Urbanization & Migration Research
Cities are dynamic places and key to understanding globalization and sustainable development. Processes of urbanization and migration shape cities and their connections to the world. Urbanization and migration are defined by interconnected challenges of economic development, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability, and require research and policy that protects the rights of migrants, refugees, and vulnerable populations while fostering social cohesion and cultural diversity. Research by faculty and students in ESS examines the political, cultural, and economic connections that define urban processes through topics like urban planning and governance, green cities, mobilities, urban infrastructure, and more.
Urbanization & Migration Faculty
Associate Professor, SPARC Environmental Lab Director
Environmental Justice, Food Justice, Belonging, Critical Participatory Action Research, Eco-Justice Pedagogy
Assistant Professor
Development, Political Ecology, Cultural Anthropology, Critical Geopolitics, Energy Transition, Infrastructure, Tibet & the Himalaya, Southeast Asia, China
Director, Shah Analytical Group for the Environment (SAGE) Lab
Global Change Effects on the Metabolism and Biogeochemistry of Lotic and Riparian Ecosystems, Theoretical Ecology, River and Riparian Restoration
Associate Professor of Geography
Political Ecology, Energy and Environmental Governance, Urban Policies, Environmental
Justice, Cultural Geography, Latin America
Professor
Geomorphology, Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, Geoarchaeology, Arid Lands, Petroleum Geology
Professor
Director, Urban and Sustainability Research Lab (USRL)
Economic/Urban Geography; Global, Urban, and Regional Development; Regional Science and Spatial Analysis, China
