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University of Wyoming
William Gribb

William Gribb
Associate Professor
PhD Geography, Michigan State University, 1982;
MA Geography, University of Colorado-Boulder, 1975;
BS Secondary Social Studies-Geography, Wayne State University, 1973;
AICP, Certified Planner, 2000
planning@uwyo.edu • (307) 766-6253 • Arts and Sciences 402

 

Office Hours: T-R 1-2:30 or by appointment

 

Research Interests:
Land Use Planning, Rural and Small Town Planning, Land Resources Planning, Geographic Information Science, Cultural Ecology-Native Americans, Computer Modeling of Urban 3-D Land Use, Historical GIS for Native Americans, Modeling Potential Habitat of Beavers (Castor Canadensis), Agricultural Preservation

 

Teaching:
GEOG 4280/5280 Quantitative Methods in Geography, GEOG 4370-5370 Environmental Planning, GEOG 4330/5330 Land Use Planning, GEOG 5959 GIS/GPS for Educators GEOG 4310 Planning Theory GEOG 4325/5325 Legal Aspects of Planning GEOG 4280/5280 Quantitative Methods in Geography GEOG/AIST 4340 Natural Resource Management on Western Reservations GEOG 4880 Geography of Wine

 

Publications:

Book Chapter

Gribb, William J., Land Alienation of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Ojibwe, Chapter, Victims of a Map? Cartography in Indian Affairs, ed.) D. Cole and I. Sutton, forthcoming, pp. 1-49.

Gribb, William J., Land Use Policy, Chapter, Encyclopedia of Environment and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing Company, 2007.

Gribb, William J., Tourism, Chapter, Encyclopedia of Environment and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing Company, 2007.

Gribb, William J., Urban-Rural Fringe, Chapter, Encyclopedia of Environment and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing Company, 2007.

Gribb, William J., Topographic Maps, Chapter, Encyclopedia of Environment and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing Company, 2007.

Final Report

Gribb, William J., Beaver (Castor canadensis) Impacts and Characteristics on Stream Hydrology and Vegetation in the Snake River Drainage System, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, March, 2008, Final Report, Washington D.C.

Gribb, William J., Analysis of Recreation Providers in Wyoming, 2008, May, 2008, Final Report, Green River, Wyoming.

Gribb, William J.,  Albany County and City of Laramie Joint Planning Area Board Project, October, 2008, Final Report, Laramie,Wyoming

Gribb, William J., Agricultural Land Preservation in Albany County, Wyoming, February, 2008, Final Report, Washington, D.C..

Gribb, William J., Potential Habitat Model and analysis of Beavers in Grand Teton National Park, March, 2007, Final Report, U.S. National Park Service.

Gribb, William J., Inventory and Analysis of Open Space and Recreation, Green River, WY, June 2007, Final Report

 

Service:

Awards / Distinctions:

  • 2008 Visting professorship, Shanghai University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
  • 2008 International Travel Grant, Shanghai's Urban-Rural Fringe, UW International Programs
  • 2007 American Institute of 'Certified Planners, Accreditation Panel
  • 2005 Flittie Award, UW, Sabbatical Leave-Australia
  • 2005 American Indian Studies Exchange Award, UW, Sabbatical Leave-New Zealand
  • 2005 International Travel Grant, Ecosystem Management Sabbatical at the University of Sunshine Coast, Australia, UW International Programs
  • 2005 Visiting Associate Professor, Universityof the Sunshine Coast, Slippy Downs, Queensland, Australia
 

Affiliations, Associations, Consultation:

  • Co-Coordinator, Wyoming Geographic Alliance, National Geographic Society
  •  Executive Committee Member, Wyoming Planning Association
  •  Committee Member, National Integrated Land Information System
  • UW Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC)
  • UW American Indian Studies
  • UW American Studies
  • UW Planetary and Space Science Consortium
  • UW Science and Math Teaching Center
  • UW Water Resources Program
 

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