- Urban ecology will mean different things to different people....both view points would share viewing people as part of the ecological system, Kinzig explains.About Ann Kinzig
Before arriving at ASU, Dr. Kinzig was a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer at Princeton University (1994-1998). She received her B.A. in Physics from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign(1986), her M.A. in Physics from University of California at Berkeley (1989), and her Ph.D. in Energy and Resources from Berkeley (1994).
Ann Kinzig's research interests focus broadly on ecosystem services, conservation-development interactions, and the resilience of natural-resource systems.
She is currently involved in three major research projects, including:
- Advancing Conservation in a Social Context (examining the trade-offs between conservation and development goals in developing nations;
- The resilience of pre-historic landscapes in the American Southwest;
- Assessments of ecosystem services, their valuation, and mechanisms for ensuring their continued delivery.
