Courtney Crosson

Associate Professor of Architecture
Director - The Drachman Institute
MS.Arch Faculty Advisor - Urban Design Concentration

Adaptation Programs/Projects

Employment Highlights

  • Association for Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Practice + Leadership Honorable Mention Award for the Relocalize Our Food project
  • Editorial Board of Technology | Architecture+ Design (TAD) Research Contribution Award

Selected Publications

  • Crosson, Courtney, Stephanie Pincetl, Caroline Scruggs, Neha Gupta, Rashi Bhushan, Sybil Sharvelle, Erik Porse et al. "Advancing a Net Zero Urban Water Future in the United States Southwest: Governance and Policy Challenges and Future Needs." ACS ES&T Water 4, no. 5 (2024): 1966-1977.
  • Zhong, Qing, Daoqin Tong, Courtney Crosson, and Yinan Zhang. "A GIS-based approach to assessing the capacity of rainwater harvesting for addressing outdoor irrigation." Landscape and Urban Planning 223 (2022): 104416.
  • Crosson, Courtney, Daoqin Tong, Yinan Zhang, and Qing Zhong. "Rainwater as a renewable resource to achieve net zero urban water in water stressed cities." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 164 (2021): 105203.
  • Crosson, Courtney. "Answering the Supply–Demand Gap with Alternative Water Sources: Retrofitting Cities to Achieve Net Zero Urban Water." Landscape Journal 39, no. 1 (2021): 1-20.
  • Tong, Daoqin, Courtney Crosson, Qing Zhong, and Yinan Zhang. "Optimize urban food production to address food deserts in regions with restricted water access." Landscape and Urban Planning. 202 (2020): 103859.
  • Crosson, Courtney, Andrea Achilli, Adriana A. Zuniga-Teran, Elizabeth A. Mack, Tamee Albrecht, Padmendra Shrestha, Dominic L. Boccelli, Tzahi Y. Cath, Glen T. Daigger, Jennifer Duan , Kevin E. Lansey, Thomas Meixner , Stephanie Pincetl, Christopher A. Scott. "Net Zero Urban Water from Concept to Applications: Integrating Natural, Built, and Social Systems for Responsive and Adaptive Solutions." Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T) Water (2020).

Degree(s)

  • MS, Architecture, Yale University
  • BA, Art History, Duke University
Geographic Area
Asia
Middle East/North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
US/Canada
Western US
Expertise Area
Adaptation Engineering
Alternative/Renewable Energy
Drought
Flooding
Human Dimensions of Climate Change
Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving
International and Development
Planning and Land Use
Public Health
Public Policy and Governance
Sustainability Options and Infrastructure
Water Conservation, Supply, and Demand