معرفی
Eric MacDonald is an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia’s College of Environment + Design (CED), specializing in cultural landscape preservation, environmental history, and landscape architecture. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has worked at the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office. His research integrates ecology, landscape architecture, and historical discourses, as seen in his dissertation on the 19th-century journal Garden and Forest. Current projects include ecological design initiatives, such as a Biodiversity Action Plan for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and a foraging garden for chimpanzees in collaboration with Project Chimps.
Education: Bachelors in Landscape Architecture, Masters in Historic Preservation and Landscape Architecture, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning. His work emphasizes community engagement and sustainable environmental practices. He advises student research projects and contributes to CED’s strategic goals, including its 2025 plan. His office is located at 105B Denmark Hall, Athens, GA 30602.
Notable contributions include critiquing architectural practices that prioritize profit over community needs and advocating for landscapes that uplift people and ecosystems. His interdisciplinary approach bridges historical preservation, ecology, and design, reflecting his rural Michigan upbringing and later academic evolution.
