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Robert France Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Landscape Architecture |
Curriculum Vitae
| Education | |
| 1987 | PhD, Department of Botany, University of Toronto (Institute for Environmental Studies; Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Dorset Research Centre). Ecotoxicological study of the response of Hyalella azteca to acidification in softwater environments. 238p. Supervisor: P.M. Stokes. |
| 1983 | MSc, Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba (Freshwater Institute, Experimental Lakes Area). Life history response of the crayfish Orconectes virilis to acidification in the Experimental Lakes Area, northwestern Ontario: a laboratory and field study. 306p. Supervisor: D.W. Schindler. |
| 1979 | BSc (First Class Honours, Dean's List), Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba. |
| Work History | |
| 2005 | Team Leader for Massachusetts - Rhode Island Blackstone River Heritage Corridor Alternative Wastewater and Stormwater Program (EPA funded grant) |
| 2004-2005 | Advisor for Harvard Allston Master Planning Process |
| 2004 | Judge for national low impact development design competition (Prince Georges County, Maryland) |
| 2004- | Series Editor, Integrative Studies in Water Management and Land Development, (RC Press) |
| 2004 | Participant in the Brooklyn Bridge Park Design Team (M. Van Valkenburgh) |
| 2003-2004 | Member and participating writer of Harvard's Sustainability guidelines |
| 2003- | Founding Editor, Green Frigate Books |
| 2003- | Retained Advisor for the City of Cambridge Department of Public Works (Stormwater Management Division). |
| 2002-2004 | Advisor to low impact development projects (R. Burhe Associates) |
| 2002-2003 | Master Plan for the Alewife Reservation (MDC) |
| 2000- | Associate Professor of Landscape Ecology (Harvard University, Graduate School of Design) |
| 1997-2000 | Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology (Harvard University, Graduate School of Design) |
| 1997 | Sessional lecturer (McGill) |
| 1996 | Manager of R. Peters' scientific legacy and accounts (McGill) |
| 1995-96 | Contract research |
| 1992-96 | Project Coordinator, NSERC Strategic Grant (McGill) |
| 1991 | Manager, McGill Limnology Field Station |
| 1991 | PDF (McGill University) |
| 1990 | Arctic Light Trans-Ellesmere Island Expedition |
| 1990-91 | Biomanipulation PDF (York University) |
| 1988-89 | NSERC PDF (University of Toronto; York University) |
| 1998 | Soil erosion and GIS buffer strip mapping: Harvard University Graduate School of Design |
| 1998 | Post-clearcutting affects study: Harvard University Milton Fund |
| 1998 | Wetland creation/restoration book graphics: Harvard University Tozier Fund |
| 1998 | Post-clearcut study of littoral ecology: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
| 1997 | Post-clearcut study of littoral ecology: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
| 1996 | Stable isotope ecology, lake mixing depth, and sediment accumulation: Syncrude |
| 1996 | Stable isotope analysis of seagrass communities in Boston Harbour: New England Aquarium |
| 1995 | Sedimentologial aspects of watershed alteration: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
| 1994 | Effects of watershed alteration on diatom stratigraphy: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
| 1993 | Effects of deforestation on zooplankton: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
| 1991 | Influence of forest management on aquatic processes: 5 year NSERC Strategic Grant (with R. Peters) |
| 1990 | Lichen pollutant uptake on Ellesmere Island: World Wildlife Fund |
| 1989 | Amphipod biomonitoring protocol for acidified lakes: Ontario Ministry of Environment |
| 1988 | Macrograzer/metaphyton survey in acidified lakes: Ontario Ministry of Environment |
| 1987 | Grazer/filamentous algae study: Ontario Ministry of Environment (with P. Stokes) |
| 1986 | Ecology of metaphyton: Ontario Ministry of Environment |
| 1988 | Contract research |
| 1986-88 | PDF (University of Toronto) |
| Publications |
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| Over 150 peer-reviewed articles in
international journals since 1985. A complete listing (as of 2003)
of Dr. France’s publications can be found on his web-site
at: /people/faculty/france/pub.html |
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| Books (published, in press, or in preparation with contracts signed): | |
| 2008 | Aquatic Responses to Watershed Clearcutting: Implications for Forestry and Fisheries Management. CRC Press |
| 2007 | Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design. (Integrative Studies in Water Management & Land Development). Editor. CRC Press. |
| Healing Natures, Repairing Relationships: New Perspectives on Restoring Ecological Spaces and Consciousness. Editor, Green Frigate Books. | |
| Ultreia! Onward!: Progress of the Pilgrim. Editor. Green Frigate Books | |
| Wetlands of Mass Destruction: Ancient Presage for Contemporary Ecocide in Southern Iraq. Editor, Green Frigate Books | |
| 2005 | Introduction to Watershed Development: Perspectives to Aid in Understanding and Managing Sprawl. Rowman & Littlefield. |
| Facilitating Watershed Management: Fostering Awareness and Stewardship. (Edited) Rowman & Littlefield. | |
| 2003 | Wetland Design: Principles and Practices for Landscape Architects and Land-use Planners. W.W. Norton Publishing. |
| Profitably Soaked: Thoreau’s Engagement with Water. (Edited) Green Frigate Books. | |
| Deep Immersion: The Experience of Water. Green Frigate Books. | |
| 2002 | Handbook of Water Sensitive Planning and Design. (Edited) Lewis Publishers/CRC Press. |
| Road Ecology: Science and Solutions. (co-authored with R. Forman and 12 others) Island Press. | |
| 2001 | Reflecting Heaven: Thoreau on Water. (Edited) Houghton Mifflin. |
| Journals Reviewed For | |
| Aquatic Sciences Environmental Management Ecological Applications Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Marine Ecology Progress Series Canadian Journal of Zoology Journal of Marine Biological Association Hydrobiologia Water, Air and Soil Pollution Journal of the North American Benthological Society Limnology and Oceanography Biological Conservation Canadian Journal of Botany |
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| Supervised Students | |
| 2003 | Howell, D. Design of treatment wetlands for a Virginia farm (GSD) |
| 2003 | Brigati, K. Alternative wastewater treatment (GSD) |
| 2002 | Fang, W-T. Wetland restoration in Taiwan (GSD) |
| 2000 | Cummings, J. Post-industrial landscapes in Holland (GSD) |
| 1998 | Mueller, A. GIS aquifer recharge model in Israel (GSD) |
| 1997 | McRae, A. Bioaccumulation of trace contaminants by lichens |
| 1996 | Benoy, G. Influence of macrophytes on sediment accumulation in an artificial oilsands lake |
| Richard, M. Linking species, abundance and body size to predict patterns in commonness and rarity of organisms (bridging role for R. Peters' student) | |
| St. Onge, P. Influence of lake morphometry and clearcutting on lake mixing depth (bridging role for R. Peters' student) | |
| 1995 | Legault, F. Environmental impacts of marina development in Mexico. |
| Blais, J. Influence of climate warming and catchment disturbance on the accumulation rates of sediments and heavy metals in boreal lakes. | |
| McCabe, L. Estimated role of coarse woody debris in soil erosion after riparian clearcutting. | |
| 1994 | Schlaepfer, M. Stable isotopic analysis of larval and adult dragonflies. |
| Freeborough, C. Phosphorus leaching from coniferous and deciduous coarse woody debris. | |
| del Giorgio, P. Stable carbon isotopic differences in zooplankton and POM across freshwater, estuarine, coastal and open ocean ecosystems. | |
| 1993 | Culbert, H. Phosphorus and DOC leaching from coniferous and deciduous leaves. |