Human Geography jobs
Human geographers work in government agencies
and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) as well as private corporations. A large percentage of urban and regional
planners are geographers, as are environmental planners. They analyze issues
such as the rate of population growth, environmental
constraints on new housing such as soil stability, what sorts of infrastructure
problems will be created by new growth, whether there is a suitable mix of
housing types and housing affordability. There are geographers in FEMA,
emergency planning agencies, tourism industries, business development, real-estate development. Human geographers also work in
developing countries and are involved in issues such as sustainable
development. If you are Interested
in this branch of geography, consider taking courses in human, economic and
regional geography, GIS and in related fields, such as political science,
public administration, sociology, writing and economics.
For more on jobs see:
á ÔGeography
JobsÕ in the Occupational Outlook Quarterly
Online (Spring Õ05)