{"id":254,"date":"2014-12-22T10:08:51","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T16:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/?page_id=254"},"modified":"2025-06-09T10:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:30:45","slug":"human-geography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/research\/human-geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Geography and Urban Environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Human Geography and Urban Environments<\/strong>&nbsp;examines how economic, political, cultural, and environmental forces shape people, places, and urban landscapes. As global urbanization accelerates, challenges like urban growth, racial and ethnic segregation, planning, and political decision-making create strong demand for geographers with expertise in cities and human systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2014\/12\/uwm-downtown-milw_620.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faculty\">Faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"66\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/bonds-anne\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/bondsa.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/bonds-anne\/\">Anne Bonds<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor, Department Chair<\/strong>, <em>Geography<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Affiliated Professor<\/strong>, <em>Urban Studies<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Affiliated Professor<\/strong>, <em>Sociology<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:bondsa@uwm.edu\">bondsa@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142294872\">414-229-4872<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"66\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/holifield-ryan\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/holifiel.webp?ver=9f1a526a34557aaf34a11c127e1d72ba\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/holifield-ryan\/\">Ryan Holifield<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Geography<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Affiliated Professor<\/strong>, <em>Urban Studies<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:holifiel@uwm.edu\">holifiel@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142294868\">414-229-4868<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"66\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/mansson-mcginty-anna\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/mansson.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/mansson-mcginty-anna\/\">Anna Mansson McGinty<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong>, <em>Geography<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong>, <em>Women&#039;s and Gender Studies<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:mansson@uwm.edu\">mansson@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142518037\">414-251-8037<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"66\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/sziarto-kristin\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/sziarto.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div 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