PEOPLE
Director
Mahbubur R. Meenar, PhD, GISP
Dr. Meenar is an Assistant Professor of Planning in the Department of Geography & Environment at Rowan University. He examines the connection between spatial and human dimensions in developing plans for sustainable communities, focusing on the nexus of land, water, and food. His research interests also include the use of geo-spatial and other digital technologies in participatory spatial planning. His work has been published in leading journals, including Environmental and Planning A, Journal of Planning Literature, Landscape and Urban Planning, and Environmental Management. Dr. Meenar currently teaches GIS, Geovisualization, and Community Planning & Site Design.
Website: https://mmeenar.wordpress.com
Megan Bucknam Ferrigno
Three-quarter time faculty
Research Interests: Food systems planning, collaborative planning, oral history
Jordan Howell, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Waste management, environmental policy, environmental governance
Jennifer Kitson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Senses and the city, sustainable urbanism, historic preservation
Affiliated Faculty | Geography, Planning, and Sustainability
Consultants
Robert Gladfelter, Landscape designer | Jason Hachadorian, Urban planner | Kyle Hearing, Urban planner | Jenna Otto, Landscape designer | Labaron Palmer, PhD candidate, Geography & Urban Studies, Temple University | August Tarrier, Editor | Cerulean, LLC | Econsult Solutions
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Collaborators
Saleh Ahmed (University of Arizona) | Sanjana Ahmed (Delft University of Technology) | Leonard Bonarek (Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia) | Jeffrey Doshna, PhD (Temple University) | Bradley Flamm, PhD (West Chester University) | Sally Harrison (Temple University) | Lynn Mandarano, PhD (Temple University) | Jeremy Mennis, PhD (Temple University) | Alfonso Morales, PhD (University of Wisconsin – Madison) | Smitha Mysore (SJB School of Architecture and Planning, Bangalore, India) | John Sorrentino, PhD (Temple University)