Faculty Directory
Robert Krueger
Assistant Professor
Director of Worcester Community Project Center
Office: Project Center, 2nd Floor
Phone: +1-508-831-5110
Fax: +1-508-831-5485
krueger@wpi.edu
Related Information
Educational Background
- B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1991
- M.S.L., Vermont Law School, 1992
- M.A., Clark University, 1998
- Ph.D., Clark University, 2001
Research & Teaching Interests
Urban Policy; Urban/Regional Development; Urban Sustainability; Epistemology of Nature(s)
IQP Advising Interests
Environment & Technology; Air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, natural resource management, competition for open space; Energy & Resources; Conservation, other renewable energy, energy politics, solar energy, oil, natural gas & coal, energy policy; Regional Study & Planning; Redevelopment of urban areas, conservation of open space planning, transportation planning, resource management, rehabilitation of buildings, demographic policies; Science & Technology; Effect of technology on social systems, technology & organizational behaviors, international comparisons; Social Studies of Science & Technology; Science & society studies, impact of technical change on job & business; Safety Analysis & Liability (excluding Fire Safety); Hazard assessment, environmental risks; Humanistic Studies of Technology; Philosophy, ethics & issues, history, history of technology, literature, history of science; Economic Growth, Stability & Development; Economics in mature countries, housing & urbanization, appropriate technology; Law & Technology; Bureaucratic decision making (policy), environmental law, policy & implementation, nuclear waste policy & implementation, energy, law, policy & implementation, history of law & technology, regulatory decision making (quasi-judicial)
Research
My research focuses on developing and applying political economic theory to questions of urban sustainability and economic development and the environment. I take a deliberately interdisciplinary approach to this research by grounding it in in-depth case studies coupled with statistical analysis and, increasingly, collaborations that employ a broader range of approaches (e.g., GIS). I am also interested in examining economic theory from a critical cultural perspective. Why do we think about economic policy and development the way we do? While this research is on the cutting edge of method and theory, I also seek to apply the lessons of my academic work to real social, economic and environmental problems in the Worcester community.
