Dr. Matthew Lauer

 

Professor
Office: AL-417 | Email: [email protected]
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Dr. Matthew Lauer researches, writes, and teaches about population, environmental change, disasters, and conservation issues in Latin America and Oceania. His recent research has involved the micro-ecology of coastal and marine resource use; the human dimensions of marine protected areas; participatory remote sensing, GIS, and mapping; resilience and vulnerability of coastal communities to climate change and natural disasters; and community-based resource management and development. I am the director and undergraduate adviser of the Sustainability Program. He is also affiliated with the Center for Latin American Studies and runs the Environmental Anthropology Lab (EAAL)