Office: A-221
Office Hrs :
T 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
R 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
ASHWANI VASISHTH
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN EVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PhD in Environmental Planning, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Year Joined RCNJ: 2009
Courses Offered:
ENST 209: World Sustainability
ENST 305: Ecology, Economy, Ethics
ENST 338: Sustainable Communities
Teaching Interest:
Sustainability Planning
International Development
Regional Environmental Planning
Research Interest:
Urban regional policy and planning, based on smart growth and green infrastructure principles.
The design and implementation of environmental policies supporting urban habitat conservation planning, urban forestry, native vegetation, impervious surface management and heat island mitigation based on the principles of urban ecology and ecosystem resilience.
Campus sustainability planning based on integrative approaches to curriculum reorganization, multidisciplinary research, and stakeholder-based community activism.
Participatory community-based environmentally-oriented sustainability policy and planning research.