Adam Charboneau

Adam Charboneau is a Lecturer at Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. His research bridges urban studies, environmental history, and sustainability, focusing on the intersections of public policy, class, race, and uneven spatial transformations. He has published works on New York City community gardens, the Bronx River restoration, and South Sudan's environmental governance challenges.

Education

• Ph.D., Stony Brook University (2016)

His research interrogates the contradictory politics of sustainability and urban renewal, particularly how grassroots spatial appropriation interacts with institutional forces. Recent work examines environmental gentrification in post-industrial cities and kleptocratic resource exploitation in South Sudan.

Publications Trends

• Focus on environmental justice frameworks across urban and global contexts
• Analysis of policy-driven ecological degradation and preservation
• Investigation of spatial inequality in post-industrial cityscapes