Michael Day
Professor Emeritus
Education
DPhil, Geomorphology, Oxford University, England, 1978
BSc, Geography, Birmingham University, England, 1973
Courses Taught
Geog 128 – Caves and Caving
Geog 424 – Karst Geomorphology
Geog 650 – Fieldwork
Geog 654 – Tropical Fieldwork
Geog 810/910 – Research Methods
Office Hours
By appointment only
Research Interests
My research focuses on karst landscapes: their geomorphology, land use and conservation. Regions of focus are Central America, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia.
Representative Publications
Holifield, R. B., & Day, M. J. (2017). A framework for a critical physical geography of ‘sacrifice zones’: Physical landscapes and discursive spaces of frac sand mining in western Wisconsin. Geoforum, 85, 269-279.
Day, M. J. (2014). Preparing for fieldwork. Geomorphological Fieldwork, 33-63. Elsevier: Amsterdam.
Huang, W., Deng, C., & Day, M. J. (2014). Differentiating between tower karst (fenglin) and cockpit karst (fengcong) using DEM contour, slope and centroid. Environmental Earth Sciences, 72(2), 406-416.
Day, M. J., & Chenoweth, M. S. (2013). Surface roughness of karst landscapes. Treatise on Geomorphology, 6, 157-163. New York: Academic Press.
Day, M. J., & Reynolds, B. (2012). Five Blues Lake, Belize: A cautionary management tale. The Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, 74(2), 213-220.
Day, M. J. (2012). The Wenlock Edge, Shropshire: England’s least-known karst? Cave and Karst Science, 39(3), 109-114.
Day, M. J., Halfen, A., & Chenoweth, S. (2011). Boundary issues in assessing disturbance: the Cockpit Country, Jamaica. Karst Management, 439-458. Springer.
Day, M. J. (2011). Protection of karst landscapes in the developing world: Lessons from Central America, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia. Karst Management, 439-458. Rotterdam: Springer.