Gil Latz

Vice Provost for International Affairs;
Professor of Geography and International Studies

Gil - lecturing




Vitae:
B.A. 1974, Occidental College
Junior Year Abroad, Waseda University, Tokyo, 1972-73
M.A. 1978, University of Chicago
Ph.D. 1986, University of Chicago
Research student, University of Tokyo, 1979-83.

At Portland State University since 1983.

Interests:
The political economy of Pacific Asia, particularly Japan.  Resource
management in East Asia, North America, and Europe.  International
trade.  International curricula;  educational video production.

 



Contact:
latzg@pdx.edu
phone: 503/725-5350
fax: 503/725-5320

Office of International Affairs
East Hall  212
632 SW Hall St.

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Recent publications:

In Press. Gil Latz. "Comparative international research on agricultural land-use history and forest management practices: the Tuscan estate of Castello di Spannocchia and Vermont's Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park". In M. Agnoletti, ed. The Conservation of Cultural Landscapes.  CABI Publishing.

2006. Gerald Curtis, Gil Latz, Masato Kimura, eds.  Nihon no Chosen (Challenges for Japan). Tokyo: Shibusawa Ei'ichi Memorial Foundation.

2005. Gil Latz. Special Issue on Controversial Issues in Japanese Politics and Society. Guest Editor. Asian Perspective (Vol. 29, No. 1).

2003. Academic production consultant and Co-host (with Susan Hardwick and James Binko). Teaching World Regional and Human Geography: Standards-Content-Methods. The Annenberg/ Corporation for Public Broadcasting Project and Cambridge Studios.