{"id":31,"date":"2016-10-11T14:05:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T14:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2023-08-16T14:37:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T14:37:45","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Philosophy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"191\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/crab_niels.jpg\" alt=\"Student holds a small crab - Nils Peterson - College of Natural Resources at NC State University\" class=\"wp-image-34\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/crab_niels.jpg 191w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/crab_niels-125x300.jpg 125w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/crab_niels-184x443.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I love science, and I love science that solves problems even more.&nbsp; My research is predicated on the belief that human quality of life emerges in a dialectic with the environments we inhabit, and that protecting and restoring those environments is one of our greatest opportunities.&nbsp; All of my research fits under the broad umbrella of understanding the drivers of environmental behavior, but there are distinct strands focusing on environmental education among adults and children, redirecting the environmental impacts of housing and urban development, and addressing environmental crime.&nbsp; In all these arenas, I am keenly interested in identifying ways to promote stronger relationships between humans and nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1.jpg\" alt=\"grant logos - Nils Peterson - College of Natural Resources at NC State University\" class=\"wp-image-42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1-460x151.jpg 460w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1-376x123.jpg 376w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1-345x113.jpg 345w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1-570x187.jpg 570w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1-470x154.jpg 470w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1-370x121.jpg 370w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1-324x106.jpg 324w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1-648x212.jpg 648w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1-258x84.jpg 258w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1-516x169.jpg 516w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1-184x60.jpg 184w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/grants_niels-1-368x120.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils.jpg\" alt=\"child with a deer - Nils Peterson - College of Natural Resources at NC State University\" class=\"wp-image-32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils.jpg 591w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils-460x221.jpg 460w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils-376x181.jpg 376w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils-345x166.jpg 345w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils-570x274.jpg 570w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils-470x226.jpg 470w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils-370x178.jpg 370w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils-324x156.jpg 324w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils-258x124.jpg 258w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils-516x248.jpg 516w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils-184x88.jpg 184w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/nilspeterson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2016\/10\/deer_nils-368x177.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Philosophy I love science, and I love science that solves problems even more.&nbsp; 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