Michael Scott

Education

University of South Carolina, PhD, Geography, 1998
University of South Carolina, MS, Geography, 1994
Salisbury State University, BS, Geography, 1992

Areas of Expertise

Geographic information systems
Environmental Hazards

Research Interests

Modeling environmental hazards with geographic information systems, particularly sea-level change and periodic flooding; local/state government applications of GIS; historical GIS

Selected Publications

Cutter, S L., Mitchell, J T. and Scott, Michael S. (2006) Revealing the vulnerability of people and places: a case study of Georgetown County, South Carolina. S. L. Cutter (Ed.), Hazards, Vulnerability, and Environmental Justice. London: Earthscan. pp. 83-113.

Joyce, J M. and Scott, Michael S. (2005) An Assessment of Maryland’s Vulnerability to Flood Damage. Baltimore, MD. pp. 264.

Scott, Michael S. and Cutter, S L. (1996) Environmental equity and GIS: An analysis of the assumptions. In T. Harris and D. Weiner, eds., GIS and Society: The Social Implications of How People, Space, and Environment Are Represented in GIS. NCGIA Technical Report. vol. 96-7 Nov 1996. pp. D66-D69. Santa Barbara, CA: National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis.
Awards/Honors
Licensures and Certifications
Press Releases
1. ��˶��Opens New Henson Planetarium
  Monday, September 30, 2024
2. SU's Scott Selected for AASCU Becoming a Provost Academy
  Thursday, July 18, 2024
3. ��˶��Announces New Engineering Physics Major
  Tuesday, June 11, 2024
4. SU, NASA Formalize Partnership for Student Opportunities Through Space Act Agreement
  Thursday, March 28, 2024
5. ESRGC Celebrates 20 Years of Service
  Thursday, February 29, 2024
6. ��˶��Experiences Await Area Students at New Perdue Henson Junior Achievement Center
  Friday, October 27, 2023
7. Regional Economic Development Agencies Partner with ESRGC to Launch Eastern Shore Economic Recovery Project
  Thursday, September 23, 2021
8. Henson Faculty Named to Inaugural Alliance-Building Offshore to Achieve Resilience and Diversity Cohort
  Monday, September 13, 2021
9. ��˶��Expands Biological Sciences Offerings with New Tracks
  Friday, February 19, 2021
10. SU, UMES Renew Partnership for Dual-Degree Program in Physics and Engineering
  Wednesday, February 17, 2021
11. ESRGC Announces Partnership with Upper Shore Regional Center
  Monday, January 25, 2021
12. ��˶��Announces New Data Science Major
  Monday, January 13, 2020
13. SU’s Scott Discusses Delmarva’s Climate Change
  Thursday, October 03, 2019
14. ��˶��Among Maryland's Top Universities for Graduating Young Physicists
  Wednesday, September 25, 2019
15. ��˶��Student Named Amgen Scholar for Summer Research at Johns Hopkins
  Tuesday, March 26, 2019
16. ��˶��Dedicates ESRGC's New Home in Downtown Salisbury
  Monday, September 17, 2018
17. NSF Awards $150K to ��˶��for PROMISE Academy Support
  Wednesday, September 12, 2018
18. ESRGC Broadband Grant Expands to Over $2.12 Million
  Monday, November 22, 2010
19. Dr. Michael Scott to Lead State Geographic Information Committee
  Friday, September 10, 2010
20. ��˶��Geography Students Help Earthquake Recovery Efforts
  Tuesday, February 02, 2010
21. ESRGC and BEACON Awarded $540,000 for Broadband Project
  Wednesday, November 18, 2009
22. Two ��˶��Faculty Earn $80K USM Elkins Professorships
  Monday, August 17, 2009
23. Three From ��˶��Earn Prestigious USM Regents Faculty Awards
  Monday, April 14, 2008
24. ��˶��Research Helps Rewrite Captain John Smith Map
  Wednesday, May 16, 2007
25. Dr. Michael Scott Earns GIS Award
  Wednesday, May 16, 2007
26. Scott, Small Earn Honors at Salisbury University Forum
  Thursday, May 05, 2005

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Michael Scott

Education

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