The year 2020 is illuminating important differences in the geography of vulnerability. People across the United States have had vastly different experiences of COVID-19 and the many societal stresses...

Geographical Sciences Committee Webinar – July 23, 2020 - 12:00-1:00 PM ET The National Academies’ Geographical Sciences Committee will hold the fourth webinar in its series on ethics and biases in th...

Geographical Sciences Committee Webinar – June 25, 2020 - 1:00-2:15 PM ET The National Academies’ Geographical Sciences Committee held the third webinar in its series on ethics and biases in the geogr...

Geospatial Needs for a Pandemic-Resilient World Epidemics and pandemics such as the COVID-19 outbreak have clear geographic dimensions due to the vector spreading the virus (human contact), demograph...

Geographical Sciences Committee Webinar – June 11, 2020 - 12-1:15 PM ET The National Academies’ Geographical Sciences Committee held the second webinar in its series on ethics and biases in the geogra...

Dr. Doug Richardson of Harvard University presented an overview of the ethics landscape in the geographical sciences. This webinar was the first in a series on ethics and biases in the geographical sc...

Geographical sciences have been instrumental at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories for addressing the nation’s energy, environment, and national security missions. In turn, over...

On November 18, 2019, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop on the federal landscape of geographical and mapping science. The workshop, which was hosted by the...

Effects of Energy Transition on Opportunities in Rural America Although the US population is predominantly (>80%) urban, rural America will continue to play a critical role in shaping future nation...

A Turn to the Territories featuring a Cautionary Tale of the 2009 American Samoa Tsunami As sea surface temperatures rise, we are ever mindful of how this process fuels larger and more frequent storms...

Essential components of energy infrastructure are located along U.S. coastlines, where the increasing probability for storm damage creates a pressing need to plan ahead to minimize disruption to the n...

The Geographical Sciences Committee held their Spring 2018 meeting on the topic of Opportunities and Consequences of Using Sensors to Capture Human Geographical Behaviors. Available materials are list...

Urban Trifecta: Green Infrastructure, Public Health, and Social Justice Parks and open space systems are urban green infrastructures that support public health. Proximity to parks stimulates physical...

This was the Fall 2017 meeting of the Geographical Sciences Committee. The meeting focused on the topic "Equity in Access and Health Effects of Exposure to Nature". Presentations were provided by Harv...

An increasing amount of research has come to demonstrate that trees and green spaces are corner stones for a healthy urban environment. Green spaces support stress relief and recovery from mental fati...