About

I’m an Associate Professor of Ecology at Duke University, transitioning into relating science to society. At left are several topics: Click on them to reveal a list of published pages relevant to each.

This site was prepared while writing my book on urban environments, published by The University of Chicago Press (coming out in early 2011). An open web-version of my book, “Constructed Climates: A Primer on Urban Environments,” is available free for browsing at http://www.constructedclimates.org/. Check it out!