Vita: Peter W. Reespage 1

Vita: Peter W. ReesPage 1

PETER W. REES

Department of Geography

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware 19716

Voice mail: (302) 831-8270

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PERSONAL

Born: London, England

Citizenship: Naturalized U.S. Citizen

EDUCATION

Ph. D. University of California, Berkeley, 1971

Dissertation: Route Inertia and Route Competition: An Historical Geography of Transportation Between Mexico City and Veracruz

M.A. University of California, Berkeley, 1964

Thesis: Air Transport in the Lesser Antilles

B.A. (Honors in Geography) McGill University, 1961

CURRENT POSITION:

Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, University of Delaware, 2014 -present.

Also, Professor Emeritus, Latin American and Iberian Studies Program, 2014-present

OTHER TEACHING POSITIONS:

Faculty Director, University of Delaware Spring Semester in London, 1996

Visiting Professor, Department of Geography, Arizona State University, Spring 1991

Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Delaware, 1976-2013

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Delaware, 1971-76

Instructor, Department of Geography, University of Delaware, 1968-71

Lecturer, San Francisco State College, 1968

Visiting Lecturer:

Clark University, Villanova University, Immaculata College, Washington and Jefferson College, Harcum Junior College, University of Uppsala, Sweden, University of Maryland, College Park.

Undergraduate courses taught:

Introduction to Geography;Physical Geography: Climatic Processes;Human Geography; Urban Geography; Economic Geography; Transportation Geography; World Regional Geography; Introduction to Urban Planning; Cities of the World (Arizona State); Method and Theory in Geography; Geography of Latin America; Geography of London and Geography of British Isles (UD London Semester);Background in Geography (for teachers); Geography for Elementary Pre-Service Teachers; Shaping of the Modern World (college-wide course); Designing the City (honors colloquium); Summer Geography Institute for Teachers; Advanced Geography Institute for Teachers; Teaching Geography: Standards and Assessment.

Graduate seminars taught:

Urban Geography; World Cities in Comparative Perspective; Research in Geographic Learning; Topics in Historic Global Processes – Geopolitics (for UD History Department)

Winter Session study abroad (programs directed, including instruction):

British New Town Planning, 1973; Urban and Environmental Planning in UK, 1974; Society, Art, and Culture in London, 1985 (with Julio DaCuhna), 1987 (with Julio DaCuhna), 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998; London: A Millennium Case Study in Human Geography, 2000, 2001; London: A Case Study in Human Geography, 2002, 2003, 2004; Argentina, 2005 (with KrystynaMusik), 2007 (with Stella Hall); Barbados, 2008 (with YdaSchreduer); London: Issues of Sustainability and Climate Change, 2009; Barbados, 2010 (with YdaSchreduer); Argentina, 2011 (with Doris Manzano); Barbados, 2012 (with YdaSchreuder); Argentina, 2013 (with Doris Manzano); Barbados, 2014 (with YdaSchreduer); London: Issues of Sustainability and Environmental Change, 2015; Fiji, 2016 (with Lusiana Browning)

Master’s degree theses primary adviser:

Robert H. Schultz, Investor confidence in revitalizing inner city neighborhoods: a geographic analysis of Society Hill, Philadelphia. 1981

Marianne E. D’Anastasio, Developing a curriculum for geography. 1991

Gillian Acheson, Images of Africa: the role of formal instruction in shaping student views. 1998

Owen Robatino, Evaluating the uses of abandoned railroad right-of-ways, with a case study of the Pomeroy and Newark railroad. 1999 [thesis received the Masters Award from Transportation Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers, 2000]

David Warren Dooley, The geographic diffusion of art deco architecture in Delaware. 1999

Jason Mathew Jeandell, Improving mental maps: the significance of sequencing teacher instruction. 2003

Hayden Colleen Murphy, Constructing a k-12 weather curriculum based on theories of cognitive development. 2003

Jordan A. Silberman, Reinventing mountain settlements: A GIS model for identifying potential ski towns in the U.S. Rocky Mountains. 2004

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS:

Chair, Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, 2012-2013

Primary Coordinator, Delaware Geographic Alliance, 1988-2005

Founded and coordinated the program to advance K-12 teaching of Geography in Delaware

University of Delaware Coordinator, Danish International Study (DIS) Program in Copenhagen, 1984-present

Initiated program, advise and recruit students, administer program

Coordinator, Latin American Studies Program, University of Delaware, 1976-78; Director, 2000-2003

Administered a budget-line account

Associate Dean, College of Arts and Science, University of Delaware, 1979 – 1987

Full-time position; involved all aspects of Dean's Office: budget planning and allocation; promotion and tenure; department, faculty, student relations; admissions; faculty senate; faculty grievances; special projects: revision of college general education curriculum, development of a computerized advisement system, and enhancement of international education.

