Joe Weber
Department of Geography Phone: (205) 348-0086
202 Farrah Hall Fax: (205) 348-2278
Box 870322 E-mail: jweber2@bama.ua.edu
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0322
Education:
PhD. Ohio State University, Department of Geography, 2001, Advisor: Mei-Po Kwan
M.A. University of Arizona, Department of Geography and Regional Development, 1994, Advisor: David Plane
B.A. University of Arizona, Department of Geography and Regional Development, 1992
Professional Experience:
2007–Present: Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Alabama.
2001–2007: Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Alabama.
1995–2001: Graduate Assistant, Department of Geography, Ohio State University.
Research Interests:
Transport geography: Individual accessibility, time geography, travel behavior, accessibility and urban form, transportation network conceptualization and development, highway networks and roadside landscapes, sustainable transportation.
Urban geography: Urban sprawl, suburbs, emerging urban forms.
National Parks: Transportation, tourism, roadless areas, road removal.
American West: Arid lands, rural areas, roadside landscapes, abandoned places and networks.
Courses Taught:
GY 466/566: Regional and Urban Transportation Systems, University of Alabama.
GY 438/538: Application Issues in Geographic Information Systems, University of Alabama.
GY 430/530: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, University of Alabama.
GY 358: Urban Geography, University of Alabama.
GEO 400: Geography of United States and Canada, Ohio State University.
GEO 240: Economic and Social Geography, Ohio State University.
GEO 200: World Regional Geography, Ohio State University.
Publications:
Casas, Irene, Mark Horner, and Joe Weber. 2009. A comparison of three methods for identifying transport-based exclusion: a case study of children’s access to urban opportunities in Erie and Niagara counties, New York. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation 3: 227-245.
Kwan, Mei-Po and Joe Weber. 2008. Individual accessibility revisited: implications for geographical analysis in the 21st century, In Transport: Critical Essays in Human Geography (edited by Susan Hanson and Mei-Po Kwan). London: Ashgate.
Weber, Joe and Selima Sultana. 2008. Race, Employment Sprawl, and the Journey to Work in Birmingham, Alabama. Southeastern Geographer 48: 53-74
Kwan, Mei-Po and Joe Weber. 2008. Scale and Accessibility: Implications for the Analysis of Land Use-Travel Interaction. Applied Geography 28: 110-123.
Sultana, Selima and Joe Weber. 2007. Journey-to-Work Patterns in the Age of Sprawl: Evidence from Two Midsize Southern Metropolitan Areas. Professional Geographer 59: 193-208.
Weber, Joe, Selima Sultana, and Isabelle Maret. 2006. Urban Sprawl, Commuting, and Access to Public Transportation in the Southeast. Papers of the Applied Geography Conference. 29: 282-291.
Weber, Joe. 2006. Reflections on the Future of Accessibility. Journal of Transport Geography 14: 399-400.
McCall, Andy and Joe Weber. 2005. Predicting Attendance at Southeastern Amusement Parks Using Accessibility and Amenity Based Models. The Geographical Bulletin 47: 45-59.
Weber, Joe. 2005. The Morphogenesis of State Highway Networks in the United States. Journal of Historical Geography 31: 723-743.
Sultana, Selima, Hare, J., and Weber, Joe. 2005. The Relationship of Income, Density, and Commuting Times on Overweight/Obesity Rates in North Carolina. Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conference 28: 254-263.
Weber, Joe, and Selima Sultana. 2005. The Impact of Sprawl on Commuting in Alabama. Final report to University Transportation Center for Alabama. http://utca.eng.ua.edu/projects/final_reports/04108fnl.pdf
Weber, Joe. 2004. Diverging Narratives: Evaluating the Uses of the Ideal-Typical Sequence of Transport Network Development. Journal of Geography 103: 211-217.
Weber, Joe. 2004. Everyday places on the American freeway system. Journal of Cultural Geography 21: 1-26.
Weber, Joe, and Kwan, Mei-Po. 2003. Evaluating the Effects of Geographical Contexts on Individual Accessibility: A Multilevel Approach. Urban Geography 24: 647-671.
