Faculty Work

Stephan Schmidt

The latest publication produced by CRP Associate Professor Stephan Schmidt's research group examines the effectiveness of these patterns using satellite-based air quality measures, multi-year datasets, and a multi-spatial scale research design.

Mildred Warner

CRP Professor Mildred Warner and Xue Zhang (Ph.D. RS '19) coauthored this report on the progress US communities have made in livability from 2015–24 using AARP's index, which includes every community in the country.

Felix Heisel, Jocelyn Poe , Jennifer Minner

The Reparative Praxis, Just Places, and Circular Construction labs, and other partners, have released a workbook that provides a framework for centering justice in land use planning for a carbon-neutral future.

Linda Shi

CRP faculty Linda Shi coauthored a report including strategies to address New York City's dual housing and climate crises through a land use framework, expanded retrofit programs, community wealth measures, and funding for affordable, climate-resilient housing. Supported by the Atkinson Center for Sustainability.

Linda Shi

CRP Associate Professor Linda Shi coauthored a Next City op-ed summarizing multi-year research on state and local flood buyout programs.

Mildred Warner

CRP Professor Mildred Warner's new open-access book, coedited with Natassia Bravo (Ph.D. CRP '25) and Duxixi (Ada) Shen (M.R.P. '24), presents a multilevel governance framework examining how local leaders leverage policy opportunities and community resilience to address inequities in broadband infrastructure. The USDA and the Pew Charitable Trusts partially funded the project.

Mildred Warner

In a Chats in the Stacks book talk presented at Mann Library in April 2025, CRP Professor Mildred Warner and contributing author Dr. John Sipple, Department of Global Development, draw from this valuable new publication to discuss the benefits and challenges of incorporating schools into broader community and economic development policy.

Ding Fei

In an Urban Studies article, CRP Assistant Professor Ding Fei examines speculative urban infrastructure in Addis Ababa, highlighting how transnational ambitions and local priorities intersect in shaping contested urban development.

Mildred Warner

CRP Professor Mildred Warner and Xue Zhang (Ph.D. RS '19) are among the authors of this paper, suggesting that an "active aging" agenda requires rethinking the economy, urban form, and societal responses.

Linda Shi

Coauthored by Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning Linda Shi and Environmental Defense Fund Senior Analyst Anushi Garg (M.R.P. '20), this post focuses on New York City, the housing affordability crisis, and the impacts of climate change.

Mildred Warner

Coauthored by CRP Professor Mildred Warner this study looks at local cases in Minnesota, Colorado, and Maine to understand the relative role of state broadband policy, local leadership, and private investment in extending broadband coverage to rural areas.

Mildred Warner

Coedited by CRP Professor Mildred Warner and CRP Research Associate Xue Zhang, this book lays out the promise and potential of schools as community-building institutions.

Thomas J. Campanella

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.

Stephan Schmidt

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.

Mildred Warner

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.

Mildred Warner

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.

Wenfei Xu

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.

Stephan Schmidt

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.