Dr. Mark Yarish

Mark Yarish, PhD, is a Brooklyn-based sustainability researcher and adjunct instructor at New York University and LaGuardia Community College. His research examines environmental justice, geospatial analytics, geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI), climate resilience, and equitable urban redevelopment, with a particular focus on Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal Superfund site. He has published articles in Scientia Moralitas and the RAIS Journal for Social Sciences on GeoAI governance, eco-gentrification, equity metrics, and stormwater monitoring, and co-authored a book chapter on urban renewal and social justice. He holds a doctorate in Sustainability from Capitol Technology University, where his doctoral research explored data justice and stormwater governance through a GeoAI model for the Gowanus Canal. He brings more than fifteen years of teaching experience in data analytics, geography, and sustainability. As a member of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group and the Gowanus Oversight Task Force, he connects his research with community concerns about environmental remediation, infrastructure, and redevelopment.