Kwan, Mei-Po, and Joe Weber. 2003. Individual Accessibility Revisited: The Implications of Changing Urban Form and Human Spatial Behavior. Geographical Analysis 35: 341-353.
Weber, Joe. 2003. Individual Accessibility and Distance from Major Employment Centers: an Examination Using Space-Time Measures. Journal of Geographical Systems 5: 51-70.
Weber, Joe, and Kwan, Mei-Po. 2002. Bringing Time Back In: A Study on the Influence of Travel Time Variations and Facility Opening Hours on Individual Accessibility. Professional Geographer 54: 226-240.
Book Reviews:
Weber, Joe. 2008. Review of Motoring: the Highway Experience in America. By John A. Jakle and Keith A. Sculle. Athens, University of Georgia Press, 2008. Journal of Cultural Geography 25: 371-372.
Weber, Joe. 2007. Review of Black Rock. By Paul F. Starrs and Peter Goin. Reno, University of Nevada Press, 2005. Journal of Cultural Geography 24: 109-111
Weber, Joe. 2007. Review of Geography of Transport Systems, by Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Claude Comtois, and Brian Slack. London, Routledge, 2006. Journal of Regional Science 47: 642-644
Weber, Joe. 2002. Review of Travel by Design: The Influence of Urban Form on Travel, by Marlon G. Boarnet and Randall Crane. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 92: 372-374.
Weber, Joe. 2002. Review of The Tainted Desert: Environmental and Social Ruin in the American West, by Valerie L. Kuletz. New York, Routledge, 1998. Journal of Cultural Geography, 19: 127-128.
Presentations:
2009. The growth and transformation of American urban freeway networks, 1955-2005. Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 22 - 27.
2008. New Suburban Areas and Their Journey-to-Work Patterns. Selima Sultana and Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, Massachusetts, April 22 - 26.
2008. Conceptualizing and Measuring Accessibility to the National Park System. Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, Massachusetts, April 22 - 26.
2008. New Suburban Areas: Are Their Commuting Patterns Really That Different
from Older Areas? Selima Sultana and Joe Weber, presented at A Suburban World? Global Decentralization and the New Metropolis. Reston, Virginia, April 6 – 8.
2007. Assessing Accessibility Impacts of the Corridor X Freeway. Joe Weber and Brandy Phillips, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Charleston, South Carolina, November 18 - 20.
2007. Accessibility Change and Economic Development Along Corridor X. Joe Weber and Brandy Phillips, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, California, April 17 - 21.
2007. Comparison of Three Methods for Identifying Transport-Based Exclusion: Case Study of Children’s Access to Urban Opportunities in Erie and Niagara Counties, New York. Irene Casas, Mark Horner, and Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 21-25.
2006. Urban Sprawl and Accessibility to Employment in Birmingham. Joe Weber and Selima Sultana, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Morgantown, West Virgina, November 19 - 21.
2006. Accessibility to Employment Centers from Segregated Neighborhoods in Metro Atlanta: A Preliminary Analysis. Selima Sultana and Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Morgantown, West Virgina, November 19 - 21.
2006. Urban Sprawl, Commuting, and Access to Public Transportation in the Southeast. Joe Weber, Selima Sultana, and Isabelle Maret, presented at the 29th Annual Applied Geography Conference, Tampa, Florida, October 11 - 14.
2006. Identifying Social Exclusion to Support a Sustainable Transport System: A Methodological Comparison Via a Case Study of Urban Opportunities in Buffalo, NY. Irene Casas, Mark Horner, and Joe Weber, presented at New Scholars Conference on Sustainable Transportation, Bloomington Indiana, May 15 - 16.
2006. Urban Sprawl and Employment Accessibility in the Metropolitan South, Joe Weber and Selima Sultana, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, Illinois, March 7 - 11.
2006. Exploring the Links Between Sprawl, Race and Commuting: Does Job Sprawl Reduce the Distance Between the Home and Workplace?, Selima Sultana and Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, Illinois, March 7 - 11.
