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  1. Experts Guide
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Experts Guide

If you are looking for an expert in environmental science or practice, you have come to right place! Yale School of the Environment faculty, research scientists, and practitioners regularly provide insight, commentary, and expert opinion on a wide array of topics. The experts guide can help you learn more about their work and connect with them. 

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  • Business and the Environment [23] Expand Secondary Navigation Menu
    • Circular Economy [6]
    • Corporate Sustainability [5]
    • Environment and Trade [1]
    • Environmental Economics [10]
    • Environmental Markets and Finance [8]
    • Entrepreneurship and Innovation [10]
    • International Negotiations [5]
    • Sustainable Finance and ESG [1]
  • Climate Science and Policy [45] Expand Secondary Navigation Menu
    • Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation [17]
    • Climate Change Communication [8]
    • Climate/Environmental Policy [18]
    • Deforestation [4]
    • Environmental Politics [12]
    • Extreme Weather and Climate Change [12]
    • International Agreements and Organizations [1]
    • Land Cover and Land Use Change [8]
  • Ecosystem Dynamics and Biodiversity [26] Expand Secondary Navigation Menu
    • Biodiversity Loss [7]
    • Biogeochemistry [6]
    • Carbon Sequestration [16]
    • Ecosystem Conservation and Resilience [12]
    • Ecosystem Restoration [6]
    • Habitat Conservation [8]
    • Human-Wildlife Interaction [2]
    • Terrestrial Ecosystems [10]
    • Tropical Ecosystems [7]
    • Wildlife Ecology [5]
  • Energy [28] Expand Secondary Navigation Menu
    • Clean Energy [15]
    • Energy Policy [14]
    • Energy Poverty [2]
    • Energy Systems [9]
    • Transportation Policy and Systems [5]
  • Environmental Analysis [16] Expand Secondary Navigation Menu
    • Carbon Footprint [6]
    • Ecosystem Modeling [3]
    • Environmental Contamination Data [3]
    • Exposure Assessment Models [3]
    • Human Health Data [4]
    • Life Cycle Assessment [5]
    • Material Flow Analysis [6]
  • Environmental Justice [15] Expand Secondary Navigation Menu
    • Climate Migration [3]
    • Environmental Ethics [8]
    • Environmental Governance and Leadership [7]
    • Food Systems and Food Insecurity [4]
    • Human Health and Well-Being [7]
    • Tribal Co-Management [3]
  • Environmental Resources and Systems [32] Expand Secondary Navigation Menu
    • Air Pollution [5]
    • Biomass Resources [2]
    • Chemicals [6]
    • Ecosystem Stability [6]
    • Freshwater Ecosystems [6]
    • Natural Capital [7]
    • Pollution Control [4]
    • Soil Science [4]
    • Waste Management and Recycling [6]
    • Water Supply, Quality, and Scarcity [9]
    • Water Resource Management and Policy [6]
    • Watershed Management and Coastal Systems [7]
  • Forestry [33] Expand Secondary Navigation Menu
    • Ecosystem Services [12]
    • Forest Dynamics [8]
    • Forest Ecology and Silviculture [6]
    • Forest Fires [5]
    • Forest Resource Management [6]
    • Land Conservation [15]
    • Parks and Protected Areas [9]
    • Tropical Forest Ecosystems [10]
    • Urban Forestry [4]
  • Social and Cultural Perspectives [15] Expand Secondary Navigation Menu
    • Agriculture, Agroecosystems, and Agrarian History [8]
    • Cultural and Political Aspects of Natural Hazards, Disasters, and Resource Degradation [4]
    • Environmental Anthropology and Sociology [5]
    • Environmental Institutions and Movements [6]
    • History and Anthropology of the Environment-Related Sciences [4]
    • Indigenous Environmental Knowledge and Practice [5]
    • Native Uses of Forests and Grasslands [4]
    • Participatory Science [1]
    • Religion and the Environment [4]
    • Rurality [4]
  • Sustainability [23] Expand Secondary Navigation Menu
    • Circular Economy/Industrial Ecology [7]
    • ESG [1]
    • Green Chemistry [5]
    • Green Engineering [4]
    • Recycling [4]
    • Sustainable Design [8]
    • Sustainable Development [13]
    • Sustainable Products and Technology [10]
  • Urban [18] Expand Secondary Navigation Menu
    • Sustainable and Green Design [4]
    • Urban Ecology [7]
    • Urban Parks and Green Spaces [9]
    • Urban Heat [9]
    • Urban Land Use [7]
    • Urbanization [7]
  1. Experts Guide
  2. Urban
  3. Urbanization
  • Expert
    Brianna Castro portrait

