
Elizabeth Brabec will speak about her research in a talk titled “Commonage in Private Holdings: Land Use and Land Ownership in the Gullah Communities of South Carolina.”
Brabec is chair of the Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Department. Her research focuses on land conservation and the design and planning of sustainable open space, complemented with a strong interest in culture and the historical basis of landscape form.
Thompson Hall is located at 620 Hicks Way on the UMass Amherst campus.