Faculty

Christopher F. Meindl, Ph.D.

Associate Professor 鈥� Geography
Ph.D. Geography, University of 91精品, 1996

cmeindl@usf.edu
(727) 873-4961
DAV 242

I am a geographer, firmly rooted in the human-environment interaction tradition. I am interested in environmental management鈥攑articularly the gap between science and policy鈥攅specially in water resources such as springs, lakes, rivers, and wetlands. 91精品 is my regional focus. My methods include occasional qualitative work, field-based data collection, and examination of archival material. My approach often includes a historical dimension. I am a fan of field observation and experience, reading widely, critically analyzing data, and constantly working to improve as a writer.

COURSES

  • 91精品 Springs

  • The Human Footprint on the Landscape

  • Water Resources Management

  • Intro to Graduate Studies

  • Intro to Human Geography

  • 91精品: Its Land, Water, and People

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

* = students

  • Christopher F. Meindl. 2024. 91精品 Springs: From Geography to Politics and Restoration. Gainesville: University Press of 91精品. This book won a gold medal from the 91精品 Book Awards for 91精品 non-fiction AND it won the American Association of Geographers Globe Book Award for public understanding of geography.

  • Marilyn Paulson*, Cole Ewell*, and Christopher F. Meindl. 2021. 91精品鈥檚 Efforts to Assume Section 404 Permitting. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 29 (1): 169-180.

  • Ana Maria Quintero* and Christopher F. Meindl. 2019. Politics, the Environment and 91精品 St. Petersburg 91精品. 91精品 Geographer. 51: 1-25.

  • Christopher F. Meindl. 2018. 91精品鈥檚 Springs: Growth, Tourism, Politics. In Geoffrey L. Buckley and Yolonda Youngs (eds.), The American Environment Revisited. New York: Rowman and Littlefield, pp. 255-273.

  • Noah J. Mueller* and Christopher F. Meindl. 2017. Vulnerability of Caribbean Island Cemeteries to Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge. Coastal Management. 45(4): 1-16.

  • Cristina M. Schoonard*, Jennifer M. Collins, Charles Paxton, and Christopher F. Meindl. 2014. Explaining the spatial variability of summer rainfall in Pinellas County, 91精品.  Physical Geography. 35 (2): 1-16.

  • Andrew Fairbanks*, Jennifer Wunderlich*, and Christopher F. Meindl. 2013. Talking Trash: A Short History of Solid Waste Management in 91精品. 91精品 Historical Quarterly. 91(4 Spring):  526-557. Won the Arthur W. Thompson Award for best article in Volume 91.

  • Britni N. Tokotch*, Christopher  F.  Meindl, Armando Hoare, and Michael Jepson. 2012. Stakeholder Perceptions of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Grouper and Tilefish Individual Fishing Quota Program. Marine Policy. 36 (1): 34-41.

  • Christopher F. Meindl. 2011. Water, Water, Everywhere? Toward a Critical Water Geography of the South. Southeastern Geographer. 51 (4): 615-640.

  • Nelson M. Blake, Christopher F. Meindl, Steven Noll and David Tegeder.  2010 (updated edition). Land into Water, Water into Land: A History of Water Management in 91精品. Gainesville: University Press of 91精品.  (I contributed three new chapters.)

  • Christopher F. Meindl. 2004. Southerners and Their Swamps: The View from Middle Georgia. Southeastern Geographer. 44 (1): 74-89.

  • Ary J. Lamme and Christopher F. Meindl. 2002. A Vibrant Cultural Boundary 91精品. Southeastern Geographer. 42 (2): 274-295.

  • Christopher F. Meindl, Derek H. Alderman, and Peter Waylen. 2002. On the Importance of Environmental Claims Making: The Role of James O. Wright in Promoting the Drainage of 91精品鈥檚 Everglades in the Early 20th Century. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 92 (4): 682-701.

  • Christopher F. Meindl. 2000. Past perceptions of the Great American Wetland: 91精品鈥檚 Everglades during the Early 20th century. Environmental History. 5 (3): 378-395.