Scholars

Brown, Robert

Professor

Positions:

Faculty Fellow, Center for Health Systems and Design, School of Architecture
Professor, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, School of Architecture

UN Sustainable Development Goals:

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robert.brown@tamu.edu

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ORCID

0000-0001-6955-910X

UN Sustainable Development Goals:

overview

I am a professor of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning at the Texas A&M University. I have the privilege of working with a lot of bright and talented students. Through our studies we've come to understand the atmospheric environment in new and often surprising ways. We study how elements in the landscape modify the different components of the microclimate, and how the microclimate affects the thermal comfort of people. By integrating these landscape architects can design environments that modify the microclimate to create thermally comfortable outdoor environments. This is particularly important in the context of global climate change and intensification of urban heat islands.

education and training

Ph.D. in Micrometeorology, University of Guelph - (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) 1985
M.L.A. in , University of Guelph - (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) 1982
B.S. in Geography, University of Saskatchewan - (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) 1979

selected publications

Academic Articles114

Wu, R., Fang, X., Liu, S., Li, Q., Brown, R., & Yan, J. (2023). A workflow for rapid assessment of complex courtyard wind environment based on parallel lattice Boltzmann method. BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT. 233, 110112-110112.
Wu, R., Fang, X., Brown, R., Liu, S., & Zhao, H. (2023). The COMFA(courtyard) model for assessing courtyard thermal comfort in hot and humid regions: A comparative study with existing models. BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT. 234, 110150-110150.
Lian, Z., Liu, B., & Brown, R. D. (2023). Exploring the Predictive Potential of Physiological Measures of Human Thermal Strain in Outdoor Environments in Hot and Humid Areas in Summer-A Case Study of Shanghai, China.. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 20(6), 5017-5017.
Li, X., Peng, J., Li, D., & Brown, R. D. (2023). A Framework for Evidence-Based Landscape Architecture: Cooling a Hot Urban Climate through Design. SUSTAINABILITY. 15(3), 2301-2301.
Mohammadzadeh, N., Karimi, A., & Brown, R. D. (2023). The influence of outdoor thermal comfort on acoustic comfort of urban parks based on plant communities. BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT. 228, 109884-109884.

Chapters5

Brown, R. D., Lafortezza, R., Corry, R. C., Leal, D. B., & Sanesi, G. (2007). Cultural patterns as a component of environmental planning and design. Landscape Ecological Applications in Man-Influenced Areas: Linking Man and Nature Systems. 395-415.
Seguchi, R., Brown, R. D., & Takeuchi, K. (2007). Land use change from traditional to modern eras: Saitama prefecture, Japan. Landscape Ecological Applications in Man-Influenced Areas: Linking Man and Nature Systems. 113-128.

SDG 15
Brown, R. D., Lafortezza, R., Corry, R. C., Leal, D. B., & Sanesi, G. (2007). Cultural Patterns As A Component Of Environmental Planning And Design. Landscape Ecological Applications in Man-Influenced Areas. 395-415. Springer Nature.
Seguchi, R., Brown, R. D., & Takeuchi, K. (2007). Land Use Change From Traditional To Modern Eras: Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Landscape Ecological Applications in Man-Influenced Areas. 113-128. Springer Nature.

SDG 15
Rodiek, S. (2006). The Role of the Outdoors in Residential Environments for Aging. Rodiek, S., & Schwarz, B. (Eds.), The Role of the Outdoors in Residential Environments for Aging. 187-202. Taylor & Francis.

Conference Papers4

Lafortezza, R., Corry, R. C., Sanesi, G., & Brown, R. D. (2008). Cultural Determinants of Spatial Heterogeneity in Forest Landscapes. PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN FOREST LANDSCAPES: MULTIPLE USE AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT. 17-+.

SDG 15
Lafortezza, R., Corry, R. C., Sanesi, G., & Brown, R. D. (2005). Quantitative approaches to landscape spatial planning: clues from landscape ecology. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING II, VOLS 1 AND 2. 84, 239-250.
Lafortezza, R., Sanesi, G., Pace, B., Corry, R. C., & Brown, R. D. (2004). Planning for the rehabilitation of brownfield sites: a landscape ecological perspective. BROWNFIELD SITES II : ASSESSMENT, REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT. 21-30.
Guy, S., & Brown, R. D. (1995). Using stochastic models to predict the effects of urban expansion on agro-ecosystems. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY IN LAND USE PLANNING METHODS AND PRACTICE. 181-185.