Rooms ........................................................................................................ 114-115 Sessions Tuesday, April 17 ......................................................................................... 117 Wednesday, April 18 ................................................................................... 177 Thursday, April 19 ....................................................................................... 267 Friday, April 20 ............................................................................................. 381 Saturday, April 21 ......................................................................................... 493 Participant Index .......................................................................................................... 572 Specialty Group Sessions Index................................................................................ 622 Topical Index ................................................................................................................ 628 Notes Page .................................................................................................................... 638 Presenting author(s) are indicated with an asterisk (*). 5 AAG OFFICERS, COUNCILLORS, AND STAFF Officers Kavita K. Pandit, President, University of Georgia Thomas Baerwald, Vice President, National Science Foundation Richard A. Marston, Past President, Kansas State University Ines Miyares, Secretary, Hunter College Kirstin Dow, Treasurer, University of South Carolina Douglas Richardson, Executive Director National Councillors Sallie A. Marston, University of Arizona Kirstin Dow, University of South Carolina Carol P. Harden, University of Tennessee Mei-Po Kwan, Ohio State University Ines M. Miyares, Hunter College Dawn Wright, Oregon State University Regional Division Councillors East Lakes: David H. Kaplan, Kent State University Great Plains-Rocky Mountains: Lisa M.B. Harrington, Kansas State University Middle Atlantic: Martha E. Geores, University of Maryland Middle States: Keith Henderson, Villanova University New England-St. Lawrence Valley: Timothy J. Rickard, Central Connecticut State University Pacific Coast: Stuart C. Aitken, San Diego State University Southeastern: Tyrel G. Moore, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Southwestern: Craig Colten, Louisiana State University West Lakes: Donald Friend, Minnesota State University Staff Robert Andelman, Chief Information Officer and Director of Membership Ivan Cheung, Director of Geographic Information Science Programs David Coronado, Communications Director Alexis Dionne, Communications Coordinator Robin Friedman, Journals Manager Gayathri Gopiram, Software Developer Jim Ketchum, Newsletter Editor Ehsan M. Khater, Office Coordinator Matthew Koeppe, Senior Project Manager Oscar Larson, Conference Director Teri Martin, Accounting Manager Douglas Richardson, Executive Director Beth Schlemper, Education Fellow Michael Solem, Director of Educational Affairs Patricia Solís, Director of Research and Outreach Adam Thocher, Research Assistant John A. Wertman, Director of Public Policy 6 LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE Local Arrangements Committee Nancy Wilkinson (Co-Chair), San Francisco State University Scott A. Mensing (Co-Chair), University of Nevada – Reno Jeffrey Bury, University of California – Santa Cruz Richard A. Champion, United States Geological Survey Robin Datel, California State University – Sacramento Jerry Davis, San Francisco State University Kate Davis, San Jose State Jeanne Depman, San Francisco State University Dennis Dingemans, University of California – Davis Lori Dinitz, United States Geological Survey Dorothy Freidel, Sonoma State University Dave Halsing, United States Geological Survey Shawn Heiser, San Francisco State University Jason Henderson, San Francisco State University Darrel Hess, City College of San Francisco Rachel Kesel, San Francisco State University Ceren Kurt, San Francisco State University Dave Larson, California State University – East Bay Kelsey McDonald, San Francisco State University Jessica Miller, San Francisco State University Janet Momsen, University of California – Davis Monique Nakagawa, San Francisco State University Jasper Rubin, City of San Francisco Mara Tongue, United States Geological Survey Alicia Torregrosa, United States Geological Survey Sadie Waddington, San Francisco State University 7 GENERAL INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY In support of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the AAG and its contracted facilities will accommodate reasonable requests for accessibility to the extent possible. Individuals requiring special accommodations are asked to make their specific needs known to the AAG or to the facilities. ALCOHOL The AAG expects all attendees to act responsibly when consuming alcoholic beverages. Consumption of alcohol by those under the age of 21 is prohibited. BAGS/COATS/PACKAGES For security reasons, the AAG is unable to hold attendees’ bags, packages, briefcases, coats, laptops or other personal items at registration. For your own safety and the security of your belongings, we strongly recommend checking these items at the bell stand of the Hilton San Francisco. CHILD CARE AAG will reimburse registered attendees for child care at the rate of $10 per hour for a maximum of 30 hours. Reimbursement forms will be available at the AAG Registration Desk. A check will be sent to the attendee after receipts have been furnished along with the reimbursement form. Reimbursement is only available for child care on-site in San Francisco. No reimbursement is made for child care at your home while you are in San Francisco. All child care arrangements should be made by the individual attendee. In- room hotel child care is available from American Child Care Services, Inc. (415-285-2300 or www.americanchildcare.com) or ABC Bay Area Child Care (415-309-5662). AAG does not endorse, recommend, or promote any one agency.