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Posted May 5, 2009

The following Department of Geography faculty members and students presented research April 25 at the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Geographical Society held at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, IL.

Faculty

• Jongnam Choi. How Much do Wetlands mean to Farmers in Illinois?

Students

• Brian Day. Survival of Rural Hospitals in Illinois: A Tale of Economic Impact.
• Steven Dryden and Heather Zimmerle. Accuracie of the NEXRAD WSR-88D Radar Estimates.
• Babita Gurung. Assessment of property Tax Regulation on Woodlands: A Case Study of Fulton County, IL
• Hobert Meek. The Extreme Flood control Methods of Rural Appalachian Communities
• Mario Alfredo Solis Guillen. Cooperative Planning Practices Among Indigenous Communities in Chiapas, Mexico: A Historical Approach from Mayan Age Until Today.
• Kyle Turk. The Development of GIS Programs in McDonough, Cass, and Fulton Counties.
• Amand Wertz. Improving Water Quality in Rural West-Central Illinois

 

 

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