Treasurer, Association of American Geographers, 1980-1982

Responsible for $750,000 annual budget

Chair, Committee on Educational Affairs, College of Arts and Science, University of Delaware, 1978-79

Began major curriculum revision of College general education

Chair, University Appeals Committee, University of Delaware, 1977-79

(Step 3, grievance procedure, Collective Bargaining Contract)

FOREIGN RESEARCH

U.S. A.I.D. Strengthening Grant Program visit to Panama, 1981; additional visit, 1985

Research in Mexico in 1966-67, 1973, 1974, 1985; in England and Spain, 1975; in Lesser Antilles in 1961, 1962

Additional research in: United Kingdom, Northern European countries, particularly Denmark, Latvia, European Russia, China, Japan (Tokyo), Hong Kong, Central America and the Caribbean, Argentina, Uruguay.

AWARDS

Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Scholarship established in name of Peter Rees for University of Delaware students attending the Semester in Copenhagen, 2015.

Delaware Geographic Service Award, Delaware Geographic Data Committee (chartered by the State of Delaware), 2012

Recognized as an AAG Fifty-Year Member, Association of American Geographers, 2012

Higher Education Distinguished Teaching Achievement Award, National Council for Geographic Education, 2011

Excellence in Advising and Mentoring Award, University of Delaware, 2009.

Order of Excellence, Delaware State Board of Education, 2005.

Merit Award, Delaware Secretary of Education, 2005.

Roselle Lecture Award, Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1996

Service Award, Association of American Geographers, 1982

GRANTS

To support programs of the Delaware Geographic Alliance:

National Geographic Society, Grosvenor Grant $46,000 (2001-2007)

National Geographic Society $575,000 (1989-2002)

State of Delaware $690,000 (1989-2005)

World Affairs Council, Wilmington $2,000 (1990-91)

Rotary Club of Wilmington $2,000 (1990-91)

Artesian Water Company $500 (1993-94)

Delaware River and Bay Authority $500 (1993-94)

Eisenhower Professional Development State Grant Program $15,000 (1998-99)

Eisenhower Professional Development State Grant Program $20,000 (1999-00)

Eisenhower Professional Development State Grant Program $20,000 (2001-2002)

Association of American Geographers $1000 (1998-99)

ESRI $4,500 (2000)

Planning Grant for Development of a Geographic Alliance. National Geographic Society, $10,000. (1988-89).

Development of a University-wide Introductory Course: The Shaping of the Modern World. PENN/PAICE Institute, $5000 (1986)

Improving Students' Academic Use of the University as a Total Resource: An Expanded Advisement Program Using Interactive Computer Technology. Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, $89,000 (1982-84).

Faculty Research Grant, University of Delaware, 1973

Grant-in-aid, University of California, Berkeley, 1966-67

Research Grant, Office of Naval Research, 1962

Allan McCoy Smith Scholarship, McGill University, 1960

Goldsmiths Company (London) Fellowship for study in a Canadian University, 1958-61

SERVICE TO STATE OF DELAWARE

Member, Social Studies Recommended Curriculum Design Team, 2004-2005 (Delaware Department of Education)

Member and Geography content advisor, Social Studies Development Committee, 1997-2009

(Delaware Department of Education)

Member, Social Studies Steering Committee, 1995-1997 (Delaware Department of Education)

Member, Leadership Team, Social Studies Frameworks Commission, New Directions in Delaware Education, 1992-1995 (appointed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction)

Member, Governor's Task Force on the Brandywine and Christina Rivers, 1992-94 (appointed by the Governor)

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS

Association of American Geographers

Fellow, American Geographical Society

National Council for Geographic Education

POSITIONS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIESAND ASSOCIATIONS

Association of American Geographers (AAG):

