Burak Güneralp

Burak Güneralp is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on urbanization, global environmental change, and sustainability, with a particular emphasis on systems analysis and geospatial methodologies. He holds a Ph.D. in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2006), and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from Bogazici University, Turkey (2000 and 1997).

Dr. Güneralp’s work addresses human-environment interactions, urban land change, and biodiversity conservation. His projects often integrate interdisciplinary approaches, including systems dynamics modeling and remote sensing, to analyze urban expansion impacts. Notable contributions include global forecasts of urban land use and assessments of flood risk under climate change.

He has received awards such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences Fellowship (2012) and multiple recognitions from the System Dynamics Society. His research has informed policy discussions through contributions to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report and publications in high-impact journals like *PNAS* and *Global Environmental Change*.