Robert L. France is a professor at the Harvard University Design School and teaches courses on ecological managment and environmental theory. He is the author of "The" "Handbook of Landscape Regenerative Development and Design, The Handbook of Water Sensitive Planning and Design, Ultreia! Onward! Progress of the Pilgrim," and "Wetlands of Mass Destruction: Ancient Presage for Contemporary Ecocide in Southern Iraq. "He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.