DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
Faculty
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Robin Leichenko
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
rleichen@rci.rutgers.edu
Voice 732 445-4056
FAX 732 445-0006
Curriculum Vita
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| Research Interests: |
I am an economic geographer. My research addresses the urban and regional impacts of global change in both advanced and developing countries. I recently completed a book titled Environmental Change and Globalization: Double Exposures (Oxford University Press, forthcoming June 2008). The book, co-authored with Dr. Karen O'Brien, focuses on how processes of globalization and climate change jointly affect vulnerable regions, social groups and ecosystems. Other current research includes a study of the effects of the globalization of consumption practices on housing demand and suburbanization patterns in China and the U.S., a study of climate change vulnerability and adaptation in U.S. cities, and a study of the effects of globalization trends on U.S. firms and workers. Recently completed research projects include a study of the impacts of international trade on employment and income inequality across U.S. regions, and a study of the effects of globalization and climate change on rural agricultural regions in India and Southern Africa.
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| Students: |
Peter Vancura
Adelle Thomas
Maeve Pinto, 2007
Verdie Craig, Ph.D., 2005
Julie Silva, Ph.D., 2005
Robert Dare, Honors thesis, 2002
Alyson Mihalenko, Honors thesis, 2001 |
| Courses: |
- Economic Geography (Geography 309)
- Research Methods (Geography 330)
- Advanced Topics in Economic Geography (Geography 406)
- History and Theory (Geography 470)
- Graduate Seminar: Cities and Environment (Geography 606)
- Graduate Seminar: Geographies of Globalization (Geography 609)
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| Selected Publications: |
- Robin M. Leichenko and Karen O'Brien. 2008. Environmental Change and Globalization: Double Exposures. Oxford University Press. Forthcoming. June 2008.
- Robin M. Leichenko and William D. Solecki. 2008. Consumption, Inequity, and Environmental Justice: The Making of New Metropolitan Landscapes in Developing Countries. Society and Natural Resources 21.7. Forthcoming. Abstract.
- Solecki, William D. and Robin M. Leichenko. 2006. Urbanization and the Metropolitan Environment: Lessons from New York and Shanghai. Environment 48.4: 8-23.
- Robin M. Leichenko and William D. Solecki. 2005. Exporting the American Dream: The Globalization of Suburban Consumption Landscapes. Regional Studies 39.2: 241-253. Abstract.
- O'Brien, K, R. Leichenko, U. Kelkar, H. Venema, G. Aandahl, H. Tompkins, A. Javed, S. Bhadwal, S. Barg, L. Nygaard, and J. West. 2004. Mapping Vulnerability to Multiple Stressors: Climate Change and Economic Globalization in India. Global Environmental Change 14: 303-313. Abstract.
- Leichenko, R and J. Silva. 2004. International Trade, Employment, and Earnings: Evidence from Rural Counties. Regional Studies 38.4: 355-374.
- Silva, J. and R. Leichenko. 2004. Regional Income Inequality and International Trade. Economic Geography 80: 261-286
- Coulson, N. and R. Leichenko. 2004. Historic Preservation and Neighborhood Change: An Evaluation of Fort Worth, Texas. Urban Studies. 41.8: 1587-1600.
- Leichenko, R. 2003. Does Place Still Matter? Accounting For Income Variation Across American Indian Tribal Areas. Economic Geography 79.4: 365-386. PDF.
- O'Brien, K. and R. Leichenko. 2003. Winners and Losers in the Context of Global Change. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 93.1: 99-113. PDF.
- O'Brien, K. and R. Leichenko. 2000. Double Exposure: Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change within the Context of Economic Globalization. Global Environmental Change 10:221-232.
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