KARACHI, Aug 1: Wide opportunities are open for the students of geography to study in the United States. This was stated by Dr Kavita Pandit, professor and head of the Department of Geography, University of Georgia, USA. She was delivering a lecture on the current trends of geography in the United States at the University of Karachi on Monday.

The session was presided over by the pro vice-chancellor of the University of Karachi, Prof Dr Ikhlaq Ahmed. In her lecture, Dr Pandit highlighted the role of American geographers in urban planning, hazards management, population studies, remote sensing and GIS.

She asked the geographers of Pakistan to work jointly with those of the United States. Dr Pandit also intended to develop research in collaboration with the Department of Geography, University of Karachi.

She was of the view that noted scholars from around the world should contemplate on the geological and political issues. In this regard, Dr Pandit said after 9/11 scenario the world was facing neo-imperialism in geopolitics and global politics.

The incident of 9/11 shifted global role in world politics to the US, brining immense power at its disposal, she added. Dr Pandit said that the changing geopolitical situation had barred people from migrating to developed countries, where resources were in abundance but human resources were not sufficient. This would affect the industrial and geographical developments, she added.

Professor Dr Ikhlaq Ahmed was of the view that technology had opened avenues for education but at the same time had brought some problems with modern trends. He said that environmental disintegration had caught attention from every corner of the world.

Dr Farkhunda Burke, Dr Azra Azad, Dr Khalida Mahmood and Dr Jamil Kazmi also spoke.—APP/PPI