Dr. Bhuwan Thapa joined GES in Fall 2025 as an assistant professor in urban sustainability. His research focuses on nature-based solutions for climate risk management, urban climate resilience & adaptation, hyperlocal air pollution, geospatial analysis, agroforestry and urban food systems.
Dr. Thapa received BS degrees in Environmental Science from St. Xavier’s College (Nepal) and from McNeese State University, an MPP (Masters in Public Policy) from the University of Maryland, and the PhD in Geography from the University of Arizona. He come to GES by way of Appalachian State University where he served in a similar position in the Department of Geography and Planning.
Dr. Thapa has over 20 scholarly publications including a newly released e-book entitled An Introduction to Planning for Healthy and Just Cities co-authored with Dr. Christine Quattro. He is a highly versatile scholar who is teaching our North Carolina Environments course and will be taking on several others in planning, environment & sustainability, and GIS in future semesters.
Welcome to GES, Bhuwan! We are very excited to have you on our faculty.
