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STRIDE Funds Master’s Capstone Projects
April 5, 2021Receiving STRIDE funds helps with cost of living and reducing debt.
What is good Hazard Governance?
April 1, 2021Hazards are complex problems, at times with overlapping events.
Elevating resilience planning to protect communities
March 18, 2021There is immense value in having the PIRS integrated into planning training.
Spillover Benefits of Park Proximity
March 10, 2021Investing in green space and park creation has enormous benefits.
Putting Skill To Work
February 25, 2021An argument for reimagining skill in a way that can extend economic opportunity to workers at the bottom of the labor market.
Building resilience for storm-battered N.C.
February 4, 2021Carolina researchers created a plan to help vulnerable communities weather future storms.
BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE
January 20, 20212020 created deep uncertainty for all organizations, including credit unions.
Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholar Graduation
January 19, 2021The FES program brings together selected faculty from across campus to engage in a two-year experiential, competency-based curriculum designed to advance their engaged scholarship.
STRIDE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: LINDSAY MARTIN OLUYEDE
January 11, 2021Understanding the transportation barriers to accessing healthcare and identifying innovative solutions to address those barriers.
Community Social Impact with Dr. Nguyen
December 14, 2020How to measure and expand credit unions’ social impact to help develop a strategic advantage in the communities they serve.
Carolina Tracker: A Resource for Recovery
December 10, 2020The Carolina Tracker website features timely stories, datasets and visualizations based on 30 different economic, social and transportation indicators for all 100 counties in North Carolina.
Nguyen Named Research Fellow at Filene Research Institute Center of Excellence for Community Social Impact
November 16, 2020Nguyen will lead a five-year project to expand knowledge on the practice and impact of credit union’s social and community development efforts through original and applied research.
Humanities for the Public Good Graduate Fellow
November 4, 2020Fellows hold skill-building placements with local cultural institutions, on or off campus, which serve or collaborate with publics beyond UNC.
Reflections on Retooling for the Covid‑19 Pandemic
October 12, 2020Factories in cities and communities around the world are retooling production lines in response to the novel coronavirus.
Making “Public” Economic Data Accessible
October 9, 2020Amidst COVID-19 public safety measures, UNC researchers created a digital data dashboard to help inform North Carolina policymakers’ decisions on the state’s economic recovery.
BenDor named distinguished chair of sustainable community design
October 7, 2020The distinguished chair position can help foster research partnerships and engagement with all of those who are interested in the environment.
Sustainable Development and Natural Hazards
September 24, 2020Measuring how climate change affects different social and economic outcomes, Dr. Hino works on increasing community resilience to the impacts of climate change.
Conversation with Noah Kittner on Energy Systems
September 9, 2020My research focuses on planning for sustainable, resilient and equitable energy systems at multiple scales.
Is The American Dream Out Of Reach For Millennials?
September 4, 2020Owning your first home is a rite of passage, but millennials are not achieving that milestone at the same rate as previous generations.
Reinventing Traffic Impact Assessment
September 3, 2020Recent research has questioned the accuracy and unintended consequences of Traffic Impact Assessment as it’s conventionally employed.
RESPONSES TO THE PANDEMIC: URBAN CENTERS
August 10, 2020How can major urban employment centers within cities recover and also become more just and egalitarian places?
Retooling for the Covid‑19 Pandemic
July 21, 2020Factories are adapting to coronavirus by retooling production lines and repurposing knowledge and technology.
Quercia Retires as Director of UNC Center for Community Capital
July 1, 2020During his tenure as director, Quercia engaged in research projects in the areas of low-income homeownership, mortgage lending, subprime and predatory lending, and financial services issues.
An Infrastructure Package Could Help America’s Economy — and the Environment
July 1, 2020A massive infrastructure push wouldn’t merely put Americans back to work, but if implemented correctly could also clean up the environment.
Responses to the Pandemic: Economic Resiliency
June 26, 2020A resilient recovery cannot be about a return to status quo. We have an opportunity to build a more just and transformative economic future.
NOAA Announces New Digital Coast Fellowship
June 2, 2020On-the-job training for postgraduate students in coastal resource management and policy.
Response to the Pandemic: Supply Chain
May 20, 2020Supply chains around the world are under tremendous strain as the novel Coronavirus spreads.
Nguyen named director of the Academic Leadership Program
May 13, 2020Nguyen to lead program that works to support and build an academic leadership network within the University and beyond.
Berke to lead Center for Resilient Communities & Environment
May 11, 2020Berke’s vision for the center will be to collaborate with faculty and students from across campus and to engage communities.
Excellence in Graduate Student Services Award
April 30, 2020Student services managers work hard to support graduate students’ academic success and professional development.
Response to the Pandemic: Surveillance
April 27, 2020The implications of cellphone-based surveillance and data collection systems emerging in response to the current health crisis.