2005. A Fine Scale Analysis of Urban Sprawl and Commuting in Alabama, Joe Weber and Selima Sultana, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, West Palm Beach, Florida, November 20 - 22.
2005. Employment Sprawl and the Journey to Work: Linking the Home and Workplace, Selima Sultana and Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, West Palm Beach, Florida, November 20 - 22.
2005. The Impact of Urban Sprawl on Commuting Behavior, Joe Weber and Selima Sultana, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, Colorado, April 5 - 9.
2005. Measuring Job Accessibility in Segregated Neighborhoods in Atlanta, Selima Sultana and Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, Colorado, April 5 - 9.
2004. Evaluating the Effects of Individual and Neighborhood Characteristics on Commuting Distance: A Multilevel Analysis, Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Biloxi, Mississippi, November 21 - 23.
2004. Urban Sprawl and Children�s Journey to School, Joe Weber and Selima Sultana, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 14 - 19.
2004. Accessibility, Social Exclusion and the Transport System: Disentangling the Web, Irene Casas, Joe Weber, and Mark Horner, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 14 - 19.
2003. Urban Sprawl and Access to Public Transportation, Joe Weber and Isabelle Maret, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 22 - 25.
2003. Urban Sprawl and Access to Public Transportation, Joe Weber and Isabelle Maret, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Regional Science Association, Louisville, Kentucky, April 10 - 12.
2003. Incorporating Fear and Security Constraints into Individual Accessibility in a Post-September 11 Society, Joe Weber and Irene Casas, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 4 - 8.
2002. Evaluating the Effects of Geographic Contexts on Individual Accessibility, Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Richmond, Virginia, November 23 - 26.
2002. Evaluating the Effects of Scale on Individual Accessibility: A Multilevel Approach, Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, California, March 19 - 23.
2001. Evaluating the Effects of Scale on Individual Accessibility: a Multilevel Approach, Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Lexington, Kentucky, November 17 - 20.
2001. Using GIS to Model and Visualize Congestion Effects on Individual Accessibility, Joe Weber, poster presented at the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) Summer Assembly, Buffalo, New York, June 20 - 24.
2001. Evaluating the Effects of Location in Individual Accessibility: a Multilevel Approach, Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York, New York, February 27 - March 3.
2000. Using GIS to Model and Visualize Congestion Effects on Individual Accessibility, Joe Weber and Mei-Po Kwan, presented at the Annual Meeting of the East Lakes and West Lakes Divisions of the Association of American Geographers, Oxford, Ohio, October 19 -21.
2000. The Influence of Time‑of‑Day Travel Time Variations on Individual Accessibility, Joe Weber and Mei-Po Kwan, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 4 ‑ 8.
1999. Individual Accessibility Reconsidered: Concepts and Measurements, Joe Weber and Mei-Po Kwan, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 23 ‑ 27.
1999. Reconceptualizing Urban Form and Individual Accessibility, Joe Weber and Mei-Po Kwan, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 23 ‑ 27.
1998. Individual Accessibility and Urban Form: A Reconsideration of Concepts, Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Meeting of the East Lakes Division of the Association of American Geographers, Columbus, Ohio, October 30 - 31.
Panels, Invited Lectures, Workshops, and Guest Lectures:
2006. Participated in panel on Transport Geography: Identifying Emerging Research Trends and New Directions in the Subdiscipline, at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, Illinois, March 7 - 11.
2005. Guest lecture on accessibility in Transport Geography class, Department of Geography, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, March.
2003. Guest lecture on geocoding in Geographic Information Systems class at Auburn University Department of Geography, September.
2003. ICT, Innovation and the Transport System, Alice Jackson, Chris Lee, Qisheng Pan, and Joe Weber, presented at the STELLA Focus Group 2 Workshop, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, May 8 - 10.
2003. Guest lecture on accessibility in Geographic Information Systems and Urban Planning course, Department of Geography, University of Louisville, April 11.
2003. ICT, Innovation and the Transport System, Alice Jackson, Chris Lee, Qisheng Pan, and Joe Weber, presented at the STAR/STELLA NextGen Colloquium, Montreal, March 19 -22.
