The California Geographer Vol. 55 (2016)Journal of California Geographical Societyhttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/2154182024-03-29T10:51:59Z2024-03-29T10:51:59Z2015 Award Winnershttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1709572020-06-22T22:39:18Z2016-01-01T00:00:00Z2015 Award Winners
Davis, Kathryn
California Geographical Society Awards, 2015.
2016-01-01T00:00:00ZThe Sutter Buttes: Attachments to the landValdes, Antoniohttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1709552020-06-23T01:06:21Z2016-01-01T00:00:00ZThe Sutter Buttes: Attachments to the land
Valdes, Antonio
Davis, Kathryn
The Sutter Buttes are an isolated group of lava domes jutting out of California's flat Central Valley. They are a publicly valued icon, and have been compared to natural wonders such as Crater Lake and Yosemite, but unlike those icons, access into the Buttes is currently limited to authorized individuals and private landowners (Martin 1991). In 2003 the California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) purchased 1,785 acres in the northern portion of the Buttes (CapRadio 2007). However, because the property is surrounded entirely by private land, the park is currently not available for public use (Rogers 2013). As a result, State Parks has offered many of the surrounding landowners exorbitant prices for their properties, with the intention of augmenting these properties to the park. By doing so, the state hopes to eventually border a county road, thus making the park accessible to the public. However, as of yet, no landowners have sold their properties to the state. This research investigates landowners' sense of place, and, more specifically, reveals that a positive sense of place is a strong factor influencing a number of the landowners' decisions to retain the titles to their properties.
2016-01-01T00:00:00ZReflections on Humboldt Bay 2015Sumner, Rayhttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1709562020-06-23T00:42:47Z2016-01-01T00:00:00ZReflections on Humboldt Bay 2015
Sumner, Ray
Davis, Kathryn
In the year 2000 I wondered about that famous German name when I
attended the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers (APCG) meeting at
Humboldt State University. It was so conspicuous throughout the region.
Could I have missed knowing about a visit to California by Humboldt?
Fifteen years later, when the California Geographical Society was to meet
there, I needed to satisfy my curiosity about these eponymous places. Did
Humboldt really visit this part of the world?
2016-01-01T00:00:00ZDowntown land-use change: A historical geography of Fresno, California's central business district, 1860-2010Calvarese, MichelleOsborne, BrendaMoulton, Joshhttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1709522020-06-22T23:28:18Z2016-01-01T00:00:00ZDowntown land-use change: A historical geography of Fresno, California's central business district, 1860-2010
Calvarese, Michelle; Osborne, Brenda; Moulton, Josh
Davis, Kathryn
Fresno, California, has dramatically changed from a small agricultural community in the early 1800s to a sprawling metropolitan area 200 years later. While the city continues to expand, its downtown has suffered. Urban sprawl has caused residents and businesses to locate farther away, while the downtown struggles to survive with limited functions and a poverty stricken population. By investigating primary sources, this paper documents the history of Fresno's downtown, from its humble beginnings and prosperous expansion to its present-day revitalization efforts.
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