Alan A. Lew - Geography and Planning - Northern Arizona University

Alan A. Lew, Ph.D., AICP

Professor

Northern Arizona University , Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-5016, USA

Office: SBS West (Bldg 70), Room 230; tel: 928-523-6567; fax: 928-523-2275; e-mail: Alan {dot} Lew [at] nau {dot} edu

Class Homepages

Major Publications

Associations

Other Academic Activities

MY CLASSES

Links to most recent syllabi:

GSP 201 - Communities, Planning & Change (Sp2013, 2nd 8 weeks: Alan A. Lew)
GSP 220 - Geography of the United States (Sp2013, 2nd 8 weeks: Kerstin Haslinger)
GSP 240 - World Geography West (Sp2013, 2nd 8 weeks: Terri Victor)
GSP 241 - World Geography East (Sp2013, Full Semester: Kerstin Haslinger; 2nd 8 weeks: Ashley York)
- GSP 241 Winter Syllabus (Winter 2012: Alan A. Lew)
GSP 276 - Planning for Sustainable Tourism (F2012, Full Semester: Linda Edwards)
GSP 376 - Regional Geography of Tourism & Recreation (tentative, Winter 2013: Alan A. Lew)
GSP 406 / 506 - Planning Analysis & Presentations (Sp2013, Full Semester: Alan A. Lew)
GSP 421 / 521 - Planning Law & Ethics (F2012, Full Semester: Alan A. Lew)
GSP 522 - Introduction to Development Law & Community Sustainability (Summer Session I 2013: Alan A. Lew)
GSP 524 - Introduction to Environmental Law & Professional Ethics (Summer Session II 2013: Alan A. Lew)
GSP 681 - Geography Though & Methods (F2012, Full Semester: Alan A. Lew)
GSP 687 - Graduate Communication & Problem Solving (Sp2013, 1st 8 weeks: Alan A. Lew)
Study Abroad in Belize - "Rainforest, Ruins and Reefs" - Coming May 2015 (plan now)
- 5-6 units, selecting two courses from:
- GSP 150 (4) - Physical Geography: Jamie Samana
- GSP 376 (3) - Regional Geography of Tourism & Recreation: Alan A. Lew
- GSP 499/599 (2) - Geospatial Field Studies
- GSP 698 (3) - Seminar in Rural Georgaphy

MY MAJOR PUBLICATIONS (still in print, I think)

Tourism Geographies: An International Journal of Tourism Space, Place and Environment (quarterly)

World Regional Geography: Human Mobilities, Tourism Destinations, Sustainable Environments (September 2011)

Tourism Impacts book Understanding and Managing Tourism Impacts: An Integrated Approach (July 2009 UK; Sept 2009 US)

And some downloadable copies of my RESEARCH ARTICLES

MY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Recreation, Tourism and Sport Geography Specialty Group Association of American Geographers (and the RTSNET-L e-mail discussion list)
Commission on the Geography of Tourism, Leisure and Global Change International Geographical Union (and the TOURISMGEOGRAPHY e-mail discussion list)
International Academy for the Study of Tourism Fellow of the IAST since 2011
Asia Tourism Research Email List & Membership Directory Open to everyone interested in Asia tourism research
Arizona Planning Association and AZPA-L Arizona Planning Association discussion list Instructions

OTHER ACADEMIC THINGS THAT I AM INVOLVED IN

Geography USA - a Free Online Textbook	Virtual Field Trips of the US	Blank Base Maps
My Older Blogs: Web 2.0 Travel Tools Web 2.0 Teaching Tools - and more...	Tourism & Heritage: Opportunities & Challenges for Conservation Geography - IGU Tourism Commission Valparaiso, Chile, 10-13 Nov 2011	Tourism People, Places and Environments Zhangjiajie (Hunan), China, 13-15 July 2011
Paper.li Weekly News The World Geography View and Tourism Geography Today	Coastal, Island & Tropical Tourism: Global Impacts, Local Responses Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 22-24 April 2013	Emerging Landscapes & Frontiers in Tourism Research Kanas, Xinjiang, China 20-22 Sept 2013
The Best Online World Atlas Adjectival/Niche/Specialty Tourism	The Changing World of Coastal, Island and Tropical Tourism (presentation videos) Martinique, French West Indies, 27-29 January 2011	Heritage & Tourism Conference Guangzhou, China 8-10 July 2007 Related SCMP newspaper article (.pdf)
My Publications & Presentations Available Online	Overseas Chinese Websites	My Favorite Travel Websites

	<<< photo taken in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2010