Paul Sutton of the University of Denver will present “The Real Wealth of Nations: Mapping and Monetizing the Human Ecological Footprint,” at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the Hardin Hall auditorium, 33rd and Holdrege streets, as part of Geography Awareness Week.

Sutton will also present “The Earth from Space at Night: Explorations of the Human-Environment-Sustainability Problematic using Nighttime Satellite Imagery,” at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16 in 901 Hardin Hall. Also on Wednesday, Nov. 16, UNL geographer Clark Archer will join Fred Shelley, University of Oklahoma geographer, for a special seminar, “Creating the Atlas of the Great Plains,” at 3:30 p.m. at the Great Plains Art Museum.

The talks are part of the celebration of Geography Awareness Week (GAW) , Nov. 14-18, organized by the Geography Student Association. The week also includes a Geography Bowl and a student photo contest. The National Geographic Society promotes Geography Awareness Week each year to highlight and support geographic education. This year’s theme, Geography: The Adventure in Your Community, promotes geo-literacy by exploring the idea that you can make new and amazing discoveries right in your own backyard by using geographic skills and perspectives.