Jeffrey A. Gritzner
Professor of Geography
Principal Coordinator, Montana Geographic Alliance
Director, The Earth Restoration Project
Office: Old Journalism Building 210
Office Phone: (406) 243-5626
Office Fax: (406) 243-4840
E-mail: jeffrey.gritzner@umontana.edu
Education:
Ph.D., The University of Chicago, 1986
M.A., The University of Chicago, 1974
B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1966
Areas of Specialization:
Reconstruction of Social History
Environmental Change
Environmental Policy and Planning
International Development
Geographical Education
Agricultural Systems
Cultural Ecology
Public Policy
Africa
Historical Geography
Environmental Geography
Middle East and Central Asia
Western United States
Current Course Offerings:
GEOG 201 - Montana
GEOG 213S - Middle East
GEOG 207S - Africa
GEOG 333S - Cultural Ecology
GEOG 366 - Exploration & Discovery
GEOG 432 - Human Role in Environmental Change
GEOG 401 - Regionalism and the Rocky Mountain West
GEOG 520 - Seminar in Geographic Thought
Previous Course Offerings:
GEOG 101S - Introduction to Human Geography
GEOG 102N - Physical Geography
GEOG 103S - World Regional Geography
GEOG 305S - Cultural Geography
GEOG 376 - Exploration and Discovery
GEOG 395 - International Development: Social and Environmental Impacts
GEOG 395 - Geography of Food and Famine
GEOG/EVST 425 - The Human Role in Environmental Change
Professional Background Information:
Dr. Gritzner has been involved in international development for thirty-five years--as a peace corps agronomist in Iran (1962-1964); as a Fulbright Fellow and technical director of Agricola du Tchad in Chad (1972-1975); as a senior program officer in the National Academy of Sciences' Office of International Affairs (1978-1988); as a member of the World Conservation Union's Commission on Environmental Strategy and Planning (1980-present); as a senior associate and director of the Africa program at the World Resources Institute; and as a consultant for the United Nations and other organizations. His work stresses the importance of integrating environmental history and ecosystem function into the development process, and building upon the knowledge, adaptations, and managerial capabilities of local populations. His academic work focuses upon issues of environmental change and historical reconstruction. He has over ninety publications in English, French, and Persian; seventy-seven professional reports; has presented eighty-six professional papers; and has served on ten editorial boards. Professional travel has taken him to ninety-one countries.
