Altered Environments

The constant assault of natural forces make fragile barrier islands some of the most rapidly changing locations in the world, but human activities have had enormous impact on these islands as well. In Altered Environments , Jeffrey and Kathleen Pompe explore the complex interactions between nature and human habitation on the resilient Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Jeffrey Pompe is a professor of economics at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina, where he is the Nellie Cooke Sparrow Professor of Business and University Trustee Research Scholar. He is coauthor of Environmental Conflict: In Search of Common Ground.|Kathleen Pompe is a professor of art at Francis Marion University. For the past thirty years her photography has been exhibited extensively in one-person, invitational, and juried art shows throughout the United States. In addition her photographs have appeared in many books and journals.