Roger M Selya

Economic development of East Asia, population, medical geography

PhD: University of Minnesota 1971

A.B.: Boston University 1964

A.M.: Harvard University 1966

population and medical geography; economic geography, especially location of manufacuring and services.

1992 -2012 Professor, University of Cincinnati,

1999 -2000 Visiting Scholar, Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University,

1981 -1992 Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati,

1991 - Visiting Research Associate, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica,Taipei, Taiwan

1982 - Visiting Associate Professor, Tel Aviv and Ben-Gurion Universities,

1978 - Graduate Faculty, University of Cincinnati,

1975 -1981 Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati,

1974 -1975 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Northern Iowa,

1971 -1974 Lecturer, Tel Aviv University,

1972 -1974 Visiting Lecturer in Geography, Bar Ilan University,

1972 -1974 Visiting Lecturer in Geography, Beit Berel Teachers’ Seminary, Kfar Saba, Israel

1970 -1971 Lecturer in Geography, University of Connecticut,

1969 -1970 Instructor in Geography, University of Minnesota,

1969 - Visiting Lecturer, National Taiwan University,

2012 -To Present Profesor Emeritus, ,

Book

Roger Mark Selya (2004). Development and Demographic Change in Taiwan, 1945-1995. Singapore: World Scientific Publications.

Roger Mark Selya (2005). The Geography of China. An Annotated Bibliography of pre-1974 English-Language Journal Literature. AnnArbor, MI: Association for Asian Studies.

The Industrialization of Taiwan: Some Geographic Considerations.  Jerusalem: Jerusalem Academic Press, 1974. 117 pp.

A Guide to Research in Geography (with Avshalom Shmueli). Tel Aviv: Tel Aviv University Student Union Press, 1974.  159 pp

The Geography of China, 1975-1991: An Annotated Bibliography. East Lansing: Asian Studies Center, Michigan State University, 1993. 287 pp.

Taipei. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd, 1995. 266 pp

Development and Demographic Change  in Taiwan, 1945-1995  Singapore: World Scientific Publications, 2004. 457 pp.

Review

Vaclav Smil (2005). China's Future, Energy, Food, Environment. 492, 493.

Chen Aimin, Gordin G. Liu, & Kevin H. Zhang (2005). Urban Transformation in China. 151, 152-154.

Liu, Yue, ed. (2001). ATlas of Population, Environment, and Sustainable Development of China. 1001, -2.

Alon Tal (2003). Pollution in a Promised Land: An Environmental History of Israel. 172, -4.

Nai-Ruenn Chen and Walter Galenson, The Chinese Economy Under Communism.           Journal of Developing Areas 4:3 (1970): 400-401.

John K. Chang, Industrial Development in Pre-Communist China: A quantitative Analysis. Journal of Developing Areas 4:3 (1970): 402-403.

Kang Chao, Agricultural Production in Communist China, 1949-1965.
Journal of Developing Areas 5:4 (1971): 619-20.

Gilbert Rozman, Urban Networks in Ch’ing China and Tokugawa Japan.
Professional Geographer 27:2 (1975): 258-59.

Christopher Board et al.,Progress in Geography, vol. 6.AAAS Science Books and Films 11:3 (1976): 150.

J.R.V. Prescott, Political Geography.AAAS Science Books and Films 11:3 (1976): 150

Lawrence R. Brandt,  Relevant Geography.   Geographical Perspectives 36 (Fall 1976): 46-47.

Michael Chisholm, Human Geography: Evolution or Revolution?    AAAS Science Books and Films 12:2 (1976): 97.

Ken Darrow and Rick Pam, Appropriate Technology Source Book.  Transition 7:3 (1977): 8.

Ervin Laszlo et al.,  Goals for Mankind AAAS Science Books and Films 14:1(1978): 8.

David Dickson, The Politics of Alternative Technology. Transition 8: 2 (1978): 15-17.

J.E. Spencer and W.L. Thomas, Introducing Cultural Geography, 2^nd Edition. AAAS Science Books and Films 15: 2 (1979): 6-7.

