LibGuides: Geography, Planning, and Environment: A Guide to Library Research: Human Geography

Recommended Geography Publications

Geoforum
"Geoforum is a leading international journal publishing research and commentary in human geography and related fields: global political economy, political ecology, national systems of regulation and governance, urban and regional development, environmental justice, and resources management."
Cultural Geographies
"Cultural geographies is an international journal of peer-reviewed scholarly research on and theoretical interventions into the cultural dimensions of environment, landscape, space, and place."
Journal of Cultural Geography
"An international forum for scholarly research devoted to the spatial aspects of human groups, their activities, associated landscapes, and other cultural phenomena."

National Geographic Virtual Library This link opens in a new window
1888-present. Complete archive of National Geographic magazine every page of every issue along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images, and videos.

American Assocation of Geographers
This is the professional organization for American geographers. It was founded in 1904 and has contributed to the advancement of geography through their annual meeting and various publications.

BBC News This link opens in a new window
News articles and videos from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Keyword(s): World news
CIA World Factbook This link opens in a new window
Background historical, demographic, and other information on every country in the world as well as most territories.

National Geographic
This site, based on the magazine "The National Geographic", has a strong emphasis on place using photography to familiarize a lay audience to those places.
PBS News
PBS is known for its in-depth coverage of the news. This site includes both national and local (Michigan) news.