A5056654365- Urbanization and City Planning
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Public Spaces through Art
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Law in Society and Culture
- American Environmental and Regional History
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Housing Market and Economics
- Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Rural development and sustainability
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Architecture, Design, and Social History
- Sharing Economy and Platforms
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
University of New Mexico
2017-2024
University of New Orleans
2006-2015
University of California, Los Angeles
2006
In the last decade, shrinking cities have begun to gentrify, leading optimistic narratives about their recovery. Redevelopment policies, however, can exacerbate social and spatial inequities if explicit efforts do not promote justice. Drawing on evidence from Cincinnati New Orleans, we explore 3 components of just revitalization: avoiding displacement, connecting longtime residents new opportunities, reducing decline in neighborhoods that are revitalizing. The article then examines reasons...
Sidewalks have become important to diverse planning concerns that range from walking for health and transportation economic development, recreation environment improvement. Given their multiple roles in rapidly changing cities, this paper asks 'how should we plan sidewalks?' We contend planners can create better cities more people by reconsidering three facets of sidewalk planning: sidewalks as infrastructure, spaces everyday life, leisure destinations. The objective is build quality...
Abstract Shrinking, slow-growth and fast-growth cities have different opportunities constraints. This paper uses New Orleans following the severe flood damage from 2005 hurricanes as a case study to investigate challenges developing equitable effective plans in city with significant population loss. By addressing four elements that are necessary for planning depopulated areas—strategies targeted investment consolidation; alternatives underused areas; mechanisms reintegrate abandoned parcels;...
‘Sharing economy’ technology platforms now encompass housing (most prominently Airbnb); transport (from taxi-replacements Uber and Lyft to short-term rental bicycles electric scooters); temp...
After the 2005 hurricanes, newcomers arrived in New Orleans to help rebuild city. The influx of one identifiable group, young professionals and postgraduates, raised hopes concerns that would gentrify. Based on semi-structured interviews with 78 mid-career professionals, this paper examines how approached an ambivalent situation where they were working a better city while retaining its distinct cultural qualities, given their presence itself contributed change. They reconciled these tensions...
Conflicts over the nature of and rights associated with public space have a long history prompted numerous regulatory responses. Perhaps nowhere in USA has regulation been as far-reaching Las Vegas, Nevada, where financial stakes sidewalks are enormous. This study examines how local officials mediate among varied competing uses sidewalk. In defining function narrowly passively deferring questions civil liberties, effectively controlled almost all aspects behavior. recent years, cities...
Scholars argue that U.S. programs and policy designed to help households adapt or move away from environmental risk were not address climate change. Others demonstrate disaster response upholds produces structural inequality. This article examines how existing mitigation adaptation policies fail respond lived conditions of residents communities on the front lines change perpetuate Based interviews with in lower bayou Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, professionals working study area, we...
In the late 2000s, food trucks became common in US cities and municipalities debated controversial truck regulations. When they justify regulations, raise safety, health general welfare concerns, including potential pedestrian congestion. This paper uses insights from behaviour research to determine whether interfered with flow. Based on direct observation of customers customer-pedestrian interactions near Chicago Loop, findings show that served most often without interrupting part, this was...
In this article, I investigate how and why a street art controversy that emerged in post-Katrina New Orleans was transformed from dispute over property transgressions to broader struggle the meanings of amidst city's devastated condition. The began when initiative by artist Rex Dingler invoked backlash anti-graffiti activism. response, local artists painting on walls. When locals were joined different cities, discussion intensified about merits as well commentary reflection city facing...
A skilled workforce is essential to regional growth and competitiveness, yet what needed attract retain a talent base matter of long-standing debate. Through qualitative longitudinal study educated professionals who moved or returned New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, we identify the particular aspects “jobs” “amenities” respondents valued, highlight complex relational nature migration process, examine how locational priorities shift as life circumstances change. Understanding...
Climate-induced changes will become an increasingly important factor in development patterns and where people choose to live. Assisting residents as they make decisions about staying whether or if move, go, a critical dimension of climate adaptation policy. Using global cases relocation initiatives, this article examines how adaptive policy can facilitate community-led opportunities for frontline communities—communities color those with lower incomes—as move from stay risky environments. It...
The 2010 Census showed population increases in urban core neighbourhoods US shrinking or legacy cities. Influenced by Florida’s creative class theory, municipal leaders cities have sought to attract and retain college-educated residents as a revitalisation strategy implemented amenity-based policy initiatives. Nevertheless, when compared with strong market cities, weak fewer amenities less robust job markets. Why professionals would choose live markets declining services is not well...
From the 1880s to 1910s, Los Angeles city council actively regulated street activities and fulfilled requests for improvements. These divergent but related public interventions were significant planning precursors. The categorized, delineated, helped make rapidly changing legible. had limited interest in specific however. In contrast, travel became explicit purpose of municipal action, professionals, most notably engineers, took responsibility streets. This article examines relationship...