His interests include human impacts on the environment, sustainable landscapes, rapidly urbanizing regions, urban ecology, environmental education, and public outreach. He is the author or co-author of 14 books including "Explanation in Archaeology," "The Rise of Civilization," "People of the Tonto Rim," "Human Impact on Ancient Environments" and, most recently, co-edited four books: "The Archaeology of Global Change," "Applied Remote Sensing for Urban Planning," "Governance and Sustainability," "Agrarian Landscapes in Transition," and "Politics and Power: Archaeological Perspectives on the Landscapes of Early States." Professor Redman is currently working on NSF-sponsored Urban Reslience to Extreme Events Sustainbility Research Network (URExSRN), a project to encourage the building of more resilient infrastructure in cities of the future.