Professor William A. Selby

Rediscovering the Golden State: California Geography
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California's Urban Landscapes

Downtown Los AngelesCalifornia's cities might be considered to be a series of individual, but interdependent, systems. Flowing into and out of each of our cities are diverse people, materials, capital, ideas and trends -- a wealth of matter and energy with spatial dimensions.

Scan the list of links below will help you get a sense of the impact urbanization has had and continues to have on California.

Chapter 11 Quiz

California Links

    • Biodiversity Hotspots - California Floristic Province - Overview
    • California Climate Change
    • California Coast and Ocean – California Coastal Conservancy
    • California Coastal Commission
    • California Coastal Records Project
    • California Energy Commision
    • California Energy Data
    • California Energy: Oil, Petroleum Products, Natural Gas, Coal
    • California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA )
    • California hybrid
    • California Smart Growth Energy Savings
    • California's Climate Choices
    • California's Coastal Geography
    • California's Emerging Renewables Rebate Program
    • Center for Coastal Studies
    • Heal The Bay
    • Latino New Urbanism
    • Pacific Seafloor Mapping Project
    • Scripps Institution of Oceanography: University of California San Diego
    • Smart Communities
    • Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
    • Sprawl City
    • Surf's Up: Excellent Site for Information Related to Surfing
    • Two Dramatically Different Futures Shown For California's Climate Depending On Emissions Choices
    • USC Center for Sustainable Cities
    • Wave Models for the Southern California Bight
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