I am a geographer. My research and writing focus on nature-society relations; environmental justice; critical design studies; and the natures of land, property and the commons. My first book, Living with Yards: Nature and the Habits of Home is out with McGill Queens University Press (2022). My work on urban environmental issues has been published in several edited volumes and a range of scholarly journals.
I have extensive experience with qualitative methods such as ethnography, visual representations including photography, and participatory approaches. I have also taught many university classes in environmental studies, urban studies, and environmental humanities. My creative practice includes writing, printmaking, and photography.
I earned a PhD in Geography from the University of Minnesota, and a Master of Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley. My undergraduate BA in Biology and Anthropology is from Swarthmore College. I have held academic appointments at the University of Glasgow and the Rhode Island School of Design, and teach intermittently at the University of Minnesota.
I live in St Paul, MN.
Contact: ursula.a.lang@gmail.com OR lang0294@umn.edu