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Josh Cerra's teaching and research investigate the relationships between urban ecosystems, communities, and site development processes, with a focus on climate-adaptive design and urban ecological design. He serves as a principal investigator in the Climate-adaptive Design program with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and is a co-principal investigator for the Cornell Climate Change Garden Installation at the Cornell Botanic Gardens. Additionally, he collaborates on the YardWorks Project with the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. His studio-based efforts have garnered recognition and awards from prestigious organizations such as the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. His research interests include social dimensions of resilience in climate-adaptive design, merging design with policy for advancing sustainable urban landscapes, and strategies for ecological stewardship in urban settings. Cerra has published extensively in leading journals and contributes to academic books that address contemporary challenges in urban landscape architecture and ecology.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Teaching and researching urban ecosystems and climate-adaptive design in landscape architecture.
Department of Architecture