Dr. Tony Giarrusso

Biography

Tony Giarrusso is a Professor of Practice in the School of City & Regional Planning and serves as the Associate Director of the Center for Urban Resilience Analytics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has over twenty-four years of experience as a Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator on more than 30 research projects, which have involved leading sponsors such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and the Nature Conservancy. His teaching and research specialize in Geographic Information Science and technology, focused on GIS-based planning solutions for land conservation, coastal marine resource management, urban planning, and environmental protection. He has been an instructor at Georgia Tech for twenty-one years, primarily concentrating on introductory GIS classes for undergraduates.

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