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- You have accessRestricted accessThe Savanna Studio Travel ExperienceFrom My Backyard to Broader BenefitsHans Klein-Hewett and Ann M. Gansemer-TopfLandscape Journal, January 2021, 40 (2) 37-52; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.40.2.37Hans Klein-HewettHans Klein-Hewett is a licensed landscape architectand Assistant Professor in Iowa State University’s Department of Landscape Architecture. He has teaching expertise in the areas of materials, documentation, and professional practice. His research focus centers on the history and use of America’s parks, with a specific focus on tourism and rural spaces. He also studies high-quality landscape pedagogy, with a goal of improving student outcomes and experiences in collegiate education.Ann M. Gansemer-TopfDr. Ann Gansemer-Topf is Associate Professor of Higher Education at Iowa State University. She has served as a Faculty Fellow for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Prior to becoming a faculty member, she held several positions in higher education and student affairs. She served an academic advisor in Iowa State University’s Department of Landscape Architecture from 1999 to 2005. Her scholarly interests focus on college student success, integration of effective teaching pedagogy, and assessment of student learning.
- You have accessRestricted accessThe Campus Landscape as LaboratoryExperiential Learning, Research, Outreach, and StewardshipA. Haven Kiers and Patsy Eubanks OwensLandscape Journal, January 2021, 40 (2) 53-78; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.40.2.53A. Haven KiersA. Haven Kiers is Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design at UC Davis. Through studies that investigate the intersection of plants, reconciliation ecology, and aesthetics, her research examines the environmental benefits, technological progress, and level of cultural acceptance of green infrastructure and sustainable design.Patsy Eubanks OwensPatsy Eubanks Owens is Associate Dean for Human & Social Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences and a Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design at UC Davis. Her research interests focus on the relationships between people and the outdoor environment. Specifically, her work examines the role of the physical environment in the development, health, and well-being of youth and methods for community involvement in design decision-making.
- You have accessRestricted accessSimulating the Impact of Land Use Change on Contaminant Transferal during Flood Events in Houston, TexasRui Zhu, Galen Newman and Kayode AtobaLandscape Journal, January 2022, 40 (2) 79-99; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.40.2.79Rui ZhuRui Zhu is a PhD student studying in urban and regional sciences in the Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning department at Texas A&M University. She has a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture. Her research interests include urban regeneration, community resilience, and landscape performance.Galen NewmanGalen Newman is Associate Professor, Associate Department Head, Coordinator of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Program, and Director of the Center for Housing and Urban Development in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A’M University. His research interests include urban regeneration, community resilience, hazard exposure, and landscape performance.Kayode AtobaKayode Atoba is Assistant Research Scientist in the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas at Texas A&M University, Galveston. He is also a Research Fellow at the Center for Housing and Urban Development at Texas A&M University. Atoba’s research focuses on using quantitative and geospatial methodologies to identify the interactions between urban development and environmental hazards. His research draws on the broader theory of hazard resiliency to propose mitigation and adaptation strategies. His recent work addresses issues related to property acquisition and buyouts as nonstructural mitigation strategies to reduce flood impacts.
- Open AccessVisions and Expectations for Publishing Landscape ScholarshipRobert C. CorryLandscape Journal, January 2022, 40 (2) 101-111; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.40.2.101Robert C. CorryRobert Corry teaches ecological principles for landscape design and his research investigates agricultural land conservation and reclamation of damaged lands for ecological and social consequences. His publications appear in Landscape Journal, Landscape & Urban Planning, Landscape Ecology, Landscape and Ecological Engineering, Ecological Restoration, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, The Canadian Geographer, and others. He was a co-interim editor of Landscape Journal (vol. 39).
- You have accessRestricted accessHops: Historic Photographs of the Oregon HopscapeMathew PotteigerLandscape Journal, January 2022, 40 (2) 113-115; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.40.2.113Mathew PotteigerMatthew Potteiger is Professor of landscape architecture at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse. The focus of his teaching, research, and community engagement is on the intersection of food and landscape–how the food we eat shapes the ecology, public spaces, and social life of our landscapes. He has studied food systems in cities in North America, Japan, Brazil, Italy, and the Czech Republic.