2003. Demand Responsive Transport, Joe Weber, presented at the STAR/STELLA NextGen Colloquium, Montreal, March 19 -22.
2003. Participated in panel on Teaching Urban Geography: Bringing the City into Focus for Undergraduate Students, at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 4 - 8.
2003. The Influence of Time and Distance on Individual Accessibility, Joe Weber, presented at the Department of Geography, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, February 27.
2003. Presentation on GIS for University of Alabama Department of Geography Capstone Day events, January 25.
2002. Cancer Disparity in the DSN: A Multiscale Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analysis, Joe Weber, presented at the Annual Deep South Network for Cancer Control Institute, Jackson, Mississippi, October 14.
2002. Guest lecture on GIS and geocoding in Social Work 628 Research Practicum, University of Alabama, October 7.
2002. Visiting Instructor for Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS) workshop on accessibility, Ohio State University, July 2002.
2002. Participated in Institute for Social Science Research sponsored workshop on Mobile Youth Survey in Mobile, Alabama, May.
2001. Evaluating the Effects of Time on Individual Accessibility using Geographic Information Systems, Joe Weber, presented at the quarterly meeting of the Tucscaloosa County Geographic Information Association (TCGIA), Tuscaloosa, Alabama, October 26.
2000. Bringing Time Back In: A Study on the Influence of Travel Time Variations and Facility Opening Hours on Individual Accessibility, Joe Weber, presented at the Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, September 28.
Theses, Non-Thesis, and Honors Papers Supervised:
Andrew Magee. 2009. Modeling the University of Alabama Campus for Use in Google Earth. Poster Presentation, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference.
Jared Lauridsen and Andrew Magee. 2008. Modeling the University of Alabama Campus for Use in Google Earth. Computer Based Honors Project.
Drew Yarbrough. Site Selection in Urban Planning: A Case Study for Old Country Café Restaurant. M.S. Non-Thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Chris Brown. 2008. Poster Presentation, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference.
Matt Ferguson. 2008. Integrating Google SketchUp and Google Earth to Create a 3-Dimensional Campus Map. Poster Presentation, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference.
Matt Ferguson and Clayton Pence. 2007. Creating a 3D Virtual University of Alabama Campus. Computer Based Honors Project.
Chris Brown. 2007-2008. Comparing Highway Network Accessibility in Developed and Developing Countries using GIS. Computer Based Honors Project.
Lisa Channell. 2007. A GIS Case Study of Potential Hurricane Losses on the Alabama Gulf Coast Using FEMA's HAZUS - MH MR1 Software. M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Ken Gilbert. 2007. Urban Transportation Problems in the Third World: A Study Abroad Experience in Ghana, West Africa. M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Ken Gilbert. 2007. A GIS Based Network Analysis of Fire Station Service Areas in Boise, ID; Des Moines, IA; Mobile, AL; and Richmond, VA. M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Kathy Banks. 2006. Transportation Planning in Rural Alabama. M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Lindsey Eaton Bartlett. 2006. Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Landfill Site Selection Using a GIS: Are Tuscaloosa’s Landfills Where They Should be? M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Lindsey Eaton Bartlett. 2006. An Analysis of Sinkholes Using GIS Data for Talladega County, Alabama: A Model for the Entire State. M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
John Travis. 2006. A Spatial Interaction Model of Branch Bank Deposits. M.S. thesis, Department of Geography.
Brandy Phillips Wilkerson. 2006. A Geographic Analysis of Accessibility Change on Corridor X. M.S. thesis, Department of Geography.
James Andrew McCall. 2003. Predicting Attendance at Southeastern Amusement Parks With Accessibility and Amenity Based Models. Thesis, Department of Geography.
John Damon Osbourne. 2003. Controversies and Geographical Implications Related to Airport Development and Expansion. M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Rebecca Zark. 2003. A Study in Accessibility of the East Bypass in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Monica Moss. 2002. Solution to Sprawl: Comprehensive Planning to Protect Natural Resources and Restore Community. Undergraduate honors project for GY 358 Urban Geography class.
