Alec Foster

Associate Professor, Geography, Illinois State University. Urban Geography. Political Ecology. Environmental Stewardship & Identity.

[Alec Foster @aleclfoster]

Cool to have some of my work with undergraduate students mapping informal greenspaces in Philadelphia included in this piece @ISUResearch

[grist @grist]

Just like an impromptu hangout can be as fun as a formal gala, even an informal green space can provide the benefits you’d get from an official park. https://t.co/1cBuMpFvqm

[Danielle Zoe Rivera @danielle_zoe]

We're expanding the EJ/CJ Syllabus! We're assembling examples of databases on more specific EJ/CJ topics or for specific communities. We're also assembling resources on cases, keywords, organizing networks + more! Feel free to add ideas here or message me! https://t.co/wfBdu3DaKd

[Julie Cidell @jlcidell]

We're hiring! The Department of Geography & GIS at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is looking for an assistant professor with expertise in climate justice and/or environmental justice: https://t.co/mOyxB1nwfW (1/2)

[Alec Foster @aleclfoster]

@alanwiig @UFGeog Congratulations!

[Tenley Conway @tenleyconway]

Trees in the City sessions at #AAG2023 on Saturday. 25 amazing presentations about urban forests @theAAG @CAPE_AAG

[Alec Foster @aleclfoster]

Excited to see this out!

[IJURR.org @IJURResearch]

Available in Early View - FRINGE FINANCIAL ECOLOGIES AND PLACE-BASED EXCLUSION: A Tale of Two Cities by Ian Dunham & Alec Foster

https://t.co/TKBtaTx32c

[Community Geographies Collaborative @cgcollaboratve]

Announcing our second annual CGC Spirit Awards, recognizing "a CGC member or group of members who have made exemplary contributions to advance research projects rooted in the spirit of Community Geography." Applications due by 1/23/23. More here: https://t.co/gFsg6gkli6

[YouAreHere @YouAreHereUA]

The theme for the 2023 issue of you are here: the journal of creative geography is COUNTER/CARTOGRAPHIES. Accepting all creative genres! We will release the full call for submissions very soon. In the meantime, please RT to spread the word and follow us to stay tuned!

[J.T. Roane @JTRoane]

so very excited to see this collection of brilliant essays in the world in the special issue on Global Black Ecologies of Environment and Society that Justin Hosbey, Hilda Lloréns and I edited out and just in time for your Fall syllabi. https://t.co/KBdBnL0Ggq

[Alec Foster @aleclfoster]

@joshnewell @JoshJCousins @SaraMeerow @SanazChamanara @jkhawes @Ben_P_Goldstein Congrats, great news Josh!

[University of Michigan @UMich]

A UM-led analysis by @UMSEAS finds that only 1% of Detroit's vacant land is being used for gardens. The new study recommends scattering future gardens across the urban landscape rather than clustering them. https://t.co/L3Oy4u2atF

[Josh Cousins @JoshJCousins]

Do you work at the intersection of climate justice and urban sustainability? If so, we're hiring an Asst. Prof. of #climatejustice @sunyesf! Come work with me. https://t.co/vlmzuMORx1

[James Erickson @JamesErickson11]

Urban agriculture in Detroit: Scattering vs. clustering and the prospects for scaling up https://t.co/GvRMMHIwIb New study in the journal Cities by @joshnewell of @UMSEAS and colleagues at @IllinoisStateU @MSUExtension @ASU. Funded by @NSF .

[Sara Meerow @SaraMeerow]

New paper on #urbanagriculture as multifunctional #greeninfrastructure in #Detroit with @joshnewell & @aleclfoster maps all gardens in the Lower Eastside in 2010 & 2016, interviews gardeners about #ecosystemservices, & models scenarios for scaling up https://t.co/rmij9h06y1

[Joshua Newell @joshnewell]

New article with @SaraMeerow & @aleclfoster on how to scale-up production of urban agriculture in Detroit and policy challenges, including land tenure, legacy pollutants, and bureaucracy. Interviews reveal gardens planted for cultural ecosystem services
https://t.co/8LxnlG0yHC

[Levi Van Sant @LeviVanSant]

Excited to share this call for an in-person workshop on “Land Technologies” that @JennyElaineG and I have been brainstorming for a while now! https://t.co/Ke2ks3PuJO

[DOPE @DOPEUKY]

We are excited to announce that the guiding idea of the Twelfth Annual Dimensions of Political Ecology (DOPE) Conference will be “Radical Imaginings & EcoFuturisms.” DOPE 12 will take place Thursday, March 24 - Saturday, March 26, 2022.

[Alec Foster @aleclfoster]

Come work with me!
We're hiring for a tenure track position in Physical Geography: https://t.co/RAdbKlGrex
I am on the search committee and happy to answer any questions about the position, working at ISU, or living in the Bloomington-Normal area

[Elizabeth Havice @ElizabethHavice]

The Handbook of Critical Resource Geography is out! There is so much in here - follow this thread to learn about the chapters and authors - we'll post 4-5 summaries a day. Hope this helps while you prep your syllabi! https://t.co/bTDOZldkpy