Courses & Syllabi
Urbanization processes and the development of mega-cities and urban hierarchies emphasizing the differences between cities from across the world. Exercise
Internal structure of cities, including the role of transportation systems, socio-economic development, and the physical environment. Emphasis on differences within cities. Exercise
(Same as STH 331) Geographic distribution of tourist development. Emphasis on the spatial dimension of origin-destination flows, economic geography of the travel industry, socio-economic and environmental impacts. Emphasis on tourism planning issues. Exercise
Use of the scientific method, data collection, spatial analysis, and technical writing. Development of fundamental research and quantitative skills in geography.
Experiences in planning and primary concepts and procedures utilized by planners in city and local government agencies for improving the quality of the urban environment. Exercise
Regional development and planning processes focused on regional planning techniques and law. Exercise
Seminar on the nature of geography and what geographers do. Focus on the history of the discipline, approaches to its study, major paradigms, and application of geographic theory. Doctoral students only.
Directed readings on selected aspects of urban planning/economic development focused on theory and policy issues from a geographic perspective. Pr. Geo502 or 533. Doctoral students only.
Student Mentoring
Debbage K. and Galloway, S., 2009 “Global Tourism Business Operations - Theoretical Frameworks and Key Issues ”
(314K) In Jamal, T. and Robinson, M. (eds.), Handbook of Tourism Studies Sage Publications: London, 577-590.
Debbage K. and Alkaabi K.A. 2008 “Market Power and Vertical (Dis)integration? Airline Networks and Destination Development in the United States and Dubai“
(0.98 MB) In Papatheodorou A., Graham A., and Forsyth P. (co-editors). Aviation and Tourism: Implications for Leisure Travel Ashgate Publications: Aldershot, 147-163.
Debbage K., Bereitschaft B. and Beaver E. 2014 “The Geography of Non-Earned Income in the Piedmont Megapolitan Cluster” (1.38 MB) Southeastern Geographer, 54(2):97-117.
Bereitschaft B. and Debbage K. 2014 “Regional Variations in Urban Fragmentation Among U.S. Metropolitan and Megapolitan Areas” (1.95 MB) Applied Spatial Analysis, 7:119-147.
Bereitschaft B. and Debbage K. 2013 “Urban Form, Air Quality, and CO2 Emissions in Large U.S. Metropolitan Areas” (1.3 MB) The Professional Geographer, 65(4):612-631.
Alkaabi K.A., Debbage K. and Bin Touq A. 2013 “The Promise of the Aerotropolis Model in the United Arab Emirates: The Role of Spatial Proximity and Global Connectivity” (1.26 MB) The Arab World Geographer, 16(3):289-312.
Alkaabi K.A. and Debbage K. 2011 “The Geography of Air Freight: Connections to U.S. Metropolitan Economies” (1.54 MB) Journal of Transport Geography, 19:1517-1529.
Smith R.M. and Debbage K. 2011 “Spatial Distributions of Newly Incorporated Municipalities (NIMs) and Related Socioeconomic Characteristics: A National Comparison to Cohort Cities” (1.71 MB) Urban Geography, 32(4):568-588.
Debbage K.G. and Kidd J. 2010 “Renewable Energy in North Carolina: The Potential Supply Chain and Connections to Existing Renewable and Energy Efficiency Firms” (800 KB) The Southeastern Geographer, 50(1):69-88.
Alkaabi K.A. and Debbage K. 2007 “Air Passenger Demand and Skilled Labor markets by U.S. Metropolitan Area” (2.14 MB) Journal of Air Transport Management, 13:121-130.
Smith R.M. and Debbage K. 2006 “Where are the Geographers? Newly Incorporated Municipalities (NIMs) in the South ” (1 MB) The Geographical Bulletin, 48(2).
Liu Z.J., Debbage K. and Blackburn B. 2006 “Locational Determinants of Major U.S. Air Passenger markets by metropolitan Area” (2.6 MB) Journal of Air Transport Management, 12:331-341.
Brown L. and Debbage K. 2004 “The Geography of Republicans in North Carolina: Voter Registration and Income“ (202 KB) The North Carolina Geographer 12:10-18.
Cohen D.T. and Debbage K. 2004 “Research Note: Toward an Effective Subcounty Settlement Classification: Comparative Density Revisited” (405 KB) Urban Geography 25(7):675-684.
Debbage K. and Delk D. 2001 “The Geography of Air Passenger Volume and Local Employment Patterns by US Metropolitan Core Area: 1973-1996” (180 KB) Journal of Air Transport Management 7(3):159-167.
Cohen D. and Debbage K. 1998 “Wealth Generation in Metropolitan America: FIRE as Savior?” The Geographical Bulletin 40(1):1-13.
Meadows C. and Debbage K. 1993 “Spatial Variation in Tourism: An Industrial View” The Geographical Bulletin 35(1):48-60.
McKenzie M. and Debbage K. 1990 “Spatial Patterns of Visitor Behavior: A Case Study of the North Carolina Zoological Park“ The Geographical Bulletin 32(2):100-109.
Debbage K. and Nuyda G. 2005 “ Biotechnology Inventory and Assessment by Metropolitan Area: Signs of Life in the Triad” (1.42 MB) Report prepared for the Triad Chambers of Commerce and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, $54,000 (Additional Co-Principal Investigator included A. Brod)