Robert Kates
Robert Kates · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Geographer and pioneer of sustainability science; National Medal of Science (1991)
1929, Brooklyn, New York, United States — 2018, Trenton, Maine, United States
United States
Robert Kates is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Geographer and pioneer of sustainability science; National Medal of Science (1991)
Robert W. Kates was an American geographer and a pioneer of sustainability science and the modern study of natural hazards and human vulnerability, receiving the National Medal of Science in 1991 and a MacArthur Fellowship. Born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, he taught at Clark and Brown Universities. His research reshaped how societies assess environmental risk.
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Geographer and pioneer of sustainability science; National Medal of Science (1991)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
