HGOR Lecture: “Valuing Water, Culture, and Heritage” March 27, 4:30 p.m. University of Georgia Chapel Carola Hein is a Professor of History of Architecture and Urban Planning at Technical University Delft in the Netherlands. She is also founder and director of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus PortCityFutures program, and is a Professor of Water, Ports, and Historic Cities with the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University and the Erasmus University Rotterdam’s School of History, Culture and Communication. Since early 2022, Hein holds the newly established UNESCO Chair for Water, Ports and Historic Cities.
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Visiting Lecturer James Schulte Talks on Vegetated Green Roofs in Spring Lecture Series
We are delighted to have Visting Professor James Schulte speak on Vegetative Green roofs as part of CED’s Spring 2023 lecture series, “Blue, Green, & Gray Infrastructure.” Professor Schulte’s research explores the different ways that green roofs can help reduce environmental issues in urban environments.
CED Partners on 2022 Sustainability Grant Project
“Bee Beautiful,” a project created by Genetics and Ecology undergraduate Elizabeth Esser and directed by CED Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Dr. Eric Macdonald, aims to reduce toxic vegetation for migratory birds and increase native habitat and food sources for pollinators.
MLA James Shulte at TEDXUGA
“A City Under the Sedums: Vegetated Roof Adoption in a Modern Urbanizing World.” This January, Master of Landscape Architecture student James Schulte had the opportunity to present his thesis research in the Salon Series hosted by TEDxUGA.
From Cities to Satellites: Yulia Shaffer’s Journey with NASA’s DEVELOP Program
Over the Summer, current Ph.D. student Yulia Shaffer was awarded an incredible opportunity to work with NASA through their DEVELOP Program. Read more >>
Collaborative Design in Action: UGA and LSU Students Collaborate on Transformative Service-Learning Project in Savannah
Fall 2025 Update: CED Students Receive the 2025 ASLA Georgia Student Honor Award.
We are pleased to announce that Joanna Munei Waliuba and Nazrin Aliyeva have received the 2025 ASLA Georgia Student Honor Award for their continued work on the Savannah, Georgia site.
PhD Student Designs New Metrics to Measure Coastal Resilience After Natural Disasters
Environmental Design and Planning Ph.D. candidate Jiyue Zhao researches the intersection of cities and natural landscapes to increase coastal resilience. In September 2017, Hurricane Irma slammed into Florida as a […]
