Eric W. Sanderson Explained

Eric W. Sanderson, a landscape ecologist and Vice President for Urban Conservation Strategy at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, director of the Mannahatta Project and the author of Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City.^{[1] [2] [3]} In 2013 Sanderson's book Terra Nova: The New World After Oil, Cars, and Suburbs was published.^{[4] [5]}

Sanderson earned his B.A.S. and Ph.D. in ecology from the University of California, Davis. He was Senior Conservation Ecologist at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) where he worked from 1998 to 2023 when he joined the New York Botanical Garden.^[6] As part of his work at WCS, Sanderson was the chief author, researcher, and director of the Mannahatta Project.^[7]

Publications

• Sanderson, Eric W. and Markley Boyer (Illustrator) (2009). Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City Abrams Books. ^[8]
• Wilks, Barbara, Eric W. Sanderson, and Michael Sorkin (2013). Structuring Confluence: The Work of W Architecture & Landscape Architecture. ORO Editions. ^[9]

External links

• The Welikia Project
• Wildlife Conservation Society
• TED: New York - before the city
• New York Botanical Garden Vision Maker project

Notes and References

1. Manhattan: An Island Always Diverse, Edward Rothstein, New York Times, July 3, 2009 https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/04/arts/design/04manhatta.html?hpw
2. Urban Tactics; I'll Take Mannahatta, By Marguerite Holloway, New York Times, May 16, 2004
3. Nick Paumgarten, Our Local Correspondents, "The Mannahatta Project," The New Yorker, October 1, 2007, p. 44.
4. Web site: Nonfiction Book Review: Terra Nova: The New World After Oil, Cars, and Suburbs by Eric W. Sanderson. Abrams, $32.50 (352p) ISBN 978-1-4197-0434-5.
5. Web site: Sanderson . Eric W. . Terra Nova: The New World After Oil, Cars, and Suburbs . Bookverdict.com . 2022-05-01.
6. Web site: Eric Sanderson .
7. News: Kimmelman . Michael . 2020-05-13 . When Manhattan Was Mannahatta: A Stroll Through the Centuries . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-04-07 . 0362-4331.
8. Book: Sanderson, Eric W.. Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City. Abrams. 2009. 978-0810996335.
9. Book: Structuring Confluence. Wilks. Barbara. Sanderson. Eric. Sorkin. Michael. ORO Editions. 2013. 9781941806128.