Alec Foster | Center for Sustainable Systems

Alec Foster

Position:

Research Fellow

Website:

Illinois State University faculty profile

Degrees:

Ph.D. Geography and Urban Studies, Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, Temple University, 2016

M.A. Geography, University of South Florida, 2010

B.A. Environmental Studies/Economics, New College of Florida, 2002

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Research Interests:

Urban Political Ecology, Urban Forests and Urban Greenspaces, Affective Ecologies, Environmental Justice, Urban Theory, and Volunteered Geographic Information

Projects:

McIntire-Stennis 2015
McIntire-Stennis 2016
SRN: Integrated Urban Infrastructure Solutions for Environmentally Sustainable, Healthy and Livable Cities

Publications:

A 40-year review of food–energy–water nexus literature and its application to the urban scale
Detroit’s lines of desire: Footpaths and vacant land in the Motor City

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Start Date:

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Most current end date:

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

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