I promised in my last post to commit the next one to a discussion of Confederate monuments and memorials, the more general practice of naming public buildings and infrastructure after Confederate leaders, and the current movement to rename, remove, or relocate them from their prominent positions in the built environment across the US South. This … Continue reading The Confederacy
Bamberg, Germany
I was recently on a trip through Germany and spent a couple of days in the town of Bamberg, in the north of Bavaria in the region known as Franken, or, in English, Franconia. Bamberg is a lovely place and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The city is pedestrian-friendly with lots of public spaces and … Continue reading Bamberg, Germany
Las Vegas, Nevada
This is yet another post about an American city, probably the last on that kind of place for a while, but it's also a little different than previous posts because this one is a rerun, of a sort. I previously managed a blog through the Google blogger platform, but discontinued it maybe 9 or 10 … Continue reading Las Vegas, Nevada
Flint, Michigan
It has been three years since the city of Flint, Michigan, changed its source of municipal water to the Flint River. With the political decision to put no corrosion control in place with the new source, the river water corroded the city's aging infrastructure of water mains and residential delivery pipes, releasing years of lead … Continue reading Flint, Michigan
Fukushima, Japan
Nuclear weapons and the possibility of nuclear war are much in the news lately as tensions in the Korean peninsula have risen, with aggressive talk from both US President Donald Trump and further attempts by North Korea to develop a long-range missile system to deliver nuclear warheads. Personally, I have been dismayed and shocked by … Continue reading Fukushima, Japan
Powell Memorial, Arizona
It has been a while since my last post, as I have been traveling the last couple of weeks. Usually at this time of year I would drag myself away from the daily routine of classes and grading to attend the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers (AAG). This meeting is the major American … Continue reading Powell Memorial, Arizona
Jakarta, Indonesia (part 3)
In the last of my posts on Jakarta, I want to briefly comment on both the help provided me by Dr. Jo Santoso while I was there, and the immediate neighborhood of my hotel, which became the site of a terrorist attack in January 2016. Dr. Santoso is the head of the graduate program in … Continue reading Jakarta, Indonesia (part 3)
