Professor Recognized by Japanese Geographers
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 11, 2009) – The Association of Japanese Geographers
(AJG) presented Pradyumna
P. Karan, a professor in the University
of Kentucky Department of Geography and a University Press of Kentucky (UPK) author, its Special
Award at its annual meeting in March. The award honored Karan for his research in development
and environmental geography of Japan and the Himalayas.
Having taught at UK more than 50 years, Karan’s research interest is in geographic theories that are used to analyze problems of environment, development and social change in non-Western cultures. Outside of his service to the university's Department of Geography, he is a member of the faculty of the UK Japan Studies Program and a charter member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Karan also has served as a visiting professor at several other universities in Japan, Europe and America.
Karan has published several books with UPK that contribute to a variety of subjects within the area of Japanese studies. Karan’s book, "Local Environmental Movements: A Comparative Study of the United States and Japan," published in 2008, illustrates how local groups in both Japan and the United States are refusing to surrender the earth to a depleted and polluted fate.
During the award ceremony, Akira Tabayashi, president of the AJG, commended Karan’s work in encouraging dialogue between Japanese and American geographers and recognized him as an international expert in the field.
The Association of Japanese Geographers was founded in 1925 and is devoted to promoting research on various aspects of geography in Japan.
Having taught at UK more than 50 years, Karan’s research interest is in geographic theories that are used to analyze problems of environment, development and social change in non-Western cultures. Outside of his service to the university's Department of Geography, he is a member of the faculty of the UK Japan Studies Program and a charter member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Karan also has served as a visiting professor at several other universities in Japan, Europe and America.
Karan has published several books with UPK that contribute to a variety of subjects within the area of Japanese studies. Karan’s book, "Local Environmental Movements: A Comparative Study of the United States and Japan," published in 2008, illustrates how local groups in both Japan and the United States are refusing to surrender the earth to a depleted and polluted fate.
During the award ceremony, Akira Tabayashi, president of the AJG, commended Karan’s work in encouraging dialogue between Japanese and American geographers and recognized him as an international expert in the field.
The Association of Japanese Geographers was founded in 1925 and is devoted to promoting research on various aspects of geography in Japan.