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John M. Crowley
Professor Emeritus of Geography
Office Telephone: (406) 243-4302
Fax Number: (406) 243-4840
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1964
M.A., University of Minnesota, 1960
B.S. (Ag.), University of Idaho, 1957
Specialities:
Montana, Rocky Mountains,
Mountain geography, Biogeography,
ecosystems, landscape, Regional methods
Professional Information:
Most of Professor Crowley's research, publications, and presentations have been on Montana, the Rocky Mountains, the European Alps, Canada, mountain geography, and biogeography. His greatest effort was devoted to mountain biogeography, using the ecosystem method and landscape approach. The greater part of his teaching, aside from introductory courses, was also in these areas. Prior to his 25 years at The University of Montana, Professor Crowley taught eight years at Universite Laval, in Quebec; was visiting professor at the University of Leicester, in England, and the University of Waterloo, in Ontario; and was visiting speaker or summer-school instructor at several other Canadian and American universities.
Recent Professional Contributions:
Great Plains Montana Towns--Settings, Spatial Pattern, and Geographic Personality. Montana Business Quarterly 34(3): 2-9, 1996.
Transformation of the Southern Rocky Mountains by the Leisure Boom. Montana Academy of Sciences, Annual Meeting, Helena, Montana, April 1996.
Montana Metamorphosis--Thundering Transformation of Montana's Economy. Montana Academy of Sciences, Annual Meeting, Helena, Montana, April 1995.
The Absurdity of the Jobs-versus-Environment Dispute. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pacific Division, Annual Meeting, Missoula, Montana, June 1993.
Roadside Protection--Newfoundland's Protected Road Zoning Program. Journal of the American Planning Association 57(2): 85-92, 1991.
Derivation of Landscape Regions--Integration across Scales. Third Annual Landscape Ecology Symposium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 1988.
Current Research Pursuits:
Ryegate--a minuscule Montana county seat
Water-flow characteristics--a comprehensive classification
Montana mountain ranges--four distinctive landscape types
The Oklahoma Panhandle--a unique region
Rocky Mountains--Landscape types and regions
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