American Geographical Society, geography in education, and the Earth’s population featuring Dr. Chris Tucker

On this episode of Through the Human Geography Lens, hosts Terri Ryan and Gwyneth Holt talk with Dr. Chris Tucker, Chair of the American Geographical Society (AGS).

01:55   What is the American Geographical Society?

https://americangeo.org/ 

03:00   The upcoming annual meeting of "Geography 2050" on The Future of Food.

https://www.geography2050.org/ 

04:50   What is your role in the AGS, and how does AGS as an organization bring benefit and insight to those who need geography?

07:35.  How did you discover your passion for geography?

10:15   What skills will be needed by the coming generation of geographers?

12:20   What has geography become as an integrated body of knowledge? How has it developed? Where is it now?

15:05   "A Planet of Three Billion" - Dr. Tucker's new book about how many people the Earth can support. Not just the needed food. Everything.

https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Billion-Humanitys-Ecological-Destruction/dp/0578491427 

17:45   Thinking about the statement: "Humans are the ultimate invasive species" 

18:20   What are the most practical ways we can get started on improving the things you write about in the book?

18:35   What does the data show is our single most effective carbon reduction technique?

19:30   The trends in human fertility rates

22:05   What do you think will be the economic cost of the coming change?

24:00   Arguments about consistent GDP growth and consideration of other models.

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