Treasurer, 1980-82

Executive Committee, 1980-82

Finance Committee, 1980-1994 (chair, 1980-82)

Annual Meeting Program Committee, 1979, 1984, 2004

Annual Meeting Local Arrangements co-chair, 1979

adhoc Committee on Central Office Location, 1988-1989

Middle States Division, AAG:

President, 1978-79

Vice-President, 1977-78

Secretary-Treasurer, 1976-77

Regional Councilor, 1980-82

Executive Committee 1976-83

Annual Meetings Local Arrangements chair, 1980; co-chair 1993

Council of Latin Americanist Geographers:

Board of Directors, 1977-80

Honors Committee chair, 1980

Delaware Valley Geographical Association:

President 1974-76

Council, 1970 - 1996

Eastern Historical Geography Association:

Local Arrangements chair, Annual Meetings, 1976; 1992

National Geographic Society:

Alliance Coordinators Advisory Committee, 1990-91

National Council For Geographic Education:

Local Arrangements, Annual Meeting, 2002

Editor, Pathways in Geography #24 (2002)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Travel lecturer/leader:

American Geographical Society (with the Metropolitan Museum of Art), “Byways of Britain by Sea”, June 6-20, 1998.

University of Delaware, Division of Continuing Education, “China Highlights”, August 3-18, 2001

Peer Reviewer:

National Science Foundation

National Endowment for the Humanities

Annals, Association for American Geographers

Professional Geographer

Journal of Historical Geography

Urban Geography

Journal of Geography

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

TidjschriftVoorEconomische En SocialeGeografie

Aid to Publications Programme, Social Science Federation of Canada

Consultant:

Harcourt Publishers, Social Studies Advisory Board, 2005-2008

College Board, College Majors Database, 2003, 2005

Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, D.C., 1999

Department of Geography, University of Maryland, NSDI and FIPSE grants, 1998-99

National Geographic Society, Teaching Geography Project, 1992-1995; Summer Teacher Institute Curriculum, 2008.

Atwater-Kent Museum, Philadelphia, 1993-94

American Geographical Society, presentation on Latin America to "Seminar on Emerging Markets", New York Society of Security Analysts, New York, February 8, 1991

World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, Model United Nations, 1990

World History Project for Philadelphia School District, Philadelphia Alliance for Teaching the Humanities, 1987-1990

Pennsylvania Council on Geographic Education (U.S. Department of Education grant, administered by University of Pennsylvania) 1988-1990

Reviewer: John Wiley and Sons, Houghton Mifflin Co., Harper and Row, Prentice Hall; University of Texas Press, University of Delaware Press, consultant/reviewer, Repro-Bulletin

Evaluation of Geography Programs:

Villanova University, 1982

William Paterson College, NJ, 1985

Montclair State College, NJ, 1986

PUBLICATIONS

Books and Chapters:

Transportes y comercio entre Mexico y Veracruz, 1519-1910 (Mexico: SepSetentas, 1976)

"Transportation" in B. Blouet and O. Blouet eds., Latin America, An Introductory Survey, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1982): 84-149

"Transportation" and "Mexico and Central America" in B. Blouet and O. Blouet eds., Latin America, A Systematic and Regional Survey, Second Edition (John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1993): 81-120; 255-283

"Mexico" and "Central America" in B. Blouet and O. Blouet eds.,Latin America. A Systematic and Regional Survey, Third Edition (John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1997): 207-271

"Mexico" and "Central America" in B. Blouet and O. Blouet eds., Latin America. A Systematic and Regional Survey, Fourth Edition (John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2002): 235-309.

“Bound to the Plan: The Spatial Evolution of the Philadelphia Merchant City, 1681-1800" in

Peter W. Rees, ed.Philadelphia: Transforming Tradition in the 21st Century (National Council for Geographic Education, Jacksonville, AL, 2002). Pathways in Geography Resource Publication No. 24: 7-20.

“Reorientation: Center City in the Industrial Era, 1800-1945" in Peter W. Rees, ed. Philadelphia: Transforming Tradition in the 21st Century (National Council for Geographic Education, Jacksonville, AL, 2002). Pathways in Geography Resource Publication No. 24: 21-38.

