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Flohr applies training in landscape architecture and urban regional planning to examine the design, planning, and management of landscapes that sustain mutually beneficial relationships between people and ecological systems. His work broadly addresses the question of how communities and households can adapt to and mitigate the impacts of extreme weather events and ecosystem degradation to ensure the continuation of mutually beneficial ecosystem services. Due to the inter- and intra-system complexities involving humans, climate, weather, the built environment, and ecosystems, Flohr favors a mixed spatial-methods research approach to ensure that inter- and intra-system relationships are placed within a spatial context, considering human and natural landscape patterns and dimensions of issue(s) analysis. This approach has led to constructive collaborations with colleagues and students at Penn State, where Flohr’s research, teaching, and service are interconnected. His work covers thematic areas including Ecology Design, spatial design computing, and design education pedagogy, which are reflected in the research courses he teaches: LARCH 216/816: Systems Design Studio, LARCH 256: GIS Skills, LARCH 315/817: Community Design Studio, and LARCH 335/837: Planting Methods.
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