- You have accessRestricted accessProximity of Urban Farms to Contaminated Sites in Baltimore, MarylandIsabel Shargo, Jonathan Hall, Ashley Deng, Niya Khanjar, Camryn Edwards, Isabelle Berman, Joseph Galarraga and Sacoby WilsonLandscape Journal, January 2021, 40 (1) 17-33; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.40.1.17Isabel ShargoIsabel Shargo is an environmental health professional with experience working in a wide range of public health topics, including health communication, community health assessments, environmental justice, and population health. She is passionate about using and mobilizing data to improve public health. She has conducted analyses using GIS, Tableau, and SAS to characterize and investigate environmental and health issues of concern. She has also worked in the public and private sectors to implement and maintain sustainable performance improvement strategies. She holds her bachelor’s of science in environmental science and master’s of public health, specializing in environmental health.Jonathan HallJonathan Hall is a master’s of public policy graduate from the University of Maryland-College Park specializing in environmental policy. He uses GIS to inform public policy with spatial solutions. He is interested in resource sustainability, pollution, and environmental health. He has done work for the Global Environmental Fund attempting to map tree loss and mercury pollution in relation to gold mining.Ashley DengAshley Deng is a second year public health science student and Banneker Key scholar at the University of Maryland-College Park. She currently conducts research in the Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH) laboratory under Dr. Wilson. Her research interests lie in environmental justice, kinesiology, women’s health, and infectious disease.Niya KhanjarNiya Khanjar is a second-year engineering student at the University of Maryland-College Park. She is majoring in bioengineering, with a minor in sustainability studies. She has worked in the CEEJH laboratory under Dr. Wilson as an undergraduate research assistant since June 2020.Camryn EdwardsCamryn Edwards is a senior at the University of Maryland-College Park majoring in public health science with a minor in Black women’s studies. Her previous research experience centers around the effect of residential reentry programs on the mental health of formerly incarcerated women.Isabelle BermanIsabelle Berman is a member of the CEEJH laboratory. Isabelle has worked for Montgomery County, Maryland’s Department of Environmental Protection, studying local stream ecology data and community engagement in climate change.Joseph GalarragaJoseph Galarraga holds a master’s of public health degree with a concentration in health equity from the University of Maryland School of Public Health, Health Policy and Management department. He is a faculty assistant with the CEEJH laboratory. His research interests include housing and health, community development, environmental health, and health disparities.Sacoby WilsonSacoby Wilson is Associate Professor and Director of the CEEJH laboratory at the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland-College Park. He has 20 years of experience performing community-engaged research including community-based participatory research, crowd science, and citizen science on environmental justice and health topics in the mid-Atlantic region, Carolinas, Deep South, and the Gulf Coast. He is on the board of the Citizen Science Association, former board member for Community Campus Partnerships for Health, and a member of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
- You have accessRestricted accessAccidental Wilderness: The Origins and Ecology of Toronto’s Tommy Thompson ParkRichard C. SmardonLandscape Journal, January 2021, 40 (1) 68-69; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.40.1.68Richard C. SmardonRichard C. Smardon is SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
- You have accessRestricted accessConflict Landscapes: An Archaeology of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil WarAntonino CrisàLandscape Journal, January 2021, 40 (1) 69-71; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.40.1.69Antonino CrisàAntonino “Nino” Crisa is an archaeologist, historian, and numismatist, currently Marie Curie Skłodowska Research Fellow at Ghent University (Belgium). He is mainly interested in Italian archaeology, cultural heritage studies, numismatics, history of collecting, and coin circulation. He previously worked as a research fellow at the University of Warwick, exploring token production in ancient Sicily (2016–19). Crisà has been trained at the University of Milan (BA 2004, MA 2007) and Leicester (2012–16) where he earned his PhD archaeology and worked as a classics teaching assistant. As a field archaeologist, he has excavated in Sicily, Sardinia, northern Italy, and Syria (Palmyra).
- You have accessRestricted accessEditor’s IntroductionKatherine MelcherLandscape Journal, January 2021, 40 (1) iv; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.40.1.iv
- You have accessRestricted accessThe Invention of Public Space: Designing for Inclusion in Lindsay’s New YorkRichard S. HawksLandscape Journal, January 2021, 40 (1) 71-72; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.40.1.71Richard S. HawksRichard S. Hawks, FASLA, FCELA, is SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the Department of Landscape Architecture, State University of New York, Syracuse. Hawks retired in 2017 after 40 years on the faculty and 25 years as the chair of the department. He was the codirector of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Your Town, A Citizen’s Institute for Rural Design from 1991 to 2012. His current research addresses New York City’s response to climate change. Hawks earned a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from SUNY ESF and master’s in landscape architecture from the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University.