Robert Browning South
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
University of Cincinnati
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Robert South attended Indiana University as an undergraduate and graduate student (B.A. Geology, M.A. Geography), and the University of Maryland (Ph.D. Geography). His research interests include economic geography, regional economic development, Colonial networks, and location problems-industrial location. Dr. South has a long-standing interest in Latin America. As an undergraduate he attended the University of Mexico (UNAM), was a Fulbright scholar (Mexico), conducted field work and research in Bolivia, and was a Peace Corps Volunteer (Chile). He was also a visiting scientist at Argonne National Laboratory conducting research on socio-economic environmental impacts of industrial location. He has published numerous articles on themes of economic geography focusing on Latin America, and has been a consultant to several U.S. companies on industrial location decisions. His current research interest is focused on U.S. manufacturing closure (Mexico), and the repatriation of manufacturing (U.S.).
Research Interest
Research Areas: Regional economic development, industrial location, Latin America
Publications
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“Transnational Maquiladora Location,†1990, Annals, Association of American Geographers, 80(4): 549-570.
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“Spatial Variations in Mexican Maquiladora Closure,†2007, Urban Geography, 27(8): 734-756
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The Flying Geese Metaphor: Export-Oriented Manufactures in Mexico,†2015, Regional Studies, in press.
