My research is in three areas. The first concerns dynamics of urban change and the management of related environmental effects. The second focuses on use of technical information in city and neighborhood-scale decision-making, and design of related planning methods and tools. Finally, over the past few years I have become interested in planning and design pedagogy. Most of my recent work in the first two areas focuses on green infrastructure.
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hazards/climate change adaptation, land use modeling and policy, community engagement and pedagogy
ENVD 3152 - Geographic Info Systems
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Fall 2018
Focuses on construction and use of computer-based information systems to represent and manipulate geographic data. Emphasizes the recording, mapping, and transforming of data for analysis and use by planners.
ENVD 3200 - Advanced ENVD Studio
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Summer 2018
Design studio dealing with problems at an intermediate level of complexity: emphasis is on the interaction of form, use, and multiple values and technologies in conjunction with issues and techniques drawn from other content area courses of the curriculum. May be repeated up to 18 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisite: ENVD 2130.
ENVD 4361 - Special Topics: Social Factors in Design
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2021
Addresses variable topics in the relationship of human experience and behavior to the built environment, e.g., social research methods in environmental design.
ENVD 4420 - Senior Capstone Seminar
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Spring 2018
Advanced seminar focuses on theoretical concerns and practical issues inherent in environmental design and planning. Views concerns and issues in terms of setting, processes, and planning and design outcomes. Provides a critical synthesis of the inherently interdisciplinary nature of planning and design education.
ENVD 4979 - Honors Thesis
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Fall 2019
Working with an advisor, students prepare, complete, and defend an honors thesis project, either written or creative.
ENVS 4100 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies
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Spring 2018
Various topics not normally covered in the curriculum: offered depending on student demand and specialties of faculty. Applied to specialization requirement for Environmental Studies major. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours, provided the topics vary.
PLAN 3005 - Process and Practice
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Fall 2019 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021
Introduces the regulatory and legal structures surrounding sustainable planning, design, and development. Covers issues of environmental policy, property rights, zoning, and building codes and laws. Includes work on professional development in the field of planning and design.
