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Chris A. Martin Professor |
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Welcome to my faculty web site. I am a landscape horticulturist and ecosystem stress plant physiologist who is interested in
the effects of landscape plant compositional structure and management on the sustainability of landscapes in cities. I maintain an active and extramurally funded research program in sustainable horticulture and
educate students as they prepare for life long careers as horticultural professionals.
I define sustainable urban landscapes as those that are designed, installed and managed by people in ways that over the course of time are able to improve human health, quality of life and commerce without
excessive consumption of natural resources. My goal realized through my teaching and creative scholarship at Arizona State University is to educate people about the
impacts of their attitudes, decisions, practices, and behaviors on urban ecosystem function. As cities in arid ecoregions expand, one of the keys to their future sustainability is to ensure that outdoor landscapes, particularly the
vast portion of landscapes that exist in residential parts of cities, are conceived and managed to concomitantly balance the delivery of ecosystem services with the conservation of natural resources.
Please explore this web site to learn more about my research, teaching activities, and sustainable horticulture
at Arizona State University. |
