B. L. Turner II

B. L. Turner II is a Regents' Professor and Gilbert F. White Professor of Environment and Society at Arizona State University, affiliated with the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning and the School of Sustainability. His work focuses on human-environment relationships, land system science, urban sustainability, and ancient Maya studies.

• Education: PhD in Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1974), MA and BS from the University of Texas at Austin.
• Research Interests: Land system architecture, tropical deforestation, urban heat islands, and sustainability science.

His research has been supported by NSF, NASA, USDA, and others. Key contributions include studies on land change in the Southern Yucatán, vulnerability frameworks, and urban climate adaptation.

• Major Awards: Preston E. James Award, Sustainability Science Award, Fellowships from AAAS and NAS.

Turner has advised over 50 doctoral students and contributed to interdisciplinary initiatives like the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) and the Global Land Project.