Dr. Alec Foster
Assistant Professor
Geography-Geology-Environment
Office
Felmley Hall Annex FSA 430
Office Hours
Monday 2-4pm, Wednesday 1-3pm, or by appointment
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Biography
I am a broadly trained human-environment geographer. My work seeks to understand processes of urban environmental change, especially in postindustrial cities in the United States.
Current Courses
287Independent Study - Geography
138Maps and Geographic Reasoning
322Sustainable Cities
422Sustainable Cities
Ph D Geography and Urban Studies
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
MA Geography
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
BA Environmental Studies
New College of Florida
Sarasota, FL
Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2022
Journal Article
Foster, A. Volunteer Urban Environmental Stewardship, Emotional Economies of Care, and Productive Power in Philadelphia. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7867. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147867
Newell, J. P., Goldstein, B., & Foster, A. (2019). A 40-year review of food-energy-water nexus literature and its application to the urban scale. Environmental Research Letters, 14(7). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab0767
Grants & Contracts
2018-2019 IGS Research Grant Award. Illinois Geographical Society. State. (2019)
Urban Environmental Change in Detroit and Philadelphia. University Research Grant Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2019)
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