Changes Along California’s Southern Border
In Chapters 7 and 8, we examine ongoing developments and controversies regarding legal and illegal immigration and border crossings. We include a photo from several years ago showing our...
Rob O'Keefe
Amazon and e-commerce: New Jobs and Economies Transform Landscapes
In previous editions of our publication, we considered the impact that big box superstores and California Indian casinos were having on the state’s economies and landscapes. They particularly stand...
Finding California’s Geographic Center
Where is the geographic center of this strangely-shaped state? This geographic trivia has been debated for decades in California. Though it may have no practical significance, various communities have...
“Place is security, space is freedom.”
This quote from Tuan’s work “Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience,” is perhaps more relevant today than it was when written in the late 1970s. Political and social...
