Travis Flohr

Background

About Travis Flohr

Travis Flohr, Ph.D, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at Penn State. My research focus is on encouraging climate-resiliant communities and ecosystems. I use my training in Landscape Architecture (BSLA, MSLA) and urban and regional planning (Ph.D.) to examine how we can design, plan, and manage our landscapes to sustain mutually beneficial relationships between people and ecological systems. My work broadly addresses the question: how can communities and households, adapt to or manage and mitigate the impacts of extreme weather events and the degradation of ecosystems to ensure the continuation of mutually beneficial ecosystem services? Due to the inter- and intra-system complexities of humans, climate, weather, built environment, and ecosystems I favor a mixed, spatial-methods research approach to ensure I fully understand the spatial context, human and natural landscape patterns, and different dimensions of the issue(s) under analysis. My work covers three thematic areas: 1) ecology plus design, 2) spatial design computing, and 3) design education and pedagogy.