Geography in America at the Dawn of the 21st Century

Acknowledgements
Geography in America at the Dawn of the 21st Century required the participation of
numerous people, and of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) and its
specialty groups. The AAG specialty groups and chapter authors, in particular,
deserve most of the credit for their enthusiastic support and participation. Long
hours were spent by specialty-group authors and other group members to produce
high-quality, state-of-the-research chapters that are the core of this book.
Oxford University Press was both encouraging and patient while, at the same
time, nudging us to bring this book to fruition. Anne Ashby was a magnificent
force. Not only did she encourage us with dining in OUP’s exquisite facilities, but
she also said “Now, Gary” just when it was needed. Sarah Holmes was our bulwark,
she was unflappable when most folks would have flapped. Finally, Sylvia Jaffrey
wielded a copy-editing effort never matched by even seasoned veterans. You all
have our deepest thanks. We are most grateful.
Presentations of draft chapters at the 1999 Annual AAG Meeting in Hawaii were
ably guided by the following session chairs, who have our heartfelt thanks: Ed
Aguado, Reg Golledge, Mike Goodchild, Will Graf, John Paul Jones III, Paul Knox,
Sallie Marston, Alec Murphy, Billie Lee Turner II, Tom Wilbanks.
External reviewers also worked diligently, and they have our gratitude. They
provided us with the indispensable insights that were required to ensure the quality
and comprehensiveness of the chapters, and thereby the volume itself. They are:
Ed Aguado, Dan Arreola, Roger Barry, Bernie Bauer, Dan Bedford, D. Gordon
Bennett, Bill Berentsen, Brian Berry, Bill Bowen, Kathleen Braden, Tony Brazel,
Ray Bromley, Lyn Brown, Babs Buttenfield, Anne Buttimer, Karl Butzer, Nel Caine,
Barbara Carmichael, Bill Clark, Keith Clarke, Vic Conrad, Frank Davis, George
Demko, Mona Domosh, James Eflin, Ken Foote, Melissa Gilbert, Pat Gilmartin,
Jim Goodman, Peter Gould, Lisa Graumlich, Eve Gruntfest, Susan Hanson, Peter
Heffington, Dave Hill, Jim Huff, Richard Jackson, Bob Kates, Cindi Katz, William
Koelsch, Helga Leitner, Gordon Lewthwaite, David Ley, C. P. Lo, Ed Malecki, Dick
Marston, Russ Mather, Steve Matthews, Jonathan Mayer, Mike McNulty, Judy
Meyers, Julian Minghi, Lisle Mitchell, Hal Moellering, Barbara Morehouse, Alec
Murphy, Darrell Napton, Sam Natoli, Duane Nellis, Tim Oakes, Val Preston, Marie
Price, Paul Robbins, Eric Shepard, Doug Sherman, Ira Sheskin, Neil Smith,
Christoph Stadel, Phil Suckling, Robert Stock, Graham Tobin, Bret Wallach, Marv
Waterstone, Barry Weller, Tom Wilbanks.
It is important to acknowledge those places that influenced either the inspiration
for or production of this book. It was on a deck at the University of Wisconsin,
overlooking Lake Mendota, that the “Geography in America” concept was
developed, nearly seventeen years ago. Geography in America at the Dawn of the
21st Century grew out of the first (1989) Geography in America volume, which was