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IAN MUEHLENHAUS, PhD, is director of the University of WisconsinMadisons GIS professional programs. He is vice chair of the International Cartographic Associations Commission on Map Design, an editorial board member of Cartographic Perspectives, and associate editor of the Journal of Maps. Dr. Muehlenhaus has worked as a consultant for the National Geographic Society in K-12 geographic education and for the National Endowment for the Arts. He earned his master of science degree in geography at Pennsylvania State University and his PhD in the same at the University of Minnesota. His research interests are in maps and society, map design, human geography, and Central Europe.

PATRICIA BIERMAYR-JENZANO, PhD, is a visiting scholar at the Center for Latin America Studies in Georgetown Universitys Walsh School of Foreign Service. Biermayr-Jenzano teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on gender and sustainable development, sustainable agriculture, and research methods with emphasis in participatory action research and qualitative data analysis. She holds a PhD in agricultural extension and social anthropology from Cornell University and a degree in agricultural engineering in plant science from Argentina.

KATE BRASH is assistant director of the Global Roundtable on Climate Change at Columbia University, New York.

CHRISTOPHER CUMO is an independent scholar with a specialty in American history. He focuses primarily on the histories of agriculture and the natural sciences. He is the author of seven books, an encyclopedia, and hundreds of short pieces.

ROMAN ADRIAN CYBRIWSKY, PhD, is professor of geography and urban studies at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His published works include Historical Dictionary of Tokyo (Scarecrow Press 2011); Roppongi Crossing: The Demise of a Tokyo Nightclub District and the Reshaping of a Global City (University of Georgia Press 2011); Tokyo: The Shoguns City at the 21st Century (Academy Press 1998); and Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture (ABC-CLIO 2013). Cybriwsky holds a doctorate in geography from Pennsylvania State University.

KARL DEROUEN, PhD, is professor and director of the international studies program at the University of Alabama. His specialty is international relations. DeRouen obtained his MNS in geography from Louisiana State University and his PhD in political science from Texas A&M University. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Haifa in Israel.

KALLI DOUBLEDAY, PhD, is a research affiliate and lecturer in the Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of Texas-Austin.

MICHAEL DOVE, PhD, is an environmental anthropologist at Yale Universitys School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Department of Anthropology. He received his MA and PhD from Stanford University and his BA from Northwestern University.

DAVID L. DOWNIE, PhD, is director of environmental studies and associate professor of politics at Fairfield University. He specializes in national and international environmental policy.

CHRISTINE DRAKE, PhD, is emerita professor of geography at Old Dominion University in Virginia. She has a PhD and an MPhil in geography from Rutgers University.

RENEE DUBIE is a writer and editor at ABC-CLIO. She earned a BA in philosophy from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MA in political science from San Diego State University.

JULIE DUNBAR is the editorial manager for ABC-CLIOs World Geography: Understanding a Changing World, United States Geography, and Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society databases. She received her BA in human geography from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and her MFA in writing from Naropa University, also in Boulder.

LESLIE DURAM, PhD, is professor of geography and director of environmental studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She is an award-winning author of over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and four books: Environmental Geography: People and the Environment; Good Growing: Why Organic Farming Works; The Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable, and Local Food; and America Goes Green: An Encyclopedia of Eco-Friendly Culture in the United States. Dr. Duram was selected as a Fulbright Scholar, recognized by the Association of American Geographers Rural Geography Specialty Group, and elected to several governance positions in environmental organizations and policy councils.

JANET EDMOND is senior director for peace and development partnerships in the Policy Center for Environment and Peace at Conservation International. She obtained a master of public health degree from the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Edmond has over 25 years of experience managing health, development, and environment programs in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

JUSTIN ERVIN, PhD, is assistant professor of political science at Gateway Community and Technical College in Kentucky. He received his PhD in political science at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff in 2011. Ervins academic interests focus on international relations, international political economy, security, and environmental politics. He is coauthor of Globalization: A Reference Handbook (ABC-CLIO 2008).

KIM MASTERS EVANS is a freelance writer specializing in scientific topics. She has authored dozens of reference books, textbook lessons, and encyclopedia articles. Evans holds a BS in chemical engineering from Tennessee Technological University.

RONALD FRITZE, PhD, is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of history at Athens State University. He obtained an MA and an MSL from Louisiana State University and a PhD from Cambridge University.

CHELSEA GRIFFIS, PhD, is a lecturer at the University of Toledo. She earned her MA and PhD in history from the University of Toledo.

RYAN HACKNEY has worked at the Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies. He is also coauthor of The Myths, Legends, and Lore of Ireland: 101 Things You Didnt Know about the Emerald Isle (Adams Media 2010) with Amy Hackney Blackwell.

REUEL R. HANKS, PhD, is professor of geography at Oklahoma State University and serves as the editor of the Journal of Central Asian Studies. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Kansas and has taught geography at the University of Missouri, the University of Kansas, Kennesaw State University, and Oklahoma State University. He has been a visiting professor at Tashkent State Economics University, Samarkand State Institute for Foreign Languages, KIMEP (Almaty, Kazakhstan), and Eurasian National University (Astana, Kazakhstan). Dr. Hanks was a Fulbright Scholar in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 1995 and has published more than 20 articles and book chapters on geography and Central Asia. He is author of the Encyclopedia of Geography Terms, Themes, and Concepts (ABC-CLIO 2011).

ANDREW HELMS is a former writer and editor at ABC-CLIO and contributor to the Solutions databases. He has an MA from Georgetown University and a BA from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California.

HARRY HENDERSON is a freelance technical writer. He has written more than 20 books on information technology, biography, history of science, social issues, and other topics for both young people and adults.

LIZA HICKEY is a former writer and editor at ABC-CLIO. She worked on World and U.S. Geography for the Solutions databases.

BETHANY D. RINARD HINGA, PhD, is associate dean for academic affairs at Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa. She was previously director of assessment at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and associate professor of geosciences at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Hinga holds a doctorate in geophysics from Southern Methodist University. She is author of