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'''Ronald Francis (Ron) Abler''' (born May 30, 1939) is an American geographer |
'''Ronald Francis (Ron) Abler''' (born May 30, 1939) is an American geographer at [[Pennsylvania State University]] and an Elected Fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aaas.org/fellow/abler-ronald |title=Abler, Ronald |publisher=aaas.org |accessdate=April 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.geog.psu.edu/people/abler-ronald |title=Abler, Ronald |publisher=psu.edu |accessdate=April 21, 2017 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723183129/http://www.geog.psu.edu/people/abler-ronald |archivedate=July 23, 2017 |df= }}</ref> |
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Abler obtained his PhD in 1968 from the [[University of Minnesota]], where he had started his academic career as faculty member in 1967.<ref name="BW 2010">Barney Warf, ''Encyclopedia of Geography,'' 2010. p. 1</ref> |
Abler obtained his PhD in 1968 from the [[University of Minnesota]], where he had started his academic career as faculty member in 1967.<ref name="BW 2010">Barney Warf, ''Encyclopedia of Geography,'' 2010. p. 1</ref> |
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| Born | Ronald Francis Abler May 30, 1939 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Known for | 1971 textbook on spatial organization[1]; Geography of media and communication |
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| Fields | Geography |
| Institutions | Pennsylvania State University |
Ronald Francis (Ron) Abler (born May 30, 1939) is an American geographer at Pennsylvania State University and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2][3]
Abler obtained his PhD in 1968 from the University of Minnesota, where he had started his academic career as faculty member in 1967.[1]
Abler served as president of the American Association of Geographers in 1985-86, and as president of the International Geographical Union from 2008 to 2012.[1] He is a recipient of the Samuel Finley Breese Morse Medal and the Victoria Medal.
Abler is a key early figure in the development of geography of media and communication.
Selected publications
- Abler, R. F., J. Adams, and P. Gould. Spatial organization: the geographer's view of the world. Englewood Cliffs, 1971.
- Articles, a selection
- Abler, Ronald F. "The geography of communications." Transportation geography: Comments and readings (1974): 327-345.
- Abler, Ronald F. "The national science foundation national center for geographic information and analysis." International Journal of Geographical Information System 1.4 (1987): 303-326.
- Abler, Ronald F. "What shall we say? To whom shall we speak?." Annals of the Association of American Geographers 77.4 (1987): 511-524.
- Abler, Ronald F. "Awards, rewards, and excellence: Keeping geography alive and well." The Professional Geographer 40.2 (1988): 135-140.
- Abler, Ronald F. "Everything in its place: GPS, GIS, and geography in the 1990s." The Professional Geographer 45.2 (1993): 131-139.
References
- ^ a b c Barney Warf, Encyclopedia of Geography, 2010. p. 1
- ^ "Abler, Ronald". aaas.org. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Abler, Ronald". psu.edu. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
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