Response to the Pandemic: Manufacturing
April 2, 2020North Carolina is well-positioned to meet this challenge, and also respond to future pandemics and natural disasters.
Response to the Pandemic: Service Industry
April 1, 2020Strategies for reducing the impact of the coronavirus on the service industry.
Response to the Pandemic: Housing
March 30, 2020Safe and stable housing is essential during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Global Grads – Siri Nallaparaju
March 23, 2020Siri’s research focuses on ensuring better land use planning & management of coastal cities through nature-based climatic solutions.
ACSP Student Representative
March 16, 2020New ACSP Student Representative
Learning about UNC’s district energy system
February 17, 2020How does UNC heat, cool and power more than 175 buildings on campus?
Resilience Scorecard
February 17, 2020Assessing the degree to which the network of local plans target geographic areas most prone to hazards and evaluate the coordination of those local plans.
Creative Placemaking
February 12, 2020The theme of Carolina Planning Journal’s 41st volume back in 2016 was, Just Creativity. DCRP Associate Professor Andrew Whittemore reviewed the literature on placemaking from that issue and explores w … Continued
Loan Shopping Experiences
January 31, 2020The new research reveals the loan shopping experiences of manufactured homeowners.
Women of DCRP
January 27, 2020Providing support & connection for the women-identifying students and alumni of Carolina Planning
Reflections on new roles in disaster response
January 27, 2020Students engage with leaders at RISE conference
We’re Everywhere!
January 15, 2020“We’re Everywhere!”: The Social, Political and Economic Life of LGBTQ+ Communities.
Genesis at Work
January 6, 2020New Report Finds “Good Jobs” Strategies Improved Profitability and Growth for Manufacturing Firms
ITE Student Chapter at Carolina Planning
December 20, 2019Our student ITE Chapter welcomes anyone who works to improve livable communities.
Resiliency Urbanism
December 17, 2019Tales of Climate Adaptation from Four Indian Cities: India’s massive urban transition is happening at the same time as dramatic climate change.
Housing Opportunity Finder
December 9, 2019The Problem: Nationwide, many of the 2.2 million families with Section 8 vouchers struggle to find affordable housing, especially in high-opportunity neighborhoods with low crime, good schools, and ac … Continued
A summer at Fehr & Peers in Los Angeles
December 9, 2019My summer intern experience at Fehr & Peers Transportation Consultants in Los Angeles.
Struggles With Housing Explored Through Art And Musical Theater
November 25, 2019A multimedia exhibit co-created by Mai Nguyen and based on archival, historical and qualitative research in St. Louis.
Affordable housing may be a click away
October 28, 2019UNC scholars will develop an app to help low-income families find affordable homes in better neighborhoods.
Opposition to Housing in a Suburban County
October 28, 2019“Zoning outcomes do focus on reduction of harm to property owners, but more often serve as vehicles for the preservation and even elevation of homeowners’ wealth by charging developers with producing … Continued
Marvin Collins Outstanding Planning Award
October 14, 2019Congratulations Lucia Constantine (’20 Master’s Candidate) for being awarded the NC_APA Marvin Collins Outstanding Planning Award
State of the Department Social
September 9, 2019Thank you to everyone that attended our “State of the Department” social. It was a great opportunity to get together for a quick update on the department’s goals, meet new faculty faces, and learn abo … Continued
Economies that work for all
September 6, 2019Nichola Lowe is a professor in the Department of City & Regional Planning within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. Her research unpacks the processes and practices that contribute to more eq … Continued
Analysis: The Rise and Fall of Progressive Regionalism in the South
September 5, 2019The “Golden Era of Southern Governors” led to multi-state institutions that helped Southerners advance education, economic development, banking, and technology.
Supercharge your planning career with APA
August 29, 2019APA membership connects young planners to their communities and the professional world while in school. It provides career services, information about industry trends, and most importantly networking … Continued
How does Uber & Lyft impact accident & DUI rates?
August 29, 2019Eleftheria “Ria” Kontou is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of City and Regional Planning within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. She uses transportation models to uncover wh … Continued
A Center for Interaction and Research
August 5, 2019Learn more about Dr. Rohe’s 25 years as director of the UNC Center for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS).
