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Robert Brown

Professor, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
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Education

  • Ph.D. MicrometeorologyUniversity of Guelph
  • MLA Landscape ArchitectureUniversity of Guelph
  • BSc Geography (magnis cum honoribus)University of Saskatchewan

Biography

I am a Professor of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning at the Texas A&M University. I have the privilege of working with a lot of bright and talented students and colleagues. Through our studies we’ve come to understand the atmospheric environment in new and often surprising ways. We study how elements in the landscape modify the different components of the microclimate, and how the microclimate affects the thermal comfort and heat health of people. By integrating these landscape architects can design environments that modify the microclimate to create thermally comfortable and safe outdoor environments. This is particularly important in the context of global climate change and intensification of urban heat islands.

Design with Microclimate: Website

Scholarly Interests

Dr. Brown studies how the urban landscape modifies the microclimate, and how microclimates affect the health and well-being of people.