Much of my theoretical and empirical research focuses on environmental and resource conflicts, and migration and regional development issues in the American West and elsewhere.
I am currently extending my research in the direction of alternative culturally place-specific development approaches, especially indigenously based models. The intent of this research is to move beyond the simplistic development models in use today, and to show how a geographically based theory can lead to more democratic and socially just outcomes. Some of these issues are addressed in, hopefully, some novel ways in my forthcoming book.