Zia Salim
Professor
Education
PhD, Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara and San Diego State University
Certificate in College and University Teaching, University of California, Santa Barbara
MA, Geography, California State University, Fullerton
BA, Geography, minor in Anthropology, California State University, Fullerton
Research Interests
Urban geography, social geography, Southern California, gated communities, homelessness, murals, geoscience education.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate Courses
GEOG 110: Introduction to the Natural Environment
GEOG 110L: Introduction to the Natural Environment (Laboratory)
GEOG 120: Global Environmental Problems
GEOG 160: Human Geography
GEOG 300B: Geographic Methods*
GEOG 329: Cities and Nature
GEOG 361: Cities and Suburbs
GEOG 359: World Cities
GEOG 400A: Geographic Thought
GEOG 484: Urban Planning Methods*
Graduate Courses
GEOG 530T: Southern California Social and Environmental Problems
GEOG 598: Thesis
GEOG 599: Independent Graduate Research
* Contributed to a team-taught course.
Publications
Salim, Z. 2024. Collective memory in cultural landscapes: Los Angeles' Kobe Bryant murals. FOCUS on Geography 67. (Article)
Salim, Z., & V. Isava. 2023. COVID-19’s meso-scale impacts: exploring the perspectives of geoscience department chairs in California. Journal of Geoscience Education 72(4): 273-287.
Salim, Z. 2022. Placing social networks: A case study of female gated community residents in Bahrain. Habitat International 126. (PDF
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Salim, Z. 2021. Gated communities in Bahrain: Historical and urban geographies. Human Geographies 15(2): 147-167. (PDF
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Salim, Z. 2020. Mapping gated communities: An empirical assessment of Wikimapia data quality. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research 11(3): 48-67. (PDF
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Salim, Z., & F. Bosco. 2020. Latin American cities: Transitions and transformation. In Placing Latin America: Contemporary themes in geography. Eds. E. Jackiewicz and F. Bosco. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield.
Salim, Z., & D. Zeigler. 2020. Cities of the Middle East and North Africa. In Cities of the world: World regional urban development. Eds. S. Brunn, M. Hays-Mitchell, D. Zeigler, and J. Graybill. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield.
Salim, Z. 2019. The contours of creativity: Public art, cultural landscapes, and urban space in Venice, California. The California Geographer 58: 43-80. (PDF
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Joassart-Marcelli, P., Z. Salim, & V. Vu. 2018. Food, ethnicity, and place: Producing identity and difference. In Food and place: A critical exploration. Eds. P. Joassart-Marcelli and F. Bosco. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield.
Salim, Z. 2017. Painting a place: A spatiothematic analysis of murals in East Los Angeles. Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers 79: 41-70. (Please contact me for a copy of this article).
Salim, Z., & F. Bosco.
2016. Urban Latin America: Evolving forms and functions. In Placing Latin America: Contemporary themes in geography. Eds. E. Jackiewicz and F. Bosco. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield.
Salim, Z. 2015. Review of the book Impossible citizens: Dubai’s Indian diaspora. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. Reviewed for The Association of American Geographers Review of Books (3) 3.
Salim, Z. 2014. Review of the book Post-ghetto: Reimagining South Los Angeles. Berkeley: University of California Press. Reviewed for Urban Studies (51) 8.
Curti, G., Z. Salim, & V. Vu. 2013. L.A. East: A photographic journey through Asian Los Angeles. Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers 75: 26-68. (Please contact me for a copy of this article).
Salim, Z. 2013. Review of the book Gated communities: Social sustainability in contemporary and historical gated developments. London: Earthscan. Reviewed for City (17) 1.
Bosco, F., & Z. Salim. 2012. Urbanization: Socio-spatial dimensions, challenges, and prospects. In Placing Latin America: Contemporary themes in geography. Eds. E. Jackiewicz and F. Bosco. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield.
Joassart-Marcelli, P., J. Wolch, & Z. Salim. 2011. Building the healthy city: The role of nonprofits in creating active urban parks. Urban Geography 32 (5): 682-711.
Salim, Z. 2009. ‘Neither community is going anywhere’: Indirect impacts of revitalization on the homeless. The
California Geographer 49: 1-29.
Other Scholarly Work
2014
Panel Organizer and Moderator. Building Bridges: The Network of Alliances for Geographic Education
, Panel presentation, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL
Panel Organizer and Moderator. Publishing, not Perishing: A Student’s Guide to Academic Publishing, Panel presentation, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL
Invited Panelist. Welcome to the AAG Annual Meeting! A Discussion on Navigating and Making the Most of the Conference. Panel presentation, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL
2013
Invited Panelist. Spouses and Dependents Panel, Panel presentation, Fulbright Near East Asia Pre-Departure Orientation, Washington, D.C.
Invited Panelist. The Joys and Challenges of Fieldwork in Geography, Panel presentation, Annual Conference of the California Geographical Society, San Luis Obispo, CA (April 27th)
Invited Panelist. The Experience of Graduate School in Geography: Issues and Opportunities, Panel presentation, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
Panel Organizer and Moderator. The Fulbright Experience: Sharing Faculty and Student Perspectives, Panel presentation, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
Panel Organizer. Graduate Students in the Field: Reflections on International Fieldwork, Panel presentation, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
2011
Panel Organizer. Preparing for Graduate School, Panel presentation, Annual Meeting of the California Geographical Society, Bishop, CA
2010
Panel Organizer and Moderator. Careers in Geography, Panel presentation, Annual Meeting of the California Geographical Society, Fullerton, CA
2009
Panel Organizer and Moderator. Meet the Editors: A Panel on Academic Publishing, Panel Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Annual Meeting Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, San Diego, CA
Service
2014-present Member, CSUF/Community Collaborative on Homelessness
2014-present Advisor, Geography Club, CSUF
2014-present Advisor, Gamma Theta Upsilon, CSUF
2013-present Member. Steering Committee, California Geographical Alliance
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