Glenn T. Trewartha, The More Developed Realm: A Geography of Its Population.
AAAS Science Books and Films 15: 2 (1979): 71.

Joseph H. Butler, Economic Geography. AAAS Science Books and Films 17: 2 (1981): 66.

Ching-ming Hou and Tzong-shian Yu, eds., Agricultural Development in China, Japan, and Korea. Studies in Comparative International Development 19: 1 (1984): 98-99.

Clifton W. Pannell and L. J. C. Ma, China: The Geography of Development and Modernization. Geographical Review 74: 2 (1984): 222-23.

Vaclac Smil, The Bad Earth: Environmental Degradation in China. The Professional Geographer 37: 2 (1985): 250.

Gwyn Rowley, Israelinto Palestine. Geographical Research Forum 8 (1985): 133-35.

Charles E. Ziegler, Environmental Policy in the USSR AAAS Science Books and Films 22: 3 (1987): 153.

Alan P.L. Liu, Phoenixand the Lame Lion: Modernization in Taiwan and Mainland China, 1950-1980. Journal of Developing Areas 21: 1 ( 1987): 154-57.

Jeffrey A. McNeely and Paul Spencer Wachtel, Soul of the Tiger: Searching for Nature’s Answers in Exotic Southeast Asia. AAAS Science Books and Films 24: 3 (1989): 135-36.

Gary L. Gaile and C.J. Willmot, eds.,  Geography in America. Geography Research Forum 11 (1991): 93-94.

M. Shahid Alam, Governments and Markets in Economic Development Strategies: Lessons from Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. Studies in Comparative International Development 26: 1 (1991): 88-89.

John Becklane, The Population Explosion.     AAAS Science Books and Films 27, 5 (1991): 135.

Christopher J. Smith, China: People and Places in the Land of One Billion.  Professional Geographer 43: 3 (1991): 551-52.

Nelson Foster and Linda S. Cordell, eds., Chilies to Chocolates: Foods the Americas Gave the World. AAAS Science Books and Films 20: 1 (1993): 11.

Michael Roman and Alex Weingrod, Living Together Separately: Arabs and Jews in Contemporary Jerusalem. Annals, Association of American Geographers 83: 1 (1993): 202-204.

Jamie Scott and Paul Simpson-Housley, eds., Sacred Places and Profane Spaces: Essays in the Geographics of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.    Annals, Association of American Geographers 83: 3 (1993): 546-47.

Terry Cannon and Alan Jenkins, eds., The Geography of Contemporary China: The Impact of Deng Xiaoping’s Decade. Journal of Developing Areas 27:4 (1993): 571-72.

Norton Ginsburg, Bruce Koppel, and T.G. McGee, eds., The Extended Metropolis: Settlement Transition in Asia. Journal of African and Asian Studies 28: 3-4 (1993): 283-84.

Barbara McKean Parmenter, Giving Voices to Stones: Places and Identity in
Palestinian Literature. Annals, Association of American Geographers 86:1 (1996): 168-69.

John E. Wennberg, DartmouthAtlas of Health Care. Professional Geographer 49: 2 (1997): 267.

Robert M. Marsh, The Great Transformation: Social Change in Taipei, Taiwan Since the 1960s. China Quarterly 152 (1997): 891-93.

Yehuda Gradus and Gabriel Lipshitz, eds. The Mosaic of Israeli Geography. Professional Geographer 50: 2 (1998): 268-69.

Harold D. Foster, David Chuenyan Lai, and Zhou Naisheng, eds., The Dragon’s Head: Shanghai, China’s Emerging Megacity. Geography Research Forum 19 (1999): 137-38.

Liu Yue, editor.  Atlas of Population, Environment, and Sustainable Development of China, China Quarterly   168 (2001), 1001-2.

Alon Tal. Pollution in A Promised Land. An Environmental History of Israel, Geography Research Forum 23, 2003, 172-4.

Vaclav Smil, China’s Past, China’s Future. Energy, Food, Environment. Professional Geographer 57, 2005,492-3.

