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How should we think about the ecology of a city?

Ann Kinzing, associate professor of Arizona State University answers this question.

- We have to go beyond this open patchwork quilt of park and open green spaces when we are thinking about the ecology of a city, Kinzig explains.

About Ann Kinzig
Before arriving at ASU, Dr. Kinzig was a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer at Princeton University (1994-1998). She received her B.A. in Physics from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign(1986), her M.A. in Physics  from University of California at Berkeley (1989), and her Ph.D. in Energy and Resources from Berkeley (1994).
 
Ann Kinzig's research interests focus broadly on ecosystem services, conservation-development interactions, and the resilience of natural-resource systems.

She is currently involved in three major research projects, including:

- Advancing Conservation in a Social Context (examining the trade-offs between conservation and development goals in developing nations;

- The resilience of pre-historic landscapes in the American Southwest;

- Assessments of ecosystem services, their valuation, and mechanisms for ensuring their continued delivery.

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