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Geography and Planning

Examine the relationship between people and the environment.

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Department of Geography and Planning

Our programs use an interdisciplinary approach to prepare students for success in a broad range of careers in the geography and planning professions.

Students have the flexibility to pursue specific interests in the social sciences, the humanities, or professional areas: it is easy to combine culture and language interests and skills with a commitment to issues of diversity, civil and human rights, and social justice.

Research Interests Include:

  • Urban Revitalization and Resilience
  • Globalization and International Development
  • Landscape Ecology
  • Affordable Housing
  • Remote Sensing, GIS, and Spatial Statistics
  • Global Carbon Cycle
  • Hazardous Materials Transport
  • Industrial Innovation
  • Navigation System Design
  • Augmented Reality Applications in GIS
  • Global Political Economy
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Recent News
UAlbany Researchers Awarded $5 Million by U.S. Department of Agriculture to Improve Local Urban Forestry
The project is part of a $1 billion investment from the USDA’s Forest Service to expand access to trees and green spaces in communities and neighborhoods nationwide.
UAlbany to Host CNU’s New York State Housing Summit
The New York chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism is convening community leaders from across the state in October.
UAlbany Summer: Bio Major Researches Birds in the Ozarks
UAlbany senior and biology major Sarah Palmieri shares her summer experience conducting ornithological research with the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project
S4 Provides Inspiration for Fledgling Entrepreneurs
UAlbany doctoral student Zhihua Chang participated in his second SUNY Startup Summer School (S4) program, which included four teams from UAlbany among the 2023 class.
FLIP Program Receives Honorary Award for Distinguished Public Engagement
The Department of Geography and Planning, College of Arts and Sciences in partnership with the Capital District Region Planning Commission(CDRPC) was recognized with the 2023 Honorary Award for Distinguished Public Engagement for their Future Leaders in Planning (FLIP) Program at the President’s Award for Exemplary Public Engagement event on April 25, 2023.

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Department of Geography and Planning, College of Arts and Sciences
Arts and Sciences 218

1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
United States

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Phone
518-442-4636
Office Hours


Academic Year
On site: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Virtual: By email or phone, on Thursdays. Appointments preferred.

Summer and Winter Break
Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.