Joseph Whitney

Joseph Bevan Robertson Whitney (born London, England; 1928 – 2016) was a political and environmental geographer.[1][2] He was a professor of geography at the University of Toronto,[3] and studied Chinese culture and politics.[4][5]

Early life and education

Whitney graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in geography in 1950.[2] He then taught geography at St. Mark's School in Hong Kong for twelve years.[6] He subsequently studied and conducted research at the University of Chicago,[7] earning a Ph.D. in 1969. Whitney then joined the geography department at the University of Toronto.[8][9]

Whitney served as department head from 1988 to 1993, after which he retired and became a professor emeritus.[2] He later wrote about the political, economic, and environmental geography of China.[10][11][12][13]

Selected publications
  • Megaproject: Case Study of China's Three Gorges Project, with Shiu-hung Luk. Routledge, Sep 16, 2016. Editors.
  • China: Area, Administration and Nation Building. University of Chicago, Dept. of Geography, 1970.
  • Environmental impact assessment : the Canadian experience. with Virginia White. Toronto, Canada : Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Toronto, 1985.
  • Sustainable cities : urbanization and the environment in international perspective, with Richard E Stren; Rodney R White. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1992.
  • Urban energy, food, and water use in arid regions and their impact on hinterlands : a conceptual framework , Khartoum, Sudan : Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Khartoum, 1981.

Personal

Whitney was married to Diana Baxter.[2]

References
  1. Jing Wang (7 May 2007). Locating China: Space, Place, and Popular Culture. Routledge. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-1-134-21228-6.
  2. "Toronto man wrote a Valentine’s poem for wife in The Star every year for 30 years". Toronto Star, George Haim, Oct. 15, 2016
  3. "Annual peek at neighbours' green thumbs". Toronto Star, Sonia Day May 30, 2013
  4. Suisheng Zhao (2004). A Nation-state by Construction: Dynamics of Modern Chinese Nationalism. Stanford University Press. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-0-8047-5001-1.
  5. Jonathan Unger (16 September 2016). Chinese Nationalism. Taylor & Francis. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-1-315-48039-8.
  6. "Whitney's Visit". St. Mark's Alumni Association Newsletter, October, 2008. page 9.
  7. Zheng Yongnian (16 December 2009). The Chinese Communist Party as Organizational Emperor: Culture, reproduction, and transformation. Routledge. pp. 219–. ISBN 978-1-135-19090-3.
  8. Ruth Hayhoe; Julia Pan; Qiang Zha (11 July 2016). Canadian Universities in China's Transformation: An Untold Story. McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 168–. ISBN 978-0-7735-4730-8.
  9. Jan Trouw (8 April 2014). The Three Gorges Dam's Impact on Peasant Livelihood: China's Project on the Yangtze River. BoD – Books on Demand. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-3-7357-1921-8.
  10. Ruth Mostern (2011). "Dividing the Realm in Order to Govern": The Spatial Organization of the Song State (960-1276 AD). Harvard University Press. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-0-674-05602-2.
  11. Zheng Yongnian (13 September 2010). China and International Relations: The Chinese View and the Contribution of Wang Gungwu. Routledge. pp. 487–. ISBN 978-1-136-95952-3.
  12. Britannica Educational Publishing (1 October 2010). Rivers and Streams. Britannica Educational Publishing. pp. 276–. ISBN 978-1-61530-411-0.
  13. Hung-mao Tien (1972). Government and Politics in Kuomintang China, 1927-1937. Stanford University Press. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-0-8047-0812-8.
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