Curriculum Vitae
Professor Gary Dean Austin
TEACHING
	Professor Austin has taught a broad range of courses during his career including, Sophomore, Junior, Senior and graduate studios including topics of mixed-use, high-density development, rural community revitalization, reindustrialization of sites for biofuel industries and study abroad studios in Italy. Manual and computer graphics techniques. Technical courses in grading and drainage, layout and construction detailing, water conservation technologies, stormwater management and irrigation design. Courses on the theory and history of landscape architecture, introduction to landscape architecture, introduction to the built environment and principles of site design. Courses on GIS and scenario based planning. Courses on plant identification, planting design and landscape ecology.
SCHOLARSHIP ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Books and Book Chapters:
	2017, Austin, G, Conservation and Ecology, in Handbook of Landscape and Food. Ed. Joshua Zeunert and Tim Waterman. Routledge(Taylor and Francis) Publishers. 2016, Austin, G and Yu, K. Constructed Wetlands and Sustainable Development. Contract awarded by Routledge(Taylor and Francis) Publishers, ISBN-13: 978-1138908994. 2014, Austin, G.  Green Infrastructure for Landscape Planning: Integrating Natural and Human Systems. Routledge(Taylor and Francis) Publishers. ISBN-10: 0415843537 | ISBN-13: 978-0415843539. (Feb. 18, 2014 publication date). 2000, “Landscape Architecture for the Elderly.” In Handbook on Housing for the Elderly. Greenwood Press. 1998, Layout Techniques for Landscape Architecture. Stipes Publishing, Champaign, Illinois.
Book Proposals:
	Urban Biological Diversity: Research, Planning, and Design. In progress. Community Agriculture: Farming at the Urban Fringe. In progress. Low Impact Development for the United States and China. In progress with Lu Ding, Zhenyu Liu, Dr. Zuo, Dr. Zhou.
Adjudicated and Peer Reviewed Journal and Proceedings Articles
	2017, Austin, G. and Hamilton, M. Cold Climate Greenhouses. University of Idaho Extension. In review. 2015, Lilian Alessa, Andrew Kliskey, Crystal Kolden, John Abatzoglou, Brandon Moore, Gary Austin, Nathan Beck, Alistair Smith. "Idaho’s Waterscapes in the next 50 years: A synthesis and forecast of the use and availability of water resources in Idaho," Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 2014, Austin, G., Laninga, T. “Jet Bio-Fuel: Environmental Implications of Woody Biomass Harvest”. In progress for the Journal of Environmental Policy. 2013, Austin, G. “Case Study and Sustainability Assessment of Bo01, Malmo, Sweden” Journal of Green Building 8 (3). Invited Paper 2013, Austin, G. Multifunctional Wastewater Treatment Landscapes. Landscape Journal, Volume 32, Issue 1. University of Wisconsin Press. Adjudicated. 2013, Austin, G. “The Geometry of Biodiversity” Spaces and Flows Journal. Abstracted accepted. Blind review. 2012, Austin, G. “Design and Performance of Bioretention Beds for Removal of Stormwater Contaminants” Journal of Green Building 7 (1). Blind Review. 2012, Laninga, T; Austin, G; McClure, W. “University/Community Engagement in Small Western Towns:  Preserving Rural Character and Enhancing Community Sustainability through Service-Learning Partnerships” in Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship. 5 (1). Adjudicated. 2012, Austin, G. “Multi-Functional Ecological Corridors in Urban Development” Spaces and Flows Journal. 2 (1). 2011, Austin, G. “Advances in Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater and Stormwater Treatment” in Urban Nature, Conference Proceedings of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA). Ed. Berney, Rachel. 2013. Los Angeles: Figueroa Press. Adjudicated. 2011, Austin, G. “Food Security Adaptation Plans: Climate Change and Rural Communities” in Rural Connections Journal. June 2011. Blind review. 2010, Austin, G. “Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment and as Landscape Amenities in Rural Communities” in Rural Connections Journal, May 2010. Blind Review.
