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Latz, Gil
Latz, Gil
Vice Provost
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- B.A. 1974, Occidental College
- Junior Year Abroad, Waseda University, Tokyo, 1972-73
- M.A. 1978, University of Chicago
- Ph.D. 1986, University of Chicago
- Research student, University of Tokyo, 1979-83.
- At Portland State University since 1983.
- Interests:
- The political economy of Pacific Asia, particularly Japan.
- Resource management in East Asia, North America, and Europe.
- International trade.
- International curricula; educational video production.
- Recent publications:
- In Press. Gil Latz. “Comparative international research on agricultural land-use history and forest management practices: the Tuscan estate of Castello di Spannocchia and Vermont’s Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. In M. Agnoletti, ed. The Conservation of Cultural Landscapes. CABI Publishing.
- 2006. Gerald Curtis, Gil Latz, Masato Kimura, eds. Nihon no Chosen (Challenges for Japan). Tokyo: Shibusawa Ei’ichi Memorial Foundation.
- 2005. Gil Latz. Special Issue on Controversial Issues in Japanese Politics and Society. Guest Editor. Asian Perspective (Vol. 29, No. 1).
- 2003. Academic production consultant and Co-host (with Susan Hardwick and James Binko). Teaching World Regional and Human Geography: Standards Content Methods. The Annenberg/ Corporation for Public Broadcasting Project and Cambridge Studios.
