Charles Klein, FASLA
Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture
Associate, CASNR Water Center

TTU, Dept. of Landscape Architecture, P.O. Box 42121, Lubbock, TX 79409
1.806.742.3771  | 1.806.742.0770
charles.klein@ttu.edu

http://www.larc.ttu.edu/CKlein/

Education

• M.S.LA., Landscape Architecture, Morgan State University (1999)
• B.S.L.A., Landscape Architecture, West Virginia University (1977)

Dr. Charles Klein's area of water expertise is rural and urban storm water for park, school, commercial, and industrial sites. He has worked on scenic resources design guidelines for the Texas Coastal Zone, completed an environmental impact analysis of scenic resources for the Texas Coastal Zone, and acted as a teaching assistant and construction coordinator for the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program service-learning project. For the past three years, Dr. Klein has taken a group of students to the Yucatan Peninsula to conduct a landscape architecture studio, participate in cultural events, explore environmental sites and biosphere reserves, and more closely examine ecotourism.

Dr. Klein is a member of the CASNR Awareness Week committee and the CASNR Recruitment, Retention, and Career Development committee; he serves as Faculty Advisor to the Student Society of Landscape Architects, Theta Chi Fraternity, and Sigma Lambda Alpha (Kappa Chapter) Landscape Architecture Honor Society. Additionally, Dr. Klein serves as an undergraduate student advisor, working with forty sophomore students. He is the President and Co-founder of Tree-Land Foundation, Inc., a land trust devoted to forest conservation, restoration, and education.

Courses Taught
Professional Practice, Site Construction and Development, Planting Design, Vegetation Theory, Special Topics: L.A. Studio in Yucatan Peninsula, Materials and Details, Master Planning, LA Drawing and Drafting, Special Topics: Land Development Desktop

Selected Publications

• “Community-Based Ecotourism Design Studio in the Yucatan Peninsula – Enhancing Study Abroad through the Inclusion of a Service-Learning component” Abstract accepted, Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE) Abstract accepted, National Conference, May 2007
• “Reflections on the Benefit of a Service-Learning Project That Included the Opportunity to Mentor Younger At-Risk Students” Abstract in review, Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) National Convention, 2007
• “Adapting the Cohousing Concept to the Urban Environment For Use in Community Revitalization” Abstract in review, Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) National Convention, 2007
• “Development of Reflection Activities for a Study Abroad Program That Incorporates a Service-Learning Component” Abstract in review, Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) National Convention, 2007
• “Promoting Civic Responsibility for Landscape Architecture Through the Use Of Service-Learning Projects” Abstract in review, Texas Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, State Convention, April 2007
• “Landscape Architecture Studio in the Yucatan Peninsula, Community Based Ecotourism, A Study Abroad/Service Learning Program” Poster Presentation, Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) National Convention in the fall, 2005
• Landscape Architecture Studio in the Yucatan Peninsula, Combining Service Learning and Study Abroad, Texas Tech University Service Learning Advisory Council, Jan., 2005