The introduction of water systems, transportation systems, and modern communication networks transformed the United States. However, this infrastructure has divided communities, bisected habitats, and interfered with migration routes. With awareness focusing on green infrastructure, environmental justice, and the renewal of natural habitats, my research explores ideas about how to reconnect communities, catalyze social and environmental justice, and promote invention and development of new energy and transit models.
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Resilient design, coastal urbanism, green infrastructure, urban and regional planning related to climate change, migration, public health, landscape architecture, architecture, ecological design, environmental justice, brownfield and EPA super fund remediation, reclamation, public space