Urban space and place
Robert Lemon is an urban geographer and environmental designer. He studies the social and cultural transformations of North American cities. His research focuses on Latino immigration, cultural landscape, food practices, and the design of culinary spaces. In addition, Robert is grounded in the fundamentals of architecture, landscape architecture, environmental design, and city planning. His diverse academic background allows him to stitch together dissimilar ways of thinking about urban spaces to critically assess and creatively address urban social topics.
LA 202: Film in the Landscape, the Landscape in Film
LA 12: Introduction to Sustainable Design
John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize, American Association of Geographers, 2020
The Taco Truck: How Mexican Street Food Is Transforming the American City, University of Illinois Press, 2019
