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Billie L. Turner School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning Arizona State University PO Box 875302 Tempe AZ 85287 (480) 965-1535 Billie.L.Turner@asu.edu Dr. Turner researches human-environment relationships, focusing primarily on land-use change. He uses methods and approaches from the natural, social, and spatial sciences, including remote sensing and GIS, combined with extensive field work, primarily in Mexico and Central America, sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia, to understand the causes and consequences of deforestation and desertification. His recent research focuses on sustainable-land architecture, and on the concept of vulnerability of place, combining insights from cultural and political ecology with an analysis of risk and hazard. Dr. Turner is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He teaches courses on the human transformation of the earth, land-change science, and cultural and political ecology. Selected Publications See listing on http://geography.asu.edu/turner Active CAP-LTER Projects CAP-LTER Publications Published CAP-LTER Datasets Contact CAP LTER | Webmaster Central Arizona - Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Global Institute of Sustainability | Arizona State University PO Box 875402 | Tempe AZ 85287-5402 (480) 965-2975 | FAX (480) 965-8087 Acknowledgment and Disclaimer