Reports and Presentations:
	2012, Austin, G. “Combining Formative and Ecosystem Services Concepts to Build Green Infrastructure Constituencies” Environmental Design Research Association, Seattle, WA.  Peer reviewed abstract accepted but presentation not made due to lack of funding. 2012, Digital report of planning and design proposals for urban development in Sandpoint, ID (w. Prof. A. Marshall). 2011, Austin, G.  “Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment” President’s Sustainability Symposium.  Coeur d’Alene, ID. 2011, Austin, G.  “Green Infrastructure: Contributions of Constructed Wetlands” ASLA Annual Meeting, San Diego.  Abstracted submitted, not accepted. 2010, Austin, G; Scott, M.  “Water Resource Management for Campus Sustainability,” President’s Sustainability Symposium.  Moscow ID. 2009, Hardcopy and digital reports of planning and design proposals for the City of Priest River, ID (with Prof. T. Laninga and Prof. P. Watson).
Presentations and Other Creative Activities:
	2013-2000, Digital textbooks created for the History of Landscape Architecture, Water Conservation Technologies, Urban Design, Construction Detailing, Principles of Site Design and delivered via the web.
Professional Meeting Papers:
	2014, Austin, G., Laninga, T. “Jet Bio-Fuel: Environmental Implications of Woody Biomass Harvest”, Idaho Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Id. March, 2014. 2013, Austin, G. “Sustainable Stormwater Management and Treatment” at the Extension Sustainability Summit, November, 2013, Park City Utah. 2012, Austin, G.  “Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands for Water Quality Improvement” American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ. 2012, Austin, G. “Embedded Values In Landscape Infrastructure” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Annual Conference, Illinois. 2012, Austin, G. “Urban Biodiversity Research:  Implications for Planning” Association of European Schools of Planning, Ankara, Turkey.  Abstract Accepted but paper not presented due to lack of travel funding. 2012, Austin, G. “Combining Formative and Ecosystem Services Concepts to Build Green Infrastructure Constituencies” Environmental Design Research Association, Seattle, WA.  Peer reviewed abstract accepted but paper not presented due to lack of travel funding. 2011, Austin, G . “Advances in Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater and Stormwater Treatment”. Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA. 2011, Austin, G. “The Role of the Ecotone in Green Infrastructure Multi-Functional Performance” Spaces and Flows Conference, Prato, Italy 2011, Austin, G. “Integrating Community Agriculture into Green Infrastructure”, American Planning Association, Idaho Conference. Moscow ID. 2011, Austin, G.  “Design and Performance of Bio-retention Beds for Removal of Stormwater Contaminants”  American Society of Landscape Architects Rendezvous Conference, Billings MT. 2011, Austin, G; Scott, M.  “Water Resource Management for Campus Sustainability”President’s Sustainability Symposium, Moscow, ID. 2010, Austin, G. “Green Infrastructure: The Rural Town and the Regional Environment” at Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN. 2010, Austin, G; Laninga, T; Watson, P. “Balancing Design and Economics in Community Development Proposals” at Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN. 2010, Austin, G. “Effectiveness of the Building Sustainable Communities Initiative” National Outreach Scholarship Annual Conference. Abstract accepted, paper not submitted. 2009, Austin, G; Laninga, T; McClure, W. “Reinvesting in Small Western Town Central Business Districts: Preserving Rural Character and Enhancing Sustainable Development through University-Community Partnerships”. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Crystal City, Virginia.
Posters Presented At Scholarly Meetings:
	2012, Austin, G. “Incorporation of Constructed Wetlands in Landscape Infrastructure:  Research, Technology and Planning Standards” Association of European Schools of Planning, Ankara, Turkey.  Accepted Poster Presentation but not presented due lack of travel funding. 2011, Austin, G. “Urban Morphology and Growth in Historic Camogli, Italy” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Grants and Contracts Awarded:
	2014, $2,500 Landscape Architecture Foundation for design for landscape performance in stormwater management and treatment 2004, Port of Lewiston ($6,000), Design studies for mixed use development and a business and technology park. 2002, Planning and design contract, ($4,000) from Seeley Lake, Montana and Harrison, Idaho. 2002, Nez Perce County, Idaho.  ($1,600). Prototypes for residential development. 2000, Planning and Design Contract. ($5000) from Hayden and Sandpoint, Idaho.
Honors and Awards:
	2015, Licensed landscape architect, Washington State, #471 2011, Paul G. Windley Faculty Excellence and Development Award. University of Idaho.