PhD Professor
Bill Stewart conducts research related t
o the development of parks and conservation areas to enhance a public sense of place, improve access to natural landscapes, and promote environmental awareness. His research is centered on place-making – a framework in which stakeholders and community residents come to know themselves and plan for landscape change that aligns with their collective sense of self. Bill’s research projects generally employ a mixed-methods approach that ground the research in the community and place of study, and allow for generalization to relevant populations and conceptual frameworks. As part of the mixed-methods designs, the research purposely integrates public engagement, data collection from stakeholders and community residents, and builds connections to land-use planning processes and environmental policy makers.
