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suburbanizationofpoverty;immigrantsettlement,adjustmentandreceptivityinnon
traditionalgateways;ethnicentrepreneurialismandminoritylabormarkets;community
healthandneighborhoodqualityoflife,participatoryandactionbasedresearchand
planning;transportationandmobilitysystems;globaltradeandcomparativeurbanism;
cyberinfrastructureandGeoComputation;urbanlanduseandlandcoverchange;
regionaleconomicdevelopmentinAppalachia;postindustrialtransformationofNorth
Carolina;theeffectsofurbanizationonbiodiversity;environmentalplanninginhuman
dominatedlandscapes;habitatqualityincities;greeninfrastructure;sportand
economicdevelopment.

ForfurtherinformationaboutUNCCharlottesGraduateProgramsinGeography,
pleasecontact:

Dr.HeatherA.Smith
ProfessorandGraduateProgramsDirector,Geography
Director,CLASUrbanStudiesMinor
FacultyResearchAssociate,UNCCharlotteUrbanInstitute
UNCCharlotte|9201UniversityCityBlvd.|Charlotte,NC28223USA
McEniry438|7046875989|heatsmit@uncc.edu