    Brianna Castro

    Assistant Professor of Urban Sustainability
    • Climate Science and Policy
    • Ecosystem Dynamics and Biodiversity
    • Environmental Justice
    • Forestry
    • Social and Cultural Perspectives
    • Sustainability
    • Urban
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    • Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation
    • Climate Migration
    • Climate/Environmental Policy
    • Cultural and Political Aspects of Natural Hazards, Disasters, and Resource Degradation
    • Ecosystem Conservation and Resilience
    • Environmental Anthropology and Sociology
    • Environmental Governance and Leadership
    • Land Conservation
    • Rurality
    • Sustainable Development
    • Sustainable and Green Design
    • Urban Heat
    • Urbanization
  • Expert
    Xuhui Lee portrait

    Xuhui Lee

    Sara Shallenberger Brown Professor of Climate Science
    • Climate Science and Policy
    • Ecosystem Dynamics and Biodiversity
    • Energy
    • Environmental Resources and Systems
    • Urban
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    • Air Pollution
    • Carbon Sequestration
    • Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation
    • Climate/Environmental Policy
    • Energy Systems
    • Extreme Weather and Climate Change
    • Sustainable and Green Design
    • Urban Ecology
    • Urban Heat
    • Urban Land Use
    • Urbanization
  • Expert
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    Arianna Salazar-Miranda

    Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Data Science
    • Sustainability
    • Urban
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    • Sustainable Design
    • Sustainable Development
    • Urban Heat
    • Urban Land Use
    • Urban Parks and Green Spaces
    • Urbanization
  • Expert
    Karen Seto

    Karen C. Seto

    Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science; Director of the Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability; Co-Director of the Yale Center for Geospatial Solutions
    • Climate Science and Policy
    • Ecosystem Dynamics and Biodiversity
    • Environmental Analysis
    • Sustainability
    • Urban
    More topics
    • Biodiversity Loss
    • Carbon Footprint
    • Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation
    • Habitat Conservation
    • Land Cover and Land Use Change
    • Sustainable Design
    • Sustainable Development
    • Sustainable and Green Design
    • Urban Ecology
    • Urban Heat
    • Urban Land Use
    • Urban Parks and Green Spaces
    • Urbanization
  • Expert
    Photo of David Skelly standing above the Dinosaur Hall of the Peabody Museum

    David K. Skelly

    Frank R. Oastler Professor of Ecology; Director and Curator, Yale Peabody Museum; Affiliated Facuilty, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
    • Ecosystem Dynamics and Biodiversity
    • Environmental Resources and Systems
    • Forestry
    • Urban
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    • Freshwater Ecosystems
    • Habitat Conservation
    • Land Conservation
    • Urbanization
    • Wildlife Ecology
  • Expert
    Dorceta Taylor

    Dorceta Taylor

    Wangari Maathai Professor of Environmental Sociology
    • Energy
    • Environmental Analysis
    • Environmental Justice
    • Environmental Resources and Systems
    • Social and Cultural Perspectives
    • Sustainability
    • Urban
    More topics
    • Agriculture, Agroecosystems, and Agrarian History
    • Cultural and Political Aspects of Natural Hazards, Disasters, and Resource Degradation
    • Energy Poverty
    • Environmental Anthropology and Sociology
    • Environmental Contamination Data
    • Environmental Governance and Leadership
    • Environmental Institutions and Movements
    • Food Systems and Food Insecurity
    • History and Anthropology of the Environment-Related Sciences
    • Human Health Data
    • Human Health and Well-Being
    • Rurality
    • Sustainable Development
    • Urban Ecology
    • Urban Heat
    • Urban Land Use
    • Urban Parks and Green Spaces
    • Urbanization
    • Waste Management and Recycling

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Members of the media: The YSE editorial team can help you find and schedule an interview with a faculty expert. Please send your query to: media.yse@yale.edu. (Be sure to include your deadline.)

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