Professor Dr. Graham Macdonald

Biography

Graham MacDonald is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at McGill University. His research focuses on global agriculture, food systems, land system science, and sustainability. He studies the regional and global-scale dimensions of agricultural land use management, with a core focus on nitrogen and phosphorus as key elements bridging interdisciplinary themes in agriculture, food, and the environment. His broader work examines food systems, typically at the intersection of biophysical farm management and the socioeconomic factors influencing food consumption. Utilizing both quantitative and qualitative techniques, he increasingly explores the links between urbanization and food systems, with the objective of understanding the demand for food in cities and the connections between consumers and farming systems across agricultural landscapes, emphasizing the implications for sustainability.

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