Faculty Work

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.

Mildred Warner

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.

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.

Mildred Warner

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.

George R. Frantz

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.

Ding Fei

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.

Thomas J. Campanella

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.

Stephan Schmidt

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.

Stephan Schmidt

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.