Jeffrey Bury
Jeffrey Bury
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Education Ph.D. in Geography, University of Colorado-Boulder, 2002 M.A. in International Affairs, The American University, 1995 Honors B.A. in International Relations, University of Utah, 1993 |
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My current research is centrally concerned with the transformation of natural and social environments in Latin America by the forces of globalization, neoliberalism and geopolitical change. Most recently I have been examining new privatized conservation efforts, ecotourism, and livelihood transformations in the Cordillera Huayhuash in Peru. In addition, I have also been engaged in a variety of research that examines the impacts of transnational mining corporations on peasant livelihoods, migration and social movements in northern Peru. My field research is linked closely to my interests in political ecology studies, environment and development in Latin America and field methods. For a more extensive review of my research interests, see my current research projects. Selected Publications Bury, Jeffrey. Forthcoming. Transnational Corporations and Livelihood transformations in the Peruvian Andes: An actor-oriented political ecology. Human Organization 67(3) Bury, Jeffrey. Forthcoming. Ecotourism and conservation in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru. Tourism Geographies. Bebbington, A. Bury, Jeffrey, Humprheys-Bebbington, D., Lingan, J., Munoz, J.P. and Scurrah, M. Forthcoming. Mining and social movements: struggles over livelihood and rural territorial development in the Andes . World Development. Bury, Jeffrey. 2007. Mining and migration in the Peruvian Andes. Professional Geographer 58(3) pp 378-389. PDF Bury, Jeffrey. 2006. New community-led conservation efforts in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru. Mountain Research and Development 26 (2). PDF Bury, Jeffrey. 2007. Neoliberalism, mining and rural change in Cajamarca. In A. Bebbington (ed.) Minería, movimientos sociales y respuestas campesinas. Una ecología política de transformaciones territoriales . Lima. Instituto de Estudios Peruanos: pp. 49-80. Spanish PDF Bury, Jeffrey. 2007. Mining, migration and livelihood transformations in Cajamarca, Peru. In A. Bebbington (ed.) Minería, movimientos sociales y respuestas campesinas. Una ecología política de transformaciones territoriales . Lima. Instituto de Estudios Peruanos: 231-277. Spanish PDF Bebbington, A., Bury, J., Bebbington, D.H., Lingan, J., Munoz, J.P. and Scurrah, M. 2007. Moviemenientos sociales, lazos transnacionales y desarollo territorial rural en zonas de influencia mineria: Cajamarca-Peru y Cotacachi-Ecuador. In A. Bebbington (ed.) Minería, movimientos sociales y respuestas campesinas. Una ecología política de transformaciones territoriales. Lima. Instituto de Estudios Peruanos: 163-230. Spanish PDF Bebbington, A., Humphreys Bebbington, D., Bury, J., Lingan, J., Muñoz, J.P. and Scurrah, M. 2007. Los movimientos sociales frente a la minería:disputando el desarrollo territorial andino in J. Bengoa (ed.) Movimientos sociales y Desarrollo territorial ruralen América Latina . Santiago. Editorial Catalonia. Spanish PDF
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Current Courses-Fall 2007 ENVS 100L-Ecology and Society Recent Courses Winter 2008 - ENVS 143- Sustainable Development: Economy, Policy, and Environment-Environment and Development in Latin America-Syllabus Winter 2007- ENVS 280-Advanced Topics in Environmental Studies-Syllabus Fall 2006 and Winter 2007- ENVS 291-Political Ecology Working Group Internships I supervise a variety of internships for undergraduate students to foster participatory learning, critical analysis and positive social change. I particularly encourage students to work as interns in Latin America and around the Santa Cruz area. Students who are interested in working with me as an advisor should review our intern program guidelines through the Department. For general questions related to our undergraduate program, how to find an advisor and how be an environmental studies major please see the undergraduate studies information page. Graduate Lab My graduate lab explores a variety of issues and is held every quarter. Working closely with graduate students is the goal of my labs and we explore contemporary research issues, debate current theoretical and methodological trends and coordinate successful progress through the Environmental Studies graduate program. Current and future graduate students interested in working in the graduate lab are engaged in research all over the planet and our common interests range beyond the scope of my individual research interests. If you are interested in pursing a graduate degree in our program please see my letter to prospective graduate students.
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University Service I work closely with the Department of Environmental Studies faculty in both my teaching and research efforts as well as in shared governance efforts. I am affiliated with the The Center for Tropical Ecology, Agriculture, and Development (CenTREAD ), the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies and the STEPS Insitute for Innovation in Environmental Research (Science, Technology, Engineering, Policy, and Society). I am also affiliated with College Eight as a faculty fellow. Public Service I work closely with students and members of the Santa Cruz community as both an intern advisor, scholar and member of the community. I am actively involved with local organizations and institutions in the Andes as well.. I have worked as a Fulbright Fellow to Peru and a visiting scholar at the University of the Pacific in Lima, Peru and the National University of Cajamarca. In addition, I work closely with civil society organizations (Grufides, Ecovida) in the Peruvian Andes concerned with the impacts of mining on local communities, particularly in the Cajamarca region of Peru. Finally, I also work closely with organizations (Centro Desarrollo Huayhuash) in the Central Andean mountains, the Cordillera Huayhaush and Blanca, concerned with conservation efforts, community empowerment and GIS and Remote Sensing applications to high mountain environments. My research interests have also been highlighted in the media and press and I have served as a key interviewee or background source for a variety of pieces. Recent stories include the Frontline/New York Time Gold Series , which was also covered by National Public Radio . Finally, a piece in the New York Times highlights my long-term interests in the American West and the Colorado Plateau. Link to .doc file.
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