Faculty Work
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A Portrait of New York City by Air in 1924
In this article written by CRP Professor Thomas J. Campanella, we read about the days before Google Maps, when an intrepid inventor with three camera-equipped biplanes captured groundbreaking views of Gotham in its Jazz Age glory.
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Place Attachment, Regional Identity, and Perceptions of Urbanization in Moshi, Tanzania
Coauthored by CRP Associate Professor Stephan Schmidt and CRP Ph.D. students Ryan Thomas and Wenzheng Li (M.R.P. '18), examine the relationship between place attachment and residents' perceptions of various aspects of urban life.
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A Policy Window for Equity? The American Rescue Plan and Local Government Response
A paper coauthored by CRP faculty Mildred Warner and Graduate Student Paula Camila Diaz-Torres (M.R.P. '22) explores the multiple mechanisms localities used to incorporate equity.
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Fiscal Federalism, ARPA, and the Politics of Repair
CRP faculty Mildred Warner and alumn Yuanshuo Xu (M.R.P. '13, Ph.D. CRP '19) coauthored a paper on the impact of the Biden Administration's American Rescue Plan Act on local government finance.
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Study Finds Racial Bias in Traffic Stops by Chicago Police
CRP Assistant Professor Wenfei Xu coauthored "The Racial Composition of Road Users, Traffic Citations, and Police Stops," a study that maps the racial composition of roads using mobile phone GPS data.
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The Spatial-Temporal Evolution of Urban Development Patterns in Chinese Cities: Dynamics and Interpretations
In this paper, CRP Associate Professor Stephan Schmidt and Ph.D. candidate Wenzheng Li examine the spatial-temporal evolution of urban spatial structure across 269 Chinese prefectural cities from 2002 to 2019.
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Population Aging and Decline Will Happen Sooner Than We Think
Historical and projected demographic trends indicate that the global population will likely peak by 2086, followed by a marked decline. A paper coauthored by CRP faculty Mildred Warner and Research Associate Xue Zhang argues that these projections hide regional and age-group disparities; the reality is that the adult population peak and decline will occur much sooner in key regions of the world.
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Workbook Tackles Injustice – and Carbon – in Built Environment
Jennifer Minner, Felix Heisel, Jocelyn Poe
CRP faculty Jocelyn Poe and Jennifer Minner, along with Architecture faculty Felix Heisel, are among several coauthors who recently published Embodying Justice in the Built Environment: Circularity in Practice. The guide and workbook seek to help policymakers, practitioners, and communities center justice principles while implementing strategies related to materials resource management, new construction, and alternatives to demolition.
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Assessing the Digital Divide in Affordable Housing: The Power of Collective Action
Coauthored by CRP Professor Mildred Warner, Duxixi Shen (M.R.P. '23), Jane Bowman Brady (M.P.A. '23), and Ella Redmond (M.A. RS '25), this report explores three unique case studies that address digital access, affordability, and adoption in low-income multi-family housing.
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Equitable Zoning for Manufactured Housing
Manufactured housing has remained an underexploited opportunity for providing millions of Americans with decent, affordable housing. In this issue of Zoning Practice, CRP Associate Professor of the Practice George R. Frantz examines the persistent inequitable treatment of manufactured housing in many local zoning codes and offers considerations for code updates.
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Transnationalizing Intrapreneurship of Chinese Private Investment in Africa
A paper authored by CRP Assistant Professor Ding Fei published in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space investigates the structures, forces, and actors that drive and constrain transnationalizing intrapreneurship under Chinese private investment in Africa.
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Sprout of Gotham
In a feature for The Cultural Landscape Foundation, CRP Professor Thomas J. Campanella offers a profile of the work of Mary Elizabeth Sprout, designer of many of New York City's iconic gardens.
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Can Polycentric Urban Development Simultaneously Achieve Both Economic Growth and Regional Equity? A Multi-Scale Analysis of German Regions
CRP Associate Professor Stephan Schmidt coauthored research published in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space examining the role of regional polycentricity in effectuating certain desirable outcomes, specifically enhancing economic productivity and minimizing spatial disparities.
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Can Spatial Patterns Mitigate the Urban Heat Island Effect? Evidence from German Metropolitan Regions
A paper coauthored by CRP Associate Professor Stephan Schmidt published in Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science explores the potential of certain features of urban fabric and the benefits of polycentric development.
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State Broadband Report
Ph.D. candidate Natassia Bravo, under the supervision of CRP Professor Mildred E. Warner, examined data collected by The Pew Charitable Trusts on state broadband grants and explored the criteria for grant allocation, and whether needed funds made it to communities less likely to be served by broadband — rural, sparsely populated, and high-poverty.
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Sector Interactions, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems
CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi is a co-author of a chapter in the Fifth National Climate Assessment examining intersectional vulnerabilities to climate risks.
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Pandemic Relief Spending by New York Local Governments
An article in the Journal of Rural Studies explores how New York State local governments planned to use their American Rescue Act funding, which encouraged communities to invest in infrastructure, resilience, and equity.
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Opportunities to Support Equitable and Just Housing Adaptation in the Floodplain
CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi coauthored a post on the Environmental Defense Fund blog to share preliminary takeaways about opportunities to close the resilient housing gap.