Uri Ram, The Globalization of Israel. McWorld in Tel Aviv, Jihad in Jerusalem.  Geography Research Forum 29, 2009, 168-71.

Wu, Fulong ed. China’s Emerging Cities. The making of new urbanism.   Journal of Urban Affairs 32:2,2010,277-8.

Karen Bakker, Privatizing Water. Governance Failure and the World’s Urban Water Crisis, forthcoming in Human Rights Quarterly.

Editorial

Roger Mark Selya & Jack Williams (2006). Introductory Essay: A Perspective on Taiwan's Human Geography [Editorial ]. Human Geography Perspectives on Taiwan pp. 1, -8. Geography Research Forum: Department of Geography, Ben Gurion University of the Negev.

Roger Mark Selya (2007). Editorial Essay: Marking 100 Years of Geography at the University of Cincinnati [Editorial ]. Essays Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati pp. 1, -9. Geography Research Forum: Department of Geography, Ben Gurion University of the NEgev.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Roger Mark Selya (2007). The De-industrialization of Taiwan: Spatial Perspectives. Geography Research Forum, 27, 70, -96.

Roger Mark Selya (2001). Taiwan as an Incubaor. Asian Profile, 29(3), 209, -31.

Roger Mark Selya (2004). George B. Barbour. Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies, 23, 14, -34.

______ and Robert Rockaway, Where is the Center of Judaism? titled communication, Professional Geographer 25:3 (August 1973): 284

Air and Water Pollution in Taiwan, Journal of Developing Areas 9:2 (January 1975): 177-202.

Taiwan’s New International Port: The Conflict Between Planning, Politics, and
 Physical Reality, Asian Profile 2:1 (February 1974): 15-30.

Trading Under Duress: The Case of Taiwan, Asian Profile 3:5 (October 1975):
 441-46.

______ and L.R. Goodman, The Effects of an Interstate Highway on Retail
 Activity: The Case of Eastern Iowa, Geographical Perspectives 39 (Spring
 1977): 35-42.

Urban Agriculture in Taiwan: Anachronism or Ecological and Nutritional Safety Valve? ChinaGeographer 8 (Fall, 1977): 15-28

Economic Development and the Environment in Taiwan: The Continuing Conflict, Transition 8:4 (Winter 1978): 1-7.

Seasonal Variations in Birth Rates in Israel, Geographical Research Forum 2 (May 1980): 17-25.

Deaths Due to Accidents in Taiwan: A Possible Indicator of Development, Social Science and Medicine 14D (1980): 361-67.

Food for the Cities of Taiwan, ChinaGeographer 11 (1980): 72-88.

Contrasting Measures of Changing Industrial Distribution in Taiwan, Asian Geographer 1:2 (1982): 35-50.

Locational Principles Governing Guild Industries: The Case of Violin Making, Geographical Research Forum 5 (1982): 29-41

Locational Orientation of Foreign Owned Industry in Taiwan, Asian Profile 11:6 (1983): 535-52.

Abandonment of Fish Ponds in Israel, Asian Geographer 4:2 (1985): 147-61.

Suicide in Taiwan, American Asian Review III:3 (Fall 1985): 62-84.

Pharmacies as Alternative Sources of Medical Care: The Case of Cincinnati, Social Science and Medicine 26:4 (1988): 409-16.

______ and Yaser Najjar, Arab-Americans of Cincinnati: Origins and Distribution” OhioGeographers 16 (1988): 68-80.

Direct U.S. Investment in Israeli Manufacturing, Geography Research Forum 9 (1989): 145-66.

Order and Reinforcement in Human Geography: Do They Matter? Geography Research Forum 11 (1991): 84-92.

Illegal Migration in Taiwan: A Preliminary Overview, International Migration Review 26:3 (1992): 787-805.

TaiwanTurns ‘East’: Trade Between the Republic of China, the USSR, Eastern Europe, and Vietnam, Asian Profile 20:4 (1992): 281-95

Economic Restructuring and Spatial Changes in Manufacturing in Taiwan, 1971-1986, Geoforum 24:2 (1993): 115-26.

