Rate My Professor Bill Drummond

Drummond's research specializations encompass geographic information systems, spatial analysis, and urban climate change mitigation and adaptation. He is the lead developer of GIS for Climate Change, a web-based mapping platform that visualizes local climate impacts and solutions across Georgia datasets. As co-principal investigator for the Drawdown Georgia project, funded by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, he developed the Drawdown Georgia GHG Emissions Tracker, an interactive dashboard calculating greenhouse gas emissions at state and county levels. This work contributed to a National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study demonstrating pathways for Georgia to halve its carbon footprint. His publications include 'GIS as a visualization tool for economic development' (1993), 'Exurban Industrialization: Implications for Economic Development' with Arthur C. Nelson and David S. Sawicki (1995), and 'Logistics Centered Talent: A Perspective on Supply and Demand' with Jan L. Youtie and Nancy Nolan (2005). Drummond has influenced urban planning through tools enabling local climate policy analysis and briefings such as the ARC/EPA Drawdown Georgia Tracker presentation in 2023.