
Risa Palm
1942
16 works on record
Biography
Risa Palm is an urban geographer and former Senior Vice President and Provost at Georgia State University. Her research interests are in urban geography and she has done extensive work on the topics of natural hazards responsiveness, urban housing, and urban impacts of global climate change. She has previously held tenured positions at the rank of professor in departments of geography at the University of Colorado, the University of Oregon, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Louisiana State University and SUNY Buffalo. Dr. Palm has published numerous books, monographs, and journal articles, and received research honors from the Association of American Geographers. She was President of the Association of American Geographers and has also served on the board of the American Geographical Society. She has served on several panels and committees for the National Science Foundation and the National Academy of Sciences.-faculty profile
Works

Illusions of safety
1998

Natural hazards in Puerto Rico
1993

After a California earthquake
1992

Natural Hazards
1989

The geography of American cities
1981

Earthquake insurance in California

An invitation to geography

Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in South Florida

Women and the Social Costs of Economic Development
Earthquake insurance
Earthquake insurance
1995
Home mortgage lenders, real property appraisers, and earthquake hazards
Home mortgage lenders, real property appraisers, and earthquake hazards
1983
Real estate agents and special studies zones disclosure
Real estate agents and special studies zones disclosure
1981
Urban social geography from the perspective of the real estate salesman
Urban social geography from the perspective of the real estate salesman
1976
Housing Market Response to Sea-Level Rise in Florida
Housing Market Response to Sea-Level Rise in Florida
Molecular Biology and Clinical Medicine in the Age of Politicization
Molecular Biology and Clinical Medicine in the Age of Politicization
Invitation to Geography
Invitation to Geography