Author John Rennie Short

John Rennie Short

Professor, School of Public Policy at University of Maryland, Baltimore County

John Rennie Short is an expert on urban issues, environmental concerns, globalization, political geography and the history of cartography. He has studied cities around the world, and lectured around the world to a variety of audiences. Recent books include Globalization, Modernity and The City (2012), Stress Testing The USA (2013), Cites and Nature (2013, 2nd ed), Human Geography: A Short Introduction (2014) and Urban Theory (2014, 2nd ed).

Baltimore Riots: The Fire This Time and The Fire Last Time and The Time Between

Kimberly Moffitt, John Rennie Short, Kate Drabinski and Michael Sierra-Arevalo

Society & Culture

Editor’s note: Protests erupted Monday into violence in Baltimore following the funeral of Freddie Gray, a black man who died after being taken into police custody. We asked scholars to comment on the...

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Author John Rennie Short

John Rennie Short

Baltimore Riots: The Fire This Time and The Fire Last Time and The Time Between