“Transforming Tradition: The Renewal of Center City Philadelphia, 1945-2002" in Peter W. Rees, ed. Philadelphia: Transforming Tradition in the 21st Century (National Council for Geographic Education, Jacksonville, AL, 2002). Pathways in Geography Resource Publication No. 24: 39-51

“The Spatial Evolution of Center City, Philadelphia” in P. H. Dougherty ed. Geography of the Philadelphia Region: Cradle of Democracy (Association of American Geographers, Washington D.C., 2004): 25-44.

"Mexico" and "Central America" in B. Blouet and O. Blouet eds.,Latin America. A Systematic and Regional Survey, Fourth Edition, Updated (John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2005): 235-309.

"Mexico" and "Central America" in B. Blouet and O. Blouet eds., Latin America. A Systematic and Regional Survey, Fifth Edition (John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2006): 226-298.

"Modernizing Mexico" and "Central America" in B. Blouet and O. Blouet eds., Latin America. A Systematic and Regional Survey, Sixth Edition (John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2010): 241-303.

"Modernizing Mexico" and "Central America" in B. Blouet and O. Blouet eds., Latin America. A Systematic and Regional Survey, Seventh Edition (John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2015): 210-269.

Refereed Articles:

"Sources for the Study of Mexican Urbanism," Professional Geographer,26(4) (1974): 399-407

"Origins of Colonial Transportation in Mexico," Geographical Review, 65 (1975): 323-334

"Railroads and the Development of the Urban Hierarchy in Nineteenth Century Eastern Mexico," Geoscience and Man, 21 (1980): 121-133

"Transportation in Latin America," Benchmark.Conferenceof Latin Americanist Geographers, Volumes 17/18.Tom Martinson ed. (Auburn, 1992): 191-197

with Steven L. Dreiver, "The Veracruz-Mexico City Routes in the Sixteenth Century and the Study of Pre-Industrial Land Transport in Historical Geography" RevistaGeografia y DesarolloNo. 12 (1995): 5-18.

with Travis Longcore, "Information Technology and Downtown Restructuring: the Case of New York City's Financial District". Urban Geography, 17 (1996): 354-372

“Advancing Geographic Education in Delaware: A Case of Politics and Advocacy” International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 11 (2002):185-188

with Jordan A. Silberman, “The Delaware Geography-Health Initiative: Lessons Learned in Designing a GIS-Based Curriculum.” Journal of Geography, 109 (2010): 61-74

with Jordan A. Silberman, “Reinventing Mountain Settlements: A GIS Model for Identifying Potential Ski Towns in the U.S. Rocky Mountains” Applied Geography, 30 (2010): 36-49

with Margaret Legates, “Returning “Region” to World Regional Geography” Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 37 (2013): 327-349.DOI:10.1080/03098265.2013.769089

Electronic Publication

The Delaware Geography-Health Initiative. CD-ROM. Publisher: Delaware Geographic Alliance, 2007.

Eight high school teaching units, featuring inquiry- and research-based instruction, focused on geographic analysis of health issues.

Technical Reports and Other Publications:

Air Transport in the Lesser Antilles, O.N.R. Technical Report (Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley, 1964) 190p.

with John R. Mather and Frank Swaye, Coastal Storm Damage, 1923-1974 Technical Report No. 4, Delaware Coastal Management Program (Delaware State Planning Office, Dover, Delaware, 1977)

The Philadelphia Explorer. Guide for the 75th Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers (Philadelphia, 1979) 71p.

with Salvatore Natoli, Nurturing Healthy Geography Programs in Colleges and Universities, (Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C., 1982) 9p.

with Barbara Benson, "Delaware", World Book Encyclopaedia (Chicago, 1988-2005):various editions

with Richard B. Boehm, James S. Fisher, and William R. Strong, Self-Assessment and Strategies for Improvement in Geography Departments (Task Force for the Advancement of Geography, Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C., 1989) 16 p.

Edited Volumes:

Proceedings of the Middle States Division, Association of American Geographers, 11 (1977) [with Martha L. Corry]; 12 (1978) [with Robert A. Hordon]; 13 (1979); 14 (1980) [with James E. McConnell]

Philadelphia: Transforming Tradition in the 21st Century (National Council for Geographic Education, Jacksonville, AL, 2002). Pathways in Geography Resource Publication No. 24.

