Faculty

My research uses computer modeling and spatial analysis to better understand the impacts that human activities and development can have on sensitive ecological and environmental systems.

Dr. Berke teaches courses in land use and environmental planning and policy, environmental analysis and land use planning, and planning theory.

Professor Brower teaches courses in land use and environmental planning, environmental ethics, planning law, coastal zone management, and sustainable development.

Dr. Burby's research and publications are broad-ranging and include work on mitigation of natural hazards, land-use and environmental planning, housing and community development, and planning processes and administration. His classroom teaching has included courses in land use and environmental planning, development impact assessment, development management, coastal planning and management, mitigation of natural hazards, sustainable cities, and research design and methods.

Dr. Campanella's subject area covers planning and landscape history, urban design, and the historical development of the built environment and its infrastructure.

B.Arch., MCP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology AB, University of Minnesota

Dr. Godschalk's research and publications span three planning fields: 1) Growth Management and Land Use Planning, 2) Hazard Mitigation and Coastal Management, and 3) Dispute Resolution and Public Participation.

Dr. Goldstein teaches methods and techniques of urban and regional economic analysis, development planning, research design, and planning theory.

Dr. Kaza studies the phenomena of plans and their uses in public and private decision-making.

Bill Lester joined the DCRP faculty in the Fall of 2010 as an assistant professor specializing in economic development. His research focuses on the role of labor market institutions in fostering greater equity at the urban and metropolitan scales.

Dr. Lowe's research focuses primarily on local economic development and adjustment in the North American context. She is particularly interested in support institutions that shape strategies for industry upgrading and upskilling in ways that reflect and reinforce high-order development goals and values.

Dr. Malizia has extensive research experience in the areas of urban, rural, and regional development and redevelopment.

My work focuses on travel behavior and addresses cross-cutting policy questions in the fields of planning, education, and public health around increasing children’s physical activity and the siting of schools.

Dr. Moreau has research interests in the analysis, planning, financing, and evaluation of water and related environmental programs. His publications include work in systems analysis, planning and management of urban water systems, management of water supplies during droughts, and planning and evaluation of watershed management programs.

Dr. Nguyen's research agenda involves equity within the social and physical world. She combines her background in sociology and urban planning to understand how planning processes and public policies reinforce disadvantages or creates opportunities for underserved populations.

Dr. Quercia is a Professor of City and Regional Planning and a Faculty Fellow at the Center for Urban and Regional Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has published numerous articles, primarily on the topics of low-income homeownership, affordable lending and the assessment of lending risks, and homeownership education and counseling.

Dr. Rodriguez's research focuses on the relationship between transportation and the built environment. He has studied how the built environment affects the behavior of travelers, and how transportation investments can be used to stimulate re-development.

Dr. Rohe teaches courses in central city and neighborhood revitalization, and has published 3 books and over 60 journal articles on the topics of housing and community development policy and practice.

Dr. Tewari works on the political economy of economic and industrial development, poverty alleviation, small firms, and the urban informal economy from a comparative, institutional perspective. She teaches in the areas of economic development, historical and institutional analysis of development processes, and microeconomics.

Dr. Whittington is a Professor of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, City & Regional Planning, and Public Policy, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Since 1986 he has worked for the World Bank and other international agencies on the development and application of techniques for estimating the economic value of environmental resources in developing countries, with a particular focus on water and sanitation and vaccine policy issues.