Chris Sass, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture. He also holds an appointment in the Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences program, advising students and serving on the program’s Steering Committee. Courses taught range from LA design studios and Water Management in the Urban Environment to Urban Forestry. In addition, he teaches and coordinates Professional Development courses for Landscape Architecture.
Research interests include urban forestry issues and urban stormwater systems. Sass is part of the Urban Forest Initiative at the University of Kentucky; he helped develop the Urban and Community Forestry Undergraduate Certificate and routinely works with non-profit groups such as Trees Louisville.
Scholars@UK
Application of Rosgen's BANCS Model for NE Kansas and the Development of Predictive Streambank Erosion Curves
Sass, C. K. & Keane, T. D., Aug 2012, In: Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 48, 4, p. 774-787 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Channel Evolution Models as Predictors of Sediment Yield
Keane, T. D. & Sass, C. K., Dec 2017, In: Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 53, 6, p. 1513-1529 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Combining biophysical and socioeconomic suitability models for urban forest planning
Sass, C. K., Lodder, R. A. & Lee, B. D., Feb 2019, In: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 38, p. 371-382 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Riparian corridor change in a northeastern kansas watershed
Sass, C. K. & Keane, T. D., Jan 2016, In: Landscape Journal. 35, 1, p. 57-77 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Conservation, Protection, and Enhancement of Forest Canopies in Rural Communities and Small Municipalities
Rieske-Kinney, L. (PI), Crankshaw, N. (CoI), Phillips, L. (CoI) & Sass, C. (CoI)
1/15/25 → 6/22/25
Project: Research project
Tree Canopy Resiliency Begins With Community Engagement
Rieske-Kinney, L. (PI), Coy, G. (CoI), Crankshaw, N. (CoI), Crocker, E. (CoI), Larson, J. (CoI), Phillips, L. (CoI), Sass, C. (CoI), Tedder, D. (CoI), Williams, M. (CoI) & Stringer, J. (Former CoI)
6/26/23 → 6/25/28
Project: Research project
Tree Soil Cells - LFUCG Stormwater Infrastructure Project
Sass, C. (PI), Byrne, D. (CoI) & Tedder, D. (CoI)
Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
4/27/23 → 9/30/26
Project: Research project
A Canopy Improvement Plan for the Rubbertown Corridor
Sass, C. (PI)
3/15/19 → 12/31/20
Project: Research project
Conservation, Protection, and Enhancement of Forest Canopies in Rural Communities and Small Municipalities
Rieske-Kinney, L. (PI), Crankshaw, N. (CoI), Crocker, E. (CoI), Larson, J. (CoI), Phillips, L. (CoI), Sass, C. (CoI), Stringer, J. (CoI), Tedder, D. (CoI), Tedder, D. (CoI), Williams, M. (CoI) & Arthur, M. (Former CoI)
2/1/21 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
Urban Forest Initiative
Arthur, M. (PI), Rieske-Kinney, L. (CoI) & Sass, C. (CoI)
12/1/20 → 6/30/21
Project: Research project
Undergraduate Certificate In Urban And Community Forestry
Crocker, E. (PI), Arthur, M. (CoI), Rieske-Kinney, L. (CoI), Sass, C. (CoI) & Williams, M. (CoI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
4/1/18 → 9/30/22
Project: Research project