Lisa Benton–short
Biographic Data
| ID | 4675619 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa Benton–short |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Benton–short |
| SIGNATURE | SHORT L B |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Washington University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8095-3578 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 90 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Holding Complexity: Lessons from Team-Teaching an Interdisciplinary Collegiate Course on Urban Sustainability
Lead instructors discuss the structure, opportunities, and pedagogical challenges of an interdisciplinary team-taught course on urban sustainability involving seven professors from six departments across four of George Washington University’s schools over five years. The teaching team prioritized presenting and exploring diverse perspectives on urban sustainability, seeing a key learning objective of this course in students (1) learning to make l…
Green infrastructure, green space, and sustainable urbanism: Geography’s important role
This paper is a broad review of green infrastructure theory and practice relative to urban sustainability and the space for geographers in these discussions. We use examples from various urban sustainability plans to highlight ways in which green infrastructure is being conceptualized and implemented. We explore how geography contributes research on green infrastructure as well as the emerging practices as seen within sustainability plans. We ide…
Beyond interdisciplinary: How sustainability creates opportunities for pan-university efforts
Cities and Nature
Cities and Nature connects environmental processes with social and political actions. The book reconnects science and social science to demonstrate how the city is part of the environment and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated with in-depth examination of theory and critical themes. Greater discussion is given to urbanization trends and megacities; the pos…
Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape
In Monument Wars the historian Kirk Savage examines the evolution of the monument core in Washington, D.C. He decodes the National Mall as a text that reveals a series of transformations that emerge partly by aspiration and design and partly by the unpredictable effects of human use and practice (p. 12). The book analyzes numerous public monuments within the context of artistic and architectural trends and the political and social context of the …
Immigrants and world cities: From the hyper-diverse to the bypassed
Bollards, Bunkers, and Barriers: Securing the National Mall in Washington, DC
In this paper I examine the paradox of democracy and hypersecurity in one of the most significant urban public spaces in the USA, the National Mall in Washington, DC. I explore the 2002 comprehensive security plan for the National Mall. The security plan has generated heated public debate over how to improve security in a post-September 11 world, and protect highly symbolic space, while also preserving the open character of the USA's most visible…
Politics, Public Space, and Memorials: The Brawl on the Mall
This paper examines recent proposals for memorials and monuments on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Demands for memorials are increasingly at odds with the Mall's important role as open green space and public protest space. This article analyzes the broader issues embodied in the competing purposes of this highly visible public space by considering the recent controversy over the World War II Memorial. The controversy focused primarily on th…
Rethinking Urban Parks: Public Space and Cultural Diversity
Key Words: cultural diversitypublic spacepublic space ethnographyurban parks
Globalization from Below: The Ranking of Global Immigrant Cities
Immigration to major cities is an important dimension of cultural globalization, one that has been largely ignored in the global cities literature. Rates of immigration to major world cities are an important indicator of global city status and should be included in determining urban hierarchy indexes. Our study considers immigration in more than 100 metropolitan areas, using data from national censuses from more than 50 countries. We rank major c…
Globalization from Below: The Ranking of Global Immigrant Cities
Immigration to major cities is an important dimension of cultural globalization, one that has been largely ignored in the global cities literature. Rates of immigration to major world cities are an important indicator of global city status and should be included in determining urban hierarchy indexes. Our study considers immigration in more than 100 metropolitan areas, using data from national censuses from more than 50 countries. We rank major c…
Bollards, Bunkers, and Barriers: Securing the National Mall in Washington, DC
In this paper I examine the paradox of democracy and hypersecurity in one of the most significant urban public spaces in the USA, the National Mall in Washington, DC. I explore the 2002 comprehensive security plan for the National Mall. The security plan has generated heated public debate over how to improve security in a post-September 11 world, and protect highly symbolic space, while also preserving the open character of the USA's most visible…
Immigrants and world cities: From the hyper-diverse to the bypassed
Politics, Public Space, and Memorials: The Brawl on the Mall
