Professor of Geography & International Studies
Department of Geography
Portland State University
Portland, OR 97207-0751
TEL: (503) 725-5350
FAX: (503) 725-3166
E-MAIL: latzg@pdx.edu
CAN BE INTERVIEWED FOR: Print, Radio, TV
INTERVIEW LANGUAGES: English, Japanese
SPECIALIZATIONS:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Geography Department, Portland State University, 1984-present.
IN JAPAN: 1979-83 - dissertation; 1972-73 - study; repeated brief trips.
MAJOR PUBLICATIONS:
University Student and Faculty Guides for The Power of Place: World Regional Geography Telecourse (John Wiley & Sons, 2000); The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, Japan Section, editor (Columbia University Press, 1998); "Japan Country Entry," Encyclopedia Britannica (Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 1997); "APEC and Sustainable Development," (ed., with m. Gurtov) Asian Perspective (1997-99); The Pacific Century Faculty Manual and Study Guide (with Borthwick) (Westview Press, 1992); "Persistence of Agriculture in Urban Japan," The Extended Metropolis: Settlement Transition in Asia (ed. Ginsburg et al.) (University of Hawaii, 1991); Agricultural Development in Japan (University of Chicago Press/Committee on Geographical Studies, 1989); Contemporary and Historical Irrigation in Japan (Toyota Foundation, 1986).