Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Smerge Endowed Dean’s Chair Professor, Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
Education
Ph.D., Geography, 1989, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dissertation: Lead Pollution in Soils of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
M.S., Geology, 1986, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Thesis: Glacial Geology and Pleistocene History of the Eau Galle Drainage Basin, West-Central Wisconsin
B.S., Geology, 1982, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Research Interests
Sustainability
Karst geology
Hydrology
Selected Publications
Books
Brinkmann, R. (Ed.). 2021 and ongoing. Palgrave Global Handbook of Sustainability. Palgrave Macmillan.
Brinkmann, R. 2021. Practical Sustainability: A Guide to a More Sustainable Life. Palgrave Macmillan.
Brinkmann, R. 2021. Introduction to Sustainability, 2nd Edition. John Wiley and Sons, 464 p.
Garren, S. and Brinkmann, R. (Eds.). 2020. Case Studies in Suburban Sustainability. University Press of Florida.
Brinkmann, R. 2019. Environmental Sustainability in a Time of Change. Palgrave Macmillan, 332 p.
Brinkmann, R. and Garren, S. (Eds). 2018. Handbook of Sustainability: Case Studies and Practical Solutions. Palgrave, 871 p.
Brinkmann, R. 2016. Introduction to Sustainability. John Wiley and Sons 336 p.
Brinkmann, R. 2013. The Science and Policy of Sinkholes in Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, 256 p.
Articles and Chapters
Brinkmann, R. 2021. Defining Sustainability. In: Brinkmann, R. (Ed.). Palgrave Global Handbook of Sustainability. Palgrave Macmillan.
Brinkmann, R. and Garren, S. 2020. The state of suburban sustainability in the United States. In: Garren, S. and Brinkmann, R. (Eds.). Case Studies in Suburban Sustainability. University Press of Florida, p. 1-21.
Brinkmann, R. and Garren, S. 2020. Conclusions: Suburban Sustainability Themes and Ongoing Challenges. In: Garren, S. and Brinkmann, R. (Eds.). Case Studies in Suburban Sustainability. University Press of Florida, p. 206-331.
Brinkmann, R. 2018. Economic Development and Sustainability: A Case Study from Long Island, New York. In: Brinkmann, R. and Garren, S. (Eds). Handbook of Sustainability: Case Studies and Practical Solutions. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 483-450.