Liat Racin

Community Gardens and Ethnicity: A Case Study Examining Latino Community Gardening in New York City, U.S.A.

Liat earned her Bachelor’s degree in International Studies from the American University in Washington D.C., where she wrote her thesis on the subject of Environmental Peace-Building. Her Masters is in Conflict, Security, and Development, from the War Studies Department at King’s College, London. Her M.A. dissertation examined the relationship between environmental degradation and national development. In January 2010, Liat returned to King’s College as a PhD Candidate in the Geography Department. Her research, under the supervision of Dr. Richard Wiltshire (first) and Dr Clare Herrick (second), will evaluate the interactions between Ethnicity and Community Gardening in New York City, U.S.A. Her study falls under the Cities research group.
Liat has worked for several socio-ecological organizations including the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars’ Environmental Change and Security Program, and Friends of the Earth. 
 

Prell, C., M. Reed, L. Racin and K. Hubacek. 2010. Competing Structure, Competing Views: The Role of Formal and Informal Social Structures in Shaping Stakeholder Perceptions. Ecology and Society 15 (4): 34.