@article{7e0352337ce340fbb68dd26e6c645477,
title = "Confronted by insurmountable opportunities: Geography in society at the aag's centennial",
abstract = "Geographers at the AAG's centennial are challenged with exceptional opportunities to create a more central place for geography in society and in the university. Realizing these opportunities requires identifying and leveraging key emerging trends in the formation and uses of geographic knowledge. Better integration of geography's profound technological innovations with its core traditions also is necessary to strengthen the discipline's research capacity, and to more effectively engage with and contribute to the needs of society. Trends toward multidisciplinary research and integrative science, and the heightened need for geographic understanding in today's world, hold further promise for advancing the discipline while sustaining its historic strengths and diversity.",
keywords = "Geographic management systems, Geography and society, Innovation, Outreach, Partnerships, Privacy",
author = "Douglas Richardson and Patricia Solis",
note = "Funding Information: Through the facilitation of collaborative activities, geographers are laying a foundation that benefits the discipline as much as it contributes to societal goals. For example, the AAG is fostering multi-institutional research programs and large-scale research projects for geographers to take fuller advantage of these opportunities. Mutually beneficial partnerships are continuing to develop between geographers and the National Science Foundation, the National Research Council (NRC), and many other key federal and international agencies. The AAG{\textquoteright}s Strategic Initiatives program has begun to foster greater coordination and integration of public sector, private sector, and university geographic research, education, and applications. During the AAG{\textquoteright}s next century, geographers will have many new opportunities to undertake a more active role in geographic policy, foster research partnerships, develop web-based and other new forms of scholarly publication and communication, raise the visibility and influence of geography, and increase the financial resources available for research and education in geography. New programs need to be established to make greater use of the talent and resources of our discipline in pursuing these goals in the years immediately ahead. Funding Information: Pfirman, S., and the Advisory Committee on Environ-mental Research and Education (ACERE). 2003. Complex environmental systems: Synthesis for earth, life, and society in the 21st century: A report summariz-ing a 10-year outlook in environmental research and education for the National Science Foundation. Arling-ton, VA: National Science Foundation.",
year = "2004",
month = feb,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1111/j.0033-0124.2004.05601002.x",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "56",
pages = "4--11",
journal = "Professional Geographer",
issn = "0033-0124",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "1",
}