Research interests
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Associate Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 2507
- S-H 1255-27
- bengi.akbulut@concordia.ca
Political Economy, Ecological Economics, Development Economics, Economic Alternatives Political Ecology, Feminist Economics, Social Movements -
Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 2061
- S-H 1255-35
- Pascale.Biron@concordia.ca
Hydro-geomorphology and river dynamics, River management in agricultural watersheds, Geographical Information Systems, Morphodynamic numerical modelling, Stream restoration for fish habitat. -
Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 2052
- S-H 1255-31
- sebastien.caquard@concordia.ca
Cartography, GIS, Mapping narratives, Geovisualization, Geoweb, Geomedia, Oral History -
Associate Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 7316
- S-ER 1440-13
- silvano.delallata@concordia.ca
public space, urban design, social movements, collaborative community planning, open-source cities, planning theory, urban environmental psychology, subaltern urbanisms and insurgent planning/design. -
Associate Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 2062
- S-ER 1440-15
- pierre.gauthier@concordia.ca
Urban morphogenesis, History of development and planning practices in Quebec, Impact of normative planning theories on urban form, Transportation infrastructure and the quality of urban form. -
Associate Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 5480
- S-H 1255-13
- kevin.gould@concordia.ca
Political ecology, historical and economic geographies of the Americas and particularly Guatemala, social theory, entanglements of development and militarization, politics of expertise, post-disaster reconstruction -
Associate Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 5481
- S-H 1255-29
- jochen.jaeger@concordia.ca
Landscape ecology, including road ecology, Quantification and assessment of landscape structure and landscape change, Urban sprawl, Ecological modelling, Impact assessment. -
Assistant Professor, GIS Summer Certificate Director, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 7312
- S-H 1255-47
- angela.kross@concordia.ca
Remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems, Ecosystem structure and function, vegetation dynamics, land use change and climate change. -
Assistant Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 7314
- S-ER 1440-09
- alexandra.lesnikowski@concordia.ca
Climate change adaptation, vulnerability, adaptation policy and governance, knowledge synthesis, comparative methods -
Professor and Concordia Research Chair in Climate Science and Sustainability, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 2064
- S-ER 1440-11
- damon.matthews@concordia.ca
Climate change, global climate modelling, climate impacts, allowable emissions for climate mitigation targets, national contributions to climate change -
Associate Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 5484
- S-H 1255-21
- nalini.mohabir@concordia.ca
Postcolonial/Return Migrations, Indentureship, Indentureship, Decolonization, Diaspora, South-South connections (Caribbean and South Asia) -
Professor and Associate Vice-President, Research (Development and Outreach), Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 2055
- S-H 1255-33
- Monica.Mulrennan@concordia.ca
Indigenous stewardship; Traditional Ecological Knowledge; Indigenous conservation and protected areas; traditional fisheries; seaweed harvesting; ethno-geomorphology -
Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 2063
- S-H 1255-10
- alan.nash@concordia.ca
Cultural geography, Restaurants in Montreal, Gravestones in Iceland and the Caribbean. -
Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 2018
- S-H 1255-37
- norma.rantisi@concordia.ca
political economy, labour market intermediaries, workforce development, artisanal cooperatives, social/solidarity economy, economic restructuring -
Associate Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 2053
- S-H 1255-11
- ted.rutland@concordia.ca
Municipal politics, urban planning, and urban security/policing in Canada. -
Associate Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 4294
- S-H 1255-45
- jeanninemarie.st-jacques@concordia.ca
North American freshwater availability, decadal-to-centennial water variability, regional hydrology and climate, impacts of global warming, water management for sustained droughts and floods, paleoclimatology, tree-rings, pollen, instrumental data, climate models. -
Associate Professor and Chair, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 5191
- S-H 1255-19
- craig.townsend@concordia.ca
Transportation policy, projects and politics; built environment characteristics of Canada's metropolitan areas; urban sprawl and the effect of legally protecting non-urban land; urban planning in the developing world. -
Associate Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 2022
- S-H 1255-41
- sarah.turner@concordia.ca
Primatology, Behavioural ecology, Japanese macaques and disability, Animal behaviour and behavioural plasticity, Human-animal interactions, Animal responses to human-induced environmental change, Conservation and biodiversity