Katie Coyne

Austin

Katie co-leads the Urban Ecology Studio at Asakura Robinson where she works on planning and design projects specifically targeting increased resiliency from urban to rural areas, restoring ecosystem function on small-sites and across regions, conserving open space and facilitating sustainable public access, leveraging the protection of natural resources toward equity goals, and using data to drive the design of multi-functional green infrastructure sites and networks. Over the last decade, Katie has worked as an ecologist in landscape, aquatic, coastal, and marine systems; as an environmental advocate working with rural communities abroad; as an environmental educator in both traditional and non-traditional classrooms; and as an urban planner and ecological designer with project work throughout the country. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Ecology from the University of Florida and Master’s of Science degrees from the University of Texas in Community and Regional Planning and Sustainable Design.