Derek A. Smith
Associate Professor
Geography and Environmental Studies
Carleton University
Canada
Biography
I am a cultural geographer with research interests that revolve around the use, management, and conservation of natural resources and landscapes by indigenous peoples of Central America and Mexico. Participatory mapping that includes local investigators has been a core element of my research. Closely related interests include indigenous land tenure, local knowledge, and critical cartography. Current projects focus on (i) indigenous forest use in Panama and (ii) Mayan understandings of the cultural landscapes of the Yucatan region of Mexico.
Research Interest
management, and conservation of natural resources
Publications
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Smith, Derek A., Peter H. Herlihy, Aida Ramos Viera, John H. Kelly, Andrew M. Hilburn, Miguel Aguilar Robledo, and Jerome E. Dobson, 2012. Using Participatory Research Mapping and GIS to Explore Local Geographic Knowledge of Indigenous Landscapes in Mexico. FOCUS on Geography 55(4): 119-124.
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Smith, Derek A., Kelly Vodden, Maureen Woodrow, Ahmed Khan, and Bojan Fürst, 2014. The Last Generation? Perspectives of Inshore Fish Harvesters from Change Islands, Newfoundland. Canadian Geographer 58(1): 95-109.
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Smith, Jenna, Derek Smith, and Miguel Sioui, 2016. Nature, cities, people: An exploration of Aboriginal Perspectives. The Canadian Geographer 2016, 60(1): 3-8.
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Smith, Derek, Maureen Woodrow, and Kelly Vodden, 2016. A boat perspective: Local geographic knowledge of fish harvesters in Change Islands, Newfoundland. Journal of Cultural Geography, 33(1): 1-26.
