FACULTY

Gordon Bradley

Gordon Bradley

Professor
Forest land use planning; Impact assessment; Conservation area planning; Urban ecology and urban forestry


Office: Bloedel 282
Phone: 206-685-0881 
Email: gbradley@u.washington.edu

Graduate Interest Group(s): RESTORATION ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE; SOCIAL SCIENCES

B.S.L.A., Environmental Design, Landscape Architecture, California State Polytechnic University, 1969
M.L.A., Environmental Planning, University of California, Berkeley, 1972
Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Michigan, 1986

Gordon Bradley's teaching and research interests include environmental policy, planning, urban ecology and urban forest landscapes. Specific courses concern forest land use planning, environmental impact assessment, urban forest issues, conservation area planning, and urban ecology.

His research and consulting clients include public agencies at the federal, state and local level and numerous private natural resource management companies. The focus of his research is on human response to land use change along the urban to wildland gradient, and the relationship between forestlands and the built environment. Extensive research and consulting also revolves around forest practices in visually sensitive areas. An ongoing study on Capital State Forest involves the visual preferences of various interest groups to different harvest patterns.

Dr. Bradley edited Land Use and Forest Resources in a Changing Environment: The Urban Forest Interface (1984, University of Washington Press), and Urban Forest Landscapes (1995, University of Washington Press). He currently serves on the Board of Editors for Urban Ecosystems. Dr. Bradley serves on several state and local advisory panels, and served two terms on the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, a 15 member panel appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Courses Taught:
CFR 500 Graduate Orientation Seminar (5)
ESRM 200 Society and Sustainable Environments (5)
ESRM 381 Management of Wildland Recreation and Amenities (3)
ESRM 470 Natural Resource Policy and Planning (5)
ESRM 471 Urban Forest Landscapes (5)
Current Sponsored Research:
A multidisciplinary traditional use study on human populations and natural resources for Point Reyes National Seashore
A study of historical and contemporary groups with ties to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
An ethnohistory of traditionally associated native populations for Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve
PNW CESU Planning-US Army Corps of Engineers
PNW CESU Planning-USDI Minerals Management Service
PNW Ecosystems Studies Unit Program Support