Michael Pretes, PhD
Professor and Chair
Education
- Ph.D. Australian National University
- M.A. Northwestern University
- B.A. University of California, Berkeley
Areas of Expertise
- Geopolitics and Political Geography
- Business and Economic Geography
- Geography of Finance
- Tourism and Recreation
- Natural Resource Management
- National Parks
- Geography of Wine
- Australia and the Pacific
- Polar Regions
- Western North America
Selected Publications and Research Contributions
- Pretes, M., and Gibson, K. 2008. “Openings in the Body of ‘Capitalism’: Capital Flows and Diverse Economic Possibilities in Kiribati.” Asia Pacific Viewpoint 49(3): 381-391.
- Pretes, M., Goins, B., and Wagner, D. 2008. “Iceland,” “Norway,” “Sweden,” and “Finland.” In EARTH: The World Atlas, ed. C.F. Gritzner. Sydney, Australia: Millennium House.
- Pretes, M., and Petersen, E. 2004. “Rethinking Fisheries Policy in the Pacific.” Marine Policy 28(4): 297-309.
- Pretes, M. 2003. “Tourism and Nationalism.” Annals of Tourism Research 30(1): 125-142.
- Pretes, M. 2002. “Microequity and Microfinance.” World Development 30(8): 1341-1353.
- Lal, B.V., and Pretes, M., eds. 2001. Coup: Reflections on the Political Crisis in Fiji. Canberra, Australia: Pandanus Books, and Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
Courses
- GE 102 - World Regional Geography
- GE 304 - Geography of the U.S. and Canada
- GE 402 - Geopolitics
- GE 468/568 - Geography of Beer, Wine, and Spirits
- GE 472 - Historical Geography
- GE 609 - Geographic Methods and Design