GOAL: create "simple/inexpensive" scientific methods for quantitatively measuring & monitoring problems
“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you anywhere.”~ Albert Einstein
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what are the jobs in future that humans can do but technology/machines cannot?
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impact of climate, settlement patterns, and land use change on food, water and energy security
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develop improved tools to understand and manage multifunctional landscapes
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geospatial techniques for interpolating soil and water quality within watersheds
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characterizing the pathways of contaminants through landscapes in both urban and rural settings
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spatio-temporal analyses of management impacts on land cover and soil functions
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discriminating anthropogenic land degradation drivers from climatic effects
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assessing contribution of changing shapes and sizes of cities on ecosystem health
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flood detection algorithms, and improving effectiveness of on-site waste disposal systems
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other topics with sizeable quantitative components, and collaborators welcomed