Keith Weaver. 2002. Alabama State Docks and a Southeastern Intermodal Port Comparison. M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Completed Thesis and Non-Thesis Committees Served on:
Labosier, Chris. 2008. An Examination of The Relationship between Lung Cancer Incidence Rates and Racial and Socioeconomic Characteristics in West Central Alabama Counties. M.S. Non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Audrey Miller. 2008. Exploring Problems and Perceptions Associated with Manufactured Housing in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. M.S. Thesis, Department of Geography.
Brendan Moore. 2008. Toward the Development of a Planning Recycling Methodology: A Case Study of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. M.S. Thesis, Department of Geography.
Alan Gray. 2008. Culture and Natural Resource Exploitation in Ghana: Lessons from My Summer Abroad Experience. M.S. Non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Anne Wynn. 2008. A Non-Point Source Critical Area Assessment of the North Fork of
Hurricane Creek Watershed. M.S. Non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Graham Webb. 2008. Suburbanization: The Quintessence of the American City exemplified by Birmingham, Alabama. M.S. Non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Jason Lange. 2007. M.S. Non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Apurva Andurlekar. 2007. Using Microscopic Traffic Simulation to Evaluate Air Quality Benefits of Incident Management. M.S. Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Jerrod Bowman. 2007. A Reexamination of the Southern Violence Construct. M.S. Thesis, Department of Geography.
Will Ehlert. 2007. Can Landsat ETM+ be Used to Map Submerged Aquatic Vegetation? M.S. non-thesis, Department of Geography.
Lisa Channell. 2007. Environmental Perceptions as Recorded by the Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804 – 1806. M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Ann Graves. 2007. Access to Cardiac Interventional Services in Alabama and Mississippi: A Geographical Information System Analysis. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Clinical Health Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
Kathy Banks. 2006. Journey to Work Patterns of People Living in the West Alabama Region. M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Gang Wang. 2006. Modeling Nutrient Dynamics Using a GIS Based Hydrological Model: A Case Study of the Tallapoosa River Watershed in East Alabama and West Georgia. M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Gang Wang. 2006. Land Use/Land Cover Classification of Tallapoosa River Watershed, AL Using Multi-Temporal Landsat TM Data. M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Linda Watson. 2006. An Overview of the United States Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System: Issues Impacting its Origin, Content, and Application as a Geographic Information Product. M.S. non-thesis paper, Department of Geography.
Suhasini Karyamapudi. 2005. Development of a GIS-Based Geotechnical Data Management System for ALDOT. M.S. Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Gautam Mistry. 2005. Display and Analysis of Crash Data. M.S. Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Pam Johnson. 2005. The Occupational History of Mound “W” at Moundville, Alabama. M.A. Thesis, Department of Anthropology.
Yongtao Luo. 2004. Using Landsat 5 TM Images to Estimate Chlorophyll Concentration in the Pensacola Bay Area, Florida. M.S. Non-thesis, Department of Geography.
Yongtao, Luo. 2004. Using Landsat 7 ETM+ Images to Estimate Sea Surface Temperature (SST) in the Pensacola Bay Area, Florida. M.S. Non-thesis, Department of Geography.
William Thomas. 2004. A Mobile Bay Watershed Model. Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Brett Tucker. 2004. M.S. Non-thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Rafi-Ud-Din Khawaja. 2003. Aerial Measurements of Ozone Migration in Alabama. M.S. Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Damon Osbourne. 2003. Upward and Outward: Selected Land-Use Issues and Solution Strategies Related to Urban Sprawl. M.S. Non-thesis, Department of Geography.
Eric St. Clair. 2003. Predicting Biodiversity Gaps in an Alabama Streams by Using GIS: A Case Study for Bibb and Shelby Counties. M.S. Non-thesis, Department of Geography.
Jinchul Kim. 2002. GPS and GIS Technologies Employed to Collect and Manage Crash Location Data. M.S. Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Awards:
Dissertation Award, Transportation Geography Specialty Group of Association of American Geographers, 2002.
Second Place in Best Student Poster Competition, at the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) Summer Assembly, Buffalo, New York, June 20-24.
Last updated: August 2009