Abnormally Elevated Sex Ratios in Taiwan: An Exploratory Review, American Asian Review 12:3 (1994): 201-22.

Taiwan as a Service Economy, Geoforum 25:3 (1994): 305-22. 
Reprinted in J.R. Bryson and P.W. Daniels, eds. Service Industries in the Global Economy (Glos, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd.), 1998 .
Reprinted in J.R. Bryson, N. Henry, D. Keeble, and R. Martin, eds. The Economic Geography Reader: Producing and Consuming Global Capitalism (Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.), 1999

Taiwan, December 1994: An Electoral Geography, Asian Profile 23:6 (1995): 445-64.

Taiwan  as an Incubator, Asian Profile 29:3(2001), 209-31.

George B. Barbour, Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies 23, 2004, 14-34.

______and Jack Williams, Introductory Essay: A Perspective on Taiwan’s Human Geography, Geography Research Forum 26, Dec. 2006, 1-8.

Editorial Essay: Marking 100 Years of Geography at  the University of Cincinnati,  Geography Research Forum 27, 2007, 1-9.

The De-industrialization of Taiwan:  Spatial Perspectives,  Geography Research Forum 27, 2007, 70-96.

_______and Jack Williams,  A Perspective on Taiwan’s Human Geography,. Geography Research Forum 26, Dec. 2006.

A Geography of Human Rights Abuses, Human RIghst Quarterly  344, 2012,  1045-83.

Monograph

The Geography of China: An Annotated Bibliography of the Pre-1974 English Language Journal Literature.AAS Resources for Scholarship on Asia, no. 3, 2005. 349pp.

Essays

Essays Marking the 100^th Anniversary of the Department of Geography, University of  Cincinnati, Geography Research Forum 27, December, 2007.

Book Chapter

______ and Alysha Beyer, “Where Do We Go Now? Issues in Establishing a New Jewish ‘Center’ in Cincinnati, Ohio,” in Land and Community: Geography in Jewish Studies, Harold Brodsky, ed. (College Park: University of Maryland Press), 1997, pp.223-41.

Technical Report

The 2005 Survey of Members. Analysis, Findings, and Policy Implications. Report submitted to the Board of Golf Manor Synagogue,  July 7, 2005. 41 pp.

Invited Presentations

R.M. Selya (12-21-2008. ) A Geography of Human Rights Abuses .Department of Geography, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Other Institution. . Level:University

Poster Presentations

R.M. Selya (03-17-2004. ) The De-industrialization of Taiwan: Spatial Perspectives .Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia. . Professional Meeting. . Level:National

R. M. Selya (03-16-2004. ) Approaching One Hundred Years of Geography at the University of Cincinnati .Annual Meting, Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia. . Professional Meeting. . Level:National

R. M. Selya (03-09-2006. ) Elevated Sex Ratios in Taiwan, Revisited .Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Chicago. . Professional Meeting. . Level:National

R.M. Selya (03-25-2009. ) Toward a Geography of Human Rights Abuses .Annual MEetings, Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas. . Professional Meeting. . Level:National

R.M. Selya (12-21-2008. ) A Geography of Human rights Abuses .Department of Geography Staff Seminar, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. . Other Institution. . Level:University

Paper Presentations

(03-17-2004. ) The Deindustrialization of Taiwan: Spatial Perspectives .

(03-2004. ) Approaching One Hundred Years of Geography at the University of Cincinnati .

(03-09-2006. ) Elevated Sex Ratios in Taiwan, Revisited .

(12-21-2008. ) Towards a Geography of Human Rights Abuses .

(1971. ) The Industrialization of Taiwan: A Geographic Perspective .Professional Meeting.

(1974. ) Transportation Development and Planning in Taiwan .

(1976. ) Effects of Interstate Highways on Commerce in Eastern Iowa .Professional Meeting.

(1979. ) Food for the Cities of Taiwan .