This paper examines recent proposals for memorials and monuments on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Demands for memorials are increasingly at odds with the Mall's important role as open green space and public protest space. This article analyzes the broader issues embodied in the competing purposes of this highly visible public space by considering the recent controversy over the World War II Memorial. The controversy focused primarily on th…
Green infrastructure, green space, and sustainable urbanism: Geography’s important role
This paper is a broad review of green infrastructure theory and practice relative to urban sustainability and the space for geographers in these discussions. We use examples from various urban sustainability plans to highlight ways in which green infrastructure is being conceptualized and implemented. We explore how geography contributes research on green infrastructure as well as the emerging practices as seen within sustainability plans. We ide…
Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape
In Monument Wars the historian Kirk Savage examines the evolution of the monument core in Washington, D.C. He decodes the National Mall as a text that reveals a series of transformations that emerge partly by aspiration and design and partly by the unpredictable effects of human use and practice (p. 12). The book analyzes numerous public monuments within the context of artistic and architectural trends and the political and social context of the …
Beyond interdisciplinary: How sustainability creates opportunities for pan-university efforts
Globalization from Below: The Ranking of Global Immigrant Cities
Immigration to major cities is an important dimension of cultural globalization, one that has been largely ignored in the global cities literature. Rates of immigration to major world cities are an important indicator of global city status and should be included in determining urban hierarchy indexes. Our study considers immigration in more than 100 metropolitan areas, using data from national censuses from more than 50 countries. We rank major c…
Politics, Public Space, and Memorials: The Brawl on the Mall
This paper examines recent proposals for memorials and monuments on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Demands for memorials are increasingly at odds with the Mall's important role as open green space and public protest space. This article analyzes the broader issues embodied in the competing purposes of this highly visible public space by considering the recent controversy over the World War II Memorial. The controversy focused primarily on th…
Rethinking Urban Parks: Public Space and Cultural Diversity
Key Words: cultural diversitypublic spacepublic space ethnographyurban parks
Immigrants and world cities: From the hyper-diverse to the bypassed
Bollards, Bunkers, and Barriers: Securing the National Mall in Washington, DC
In this paper I examine the paradox of democracy and hypersecurity in one of the most significant urban public spaces in the USA, the National Mall in Washington, DC. I explore the 2002 comprehensive security plan for the National Mall. The security plan has generated heated public debate over how to improve security in a post-September 11 world, and protect highly symbolic space, while also preserving the open character of the USA's most visible…
Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape
In Monument Wars the historian Kirk Savage examines the evolution of the monument core in Washington, D.C. He decodes the National Mall as a text that reveals a series of transformations that emerge partly by aspiration and design and partly by the unpredictable effects of human use and practice (p. 12). The book analyzes numerous public monuments within the context of artistic and architectural trends and the political and social context of the …
Cities and Nature
Cities and Nature connects environmental processes with social and political actions. The book reconnects science and social science to demonstrate how the city is part of the environment and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated with in-depth examination of theory and critical themes. Greater discussion is given to urbanization trends and megacities; the pos…
Beyond interdisciplinary: How sustainability creates opportunities for pan-university efforts
Green infrastructure, green space, and sustainable urbanism: Geography’s important role
This paper is a broad review of green infrastructure theory and practice relative to urban sustainability and the space for geographers in these discussions. We use examples from various urban sustainability plans to highlight ways in which green infrastructure is being conceptualized and implemented. We explore how geography contributes research on green infrastructure as well as the emerging practices as seen within sustainability plans. We ide…
Holding Complexity: Lessons from Team-Teaching an Interdisciplinary Collegiate Course on Urban Sustainability
Lead instructors discuss the structure, opportunities, and pedagogical challenges of an interdisciplinary team-taught course on urban sustainability involving seven professors from six departments across four of George Washington University’s schools over five years. The teaching team prioritized presenting and exploring diverse perspectives on urban sustainability, seeing a key learning objective of this course in students (1) learning to make l…
Sociology (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Economic geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works)