Reviews:

De Brahm's Report of the General Survey in the Southern District of North America, Louis De Vorsey, ed. (University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, S.C., 1971) in: Historical Geography Newsletter, 2 (Fall 1974):34

Carol E. Hoffecker, Wilmington, Delaware (University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville, 1974) in: Journal of Historical Geography, 1 (1975):397-398

Peter O. Wacker, Land and People, (Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 1975) in: Historical Geography, 8 (1978): 27-29

Josef W. Konvitz, Cities and the Sea. Port Planning in Early Modern Europe, (Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1977) in: Geographical Review, 70 (1980): 356-358

Peter Gerhard, The Southwest Frontier of New Spain, (Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1979) in: Journal of Historical Geography, 7 (1981):113-114

David Listokinetal, Landmarks Preservation and the Property Tax: Assessing Landmark Buildings for Real Taxation Purposes in: Annals, Association of American Geographers, 73 (1983): 455-456

Woodrow Borah, Jorge Hardoy, and Gilbert Stetler, Urbanization in the Americas. The Background in Comparative Perspective (Historical Division, National Museum of Man, Ottawa, 1980) in: Journal of Historical Geography, 9 (1983): 322-323

D. T. Herbert and R. J. Johnston, eds.,Geography and the Urban Environment: Progress in Research and Applications, vol. 4 (John Wiley and Sons, 1981) in: Professional Geographer, 35 (1983): 379

Kathleen Logan, Haciendo Pueblo. The Development of a Guadalajaran Suburb, in: Professional Geographer, 37 (1985): 511-512

Paul Bairoch, Cities and Economic Development: From the Dawn of History to the Present Translated by Christopher Braider. (Chicago, 1988) in: Journal of Geography, 89 (1990):90

Carolyn Teich Adams, The Politics of Capital Investment: The Case of Philadelphia (Albany, 1988) in: Urban Geography, 10 (1989): 617-619

John Stilgoe, Borderland: Origins of the American Suburb, 1820-1939 (New Haven, 1988) in: Geographical Review, 80 (1990): 203

Jackie R. Booker, Veracruz Merchants, 1770-1829 (Boulder, 1993) in: Annals, Association of American Geographers, 84 (1994): 323-324

Warren Boeschenstein, Historic American Towns along the Atlantic Coast (Baltimore, 1999) in: Professional Geographer, 53 (2001): 564-565

SELECTED PAPERS

"Spanish Perceptions of New Spain and the Origins of Transportation in Eastern Mexico," Session on Transportation, Annual Meeting, New England-St. Lawrence Division, Association of American Geographers, Durham, New Hampshire, October 28, 1972

"Sources for the Study of Mexican Urbanism," Seventh Annual Meeting, Eastern Historical Geography Association, College Park, Maryland, October 27, 1973

"Urban Rivalry and Route Competition in the Sierra Madre Oriental, 1525-1910," Special Session on Recent Developments in Historical and Cultural Geography, Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Seattle, April 30, 1974

"The Internal Structure of the Latin American City: Evidence from the 1970 Mexico City Census," Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, New Orleans, April 10, 1978

"Railroads and the Development of the Urban Hierarchy in Nineteenth Century Eastern Mexico," Special Session on the Historical Geography of Mexico, Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, New Orleans, April 10, 1978

"Towards a Model of Latin American Settlement History," Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, April 22, 1981

"Rethinking Regions: A World Systems Perspective," Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Minneapolis, May 7, 1986

"Post-Proprietary Philadelphia as Artifact?," Symposium on Creating Myth, Inventing Tradition in America, Clark University, Worcester, May 5, 1988

"Teaching World Regional Geography from a World Systems Perspective," Annual Meeting, National Council for Geographic Education, Hershey, October 11, 1989

"The Mercantile City: Inventory and Prospect," Annual Meeting, Eastern Historical Geography Association, Worcester, October 21, 1989

"From Merchant City to Industrial City in Philadelphia," Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Miami, April 14, 1991.

"Stages of Suburban Growth: the Case of Metropolitan Phoenix," Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, San Diego, April 21, 1992

“The Forest As Cultural Artifact”, invited keynote address, New Jersey Society of Landscape Architects Symposium, New Brunswick, November 21, 1997.

“Shared Space: Joint Sovereignty as a Solution to Territorial Conflict,” Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Boston, April, 1998.

“Upstate-Downstate: The Origin and Delineation of Vernacular Divisions within States” Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Seattle, April 2011.

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