(1980. ) Geography of Accidents in Taiwan: The Epidemiological Transition in Taiwan .

(1985. ) Suicide in Taiwan .Professional Meeting.

(1986. ) Arab-American Community of Cincinnati: Origins and Distribution .Professional Meeting.

(1988. ) Changing Patterns of Population Distribution and Density in Taiwan, 1960-85 .Professional Meeting.

(1989. ) The Greying of the Taiwan Population .Professional Meeting.

(1989. ) The Economic Effects of the Tienanmen Square Massacre .University of Cincinnati.

(1993. ) The Greying of Japan .

(1995. ) Where Do We Go Now? Issues in Establishing a New Jewish ‘Center’ in Cincinnati, Ohio .University of Maryland.

(2000. ) One China: Says Who .

(2009. ) The Geography of Human Rights Abuses .

A.B. granted Magna Cum Laude

Member, Phi Alpha theta

1966 -1968 National Science Foundation Trainee

1967 United Nations Summer Intern

1968 -1969 Fulbright-Hays Graduate Fellowship

1976 Association of American Geographers Research Grant

1976 Scholar-Diplomat Seminar on East Asian Affairs, State Department

1979 National Science Foundation Pre-College Teacher Development in Science Program summer workshop: Geographic Literacy and Mapping (University of Cincinnati)

1979 -1980 Japan Exposition Commemorative Fund development of University Library holdings on Japan (on behalf of Asian Studies Committee, University of Cincinnati)

1981 National Science Foundation Pre-College Teacher Development in Science Program summer workshop: Local Environmental Issues (with Dr. C. Futhey, Northern Kentucky University)

1982 -1983 National Geographic Society study of: Impact of Industrial Estates on Rural Taiwan

1983 Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship U.S. Department of Education

1990 -1991 Pacific Cultural Foundation study of: Economic Development and Demographic Change in Taiwan, 1945-95

1991 University of Cincinnati, College of Arts and Science of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to University Governance

1996 University of Cincinnati, A.B. (Dolly) Cohen Excellence in University Teaching Award

2004 University of Cincinnati, The Future of Learning: Addressing Issues of Diversity, Honoree

Issues and Studies A Social Science Quarterly on China, Taiwan, and East Asian Affairs (Editor Board ) Member Level:International 2004

Geography Research Forum (International Editorial Board ) Member Level:International 2006

Cincinnati Community Orchestra (Board of Trustees ) Member Level:Local 2007 -2010

Jewish Federation of Cincinnati (Community SUrvey Oversight Committee ) Member Level:Local 2006

Department of Geography (Undergraduate Studies ) Director Type:Departmental Service Level:Department

Department of Geography (Graduate Studies ) Director Type:Departmental Service 2001 -2002

Department of Geography Department Head Type:Departmental Service 2002 -2007

Asian Studies Program Director Type:University/College Service Level:College

College of Arts and Sciences (Curriculum Committee ) Committee Member Type:University/College Service

College of Arts and Sciences (Curriculum Committee ) Committee Chair Type:University/College Service 1984 -1985

College of Arts and Sciences (Commencement Marshall ) Type:University/College Service 1988

College of Arts and Sciences (College Area Studies Programs ) Coordinator Type:University/College Service 1988 -1989

College of Arts and Sciences (Department of Judaic Studies ) Department Head Type:University/College Service 1998 -1999

College of Arts and Sciences (Pre-Med Interview Committee ) Type:University/College Service 2000

College of Arts and Sciences (First Year Experience Committee ) Type:University/College Service 2002

College of Arts and Sciences (Judaic Studies, Head Search Committee ) Type:University/College Service 2005 -2006

College of Arts and Sciences (Judaic Studies, Faculty Search Committee ) Type:University/College Service 2009 -2010

College of Arts and Sciences (Judaic Studies, Affiliate Faculty ) Type:University/College Service 2010 -To Present

College of Arts and Sciences (Middle East Studies Committee ) Coordinator 2010

College of Arts and Sciences (Middle East Studies Committee ) Director Type:University/College Service 2010

College of Arts and Sciences (Oversight Committee, Certificate in International Human Rights ) Director Type:University/College Service 2007 -2008

College of Arts and Sciences (Screening committee, Best MA Thesis and PhD Dissertation ) Type:University/College Service 2008 -2009

College of Arts and Sciences (Undergraduate council ) Committee Chair Type:University/College Service 2009

College of Arts and Sciences (Freshman Welcome Day ) Type:University/College Service 2008 -2009

College of Arts and Sciences (Faculty Senate ) President Type:University/College Service 2010 -To Present

University of Cincinnati (University Building Committee ) Type:University/College Service 1984 -1987

University of Cincinnati (Faculty Senate ) Type:University/College Service 1985 -1987

University of Cincinnati (Academic Affairs Committee ) Committee Chair Type:University/College Service 1986 -1987

University of Cincinnati (General Education Committee ) Committee Member Type:University/College Service 1985 -1990

University of Cincinnati (University-wide Teaching Effectiveness Workshop ) Type:University/College Service 1988

University of Cincinnati (President’s Advisory Committee on Women’s Issues: Curricula and Academic Sub-Committee ) Type:University/College Service 1990

University of Cincinnati (University Council on General Education ) Committee Chair Type:University/College Service 1990 -1993

University of Cincinnati (University Honors Program Task Force ) Type:University/College Service 1990

University of Cincinnati (University of Cincinnati Honors Committee ) Type:University/College Service 1990 -1995

University of Cincinnati (Cohen-Barbour Awards Committee ) Type:University/College Service 1996 -1999

University of Cincinnati (Criterion #4 Writing Team, NCA Accreditation Report ) Type:University/College Service 1998

University of Cincinnati (McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program Mentor ) Type:University/College Service

University of Cincinnati (University representative, Ohio Board of Regents, Geography TAG review Committee ) Type:University/College Service 2009

University of Cincinnati (Screening Committee, Best MA thesis and PhD Dissertation in Humanities ) Type:University/College Service 2009

Economic development of East and Southwest Asia and the health and demographic consequences.

1966 -To Present: Association of American Geographers

1966 -To Present: Association for Asian Studies

1970 -To Present: American Association for the Advancement of Science

1972 -1974: Israel Association for Asian Studies

1972 -1974: Asian Environmental Society

1972 -1974: Israel Geographic Society

1974: Geographical Society of China

1976 -1986: Socially and Ecologically Responsible Geographers

15-GEOG-174 YEAR WITHOUT CHINA Level:Undergraduate

15-GEOG-104 INTRO HUMAN GEOG Level:Undergraduate

15-GEOG-105 INTRO HUMAN GEOG Level:Undergraduate

Geography of the Middle East Level:Undergraduate

15-GEOG-126 WORLD REG ASIA Level:Undergraduate

15-GEOG-126H WORLD GEOG ASIA Level:Undergraduate

15-GEOG-500 GEOG CAPSTONE I Level:Undergraduate

Cultural Geography

World Regional Geography: Developing World

Historical-Cultural Geography

Geography of East Asia

Geography of Eastern and Southern Asia

Geography of the Middle East

Geography of the United States and Canada

People and the Environment (1, 2, 3)

Resource Conservation

Contemporary Geographic Theory

Communicating Through Maps

Geography of Religion

Medical Geography

Human Migration

History and Philosophy of Geography

Introduction to Geographic Methodology

Introduction to Graduate Geography

Research Seminar: Population Geography

Research Seminar: Behavioral Geography

Research Seminar: Geographic Development

Research Seminar: Economic Geography

Research Seminar: 20th Century Economic Geography

Geographic Bibliography

Geographic Theory and Literature

Modernization of China

Professional Practice I: Teaching Geography

Professional Practice II: Paper Presentations and Publication

The Ultimate Resource

Cultural Revolution in China

Japan: World Power or Fragile Blossom

The Asian Economic Miracle: Model or Failure?

Who Will Feed China?