Award-winning Viet Nam regional plan
July 22, 2019Dr. Mai Nguyen, an Associate Professor at Carolina Planning, was part of an international team that collaborated with the Viet Nam Institute for Urban and Rural Planning (VIUP) to develop a regional p … Continued
Transit in the Era of Shared Mobility
June 6, 2019There are several conflicting trends in the rapidly changing transportation market, which are impacting transit ridership is varying ways. Transportation Network Companies have the potential to reduce … Continued
Lowe Named CURS Interim Director
May 20, 2019On June 30, 2019, longtime Center for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS) Director Bill Rohe will step down from his CURS leadership role as he moves into phased retirement. Senior Associate Dean for So … Continued
Recognized as a Nancy Weiss Malkiel Scholar
May 14, 2019Carolina Planning Assistant Professor Danielle Spurlock has been named one of ten Nancy Weiss Malkiel Scholars at the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The Malkiel Scholars Award, funded … Continued
Alumnus Jay Chatterjee (’61 MRP) Returns
May 13, 2019Recently ’61 DCRP alumnus Jay Chatterjee returned to Carolina Planning to give a talk and meet with our students. During his stay, students were fortunate to hear his feedback on their ULI Hines Comp … Continued
Student ULI Hines Competition
May 9, 2019Every year Carolina Planning students participate in the ULI Hines Competition–the national design competition in which multidisciplinary teams of students propose visionary development programs for … Continued
Urban Development Networks
May 6, 2019How the evolution of urban networks has impacted city design as well as the natural environment.
DCRP Students Work on Interdisciplinary Research at the Nexus of Climate Change and Health
May 6, 2019A strength of the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill is the potential for students to take courses in other departments and engage with faculty a … Continued
That’s Not How Climate Works! Extreme Weather and Climate Misinformation
May 6, 2019This winter has certainly been a wild ride with the Midwest suffering from record setting cold and unprecedented flooding, Washington experiencing unparalleled amounts of snow, and an usually wet wint … Continued
The Future of Biking Across the United States (test)
May 6, 2019If you have ever felt compelled to confront the importance of planning in your daily life, try biking on the rumble strip of a highway. The discomfort of being distinctly out of place reveals underlyi … Continued
Capstone Poster Social
May 1, 2019In their final year in the program, students must submit a final project of professional quality on a topic in their area of specialization. This master’s project serves to demonstrate the student’s c … Continued
Economic Development alumni panel and social event
April 1, 2019Thank you to our alumni!
Carolina Transportation Students Awarded Eisenhower Fellowships
March 12, 2019Three UNC-Chapel Hill Department of City and Regional Planning students were awarded the 2018 Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship through the U.S. DOT’s Federal Highway Administration. T … Continued
Better Modeling the Demand for Water
March 11, 2019Each year, The Graduate School honors graduate students in programs throughout our University for their powerful discoveries that contribute to a better future for people and communities in North Caro … Continued
Agent-Based Modeling
March 4, 2019Conflict is a major facet of many environmental challenges of our time. However, growing conflict complexity makes it more difficult to identify win-win strategies for sustainable conflict resolution. … Continued
NC Triangle WTS International Scholarship Winners
February 25, 2019The NC WTS International Chapter will present awards to women pursuing careers in transportation-related fields at its annual foundation luncheon.
Affordable Housing and Its Residents Are Not Pollutants
February 24, 2019Read Mai Nguyen’s critique of Housing Policy Debate paper where they measure the effect of affordable housing on property values.
Restoring East Market Street
February 20, 2019APA’s inaugural CPAT project helps heal a fractured African-American community in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Replacing Truth with Social Hope
February 13, 2019Can the Pragmatist Philosophy of Richard Rorty Help Reinvigorate Planning?
Connecting Communities to Water in India
February 13, 2019Meenu Tewari discusses her current book project on urban development in India, specifically regarding connecting people to water.
Now Available Online – Volume 43 of the Carolina Planning Journal
February 4, 2019Volume 43 of the Carolina Planning Journal is now available for free on the Carolina Planning Journal webpage. The theme for this issue, “Planning for Uncertainty,” was inspired by the unexpected resu … Continued
Fast-Growing Companies Prefer Vibrant Parts of Cities—and Suburbs
February 4, 2019A new study finds that high-growth companies flock to neighborhoods that are more mixed-use and transit-accessible, whether in urban centers or suburbia. For all the talk about tech firms heading back … Continued
Scholars from Beijing Undertake Comparative Study of American Cities
February 4, 2019Scholars from Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design Undertake Comparative Study of American Cities Five UNC Program on Chinese Cities visiting scholars from the Beijing Municipal Ins … Continued
Student Research Seminar Series
February 3, 2019Doctoral Candidate Andrew Guinn and 2019 Master’s Candidate Matt Stern start off our student research seminar series: (Next event: Thursday, February 28; 3.30-5; NE 101) Andrew Guinn (PhD) Revising th … Continued
Development with Global Value Chains
January 21, 2019Can firms and economies utilize global value chains (GVC) for development? How can they move from low-income to middle-income and even high-income status?
Innovations in Ride-Hailing to Access Health Care
January 9, 2019How is ride-hailing technology changing health care transportation in the United States?
Transportation “best practices” travel the globe
December 14, 2018Welcome to the Carolina Planning Plan to Talk Podcast Series, where we profile fascinating people connected to the Department of City and Regional Planning at The University of North Carolina at Chape … Continued
Homeownership & student financial counseling
November 16, 2018We talk with mortgage finance expert Roberto Quercia, and ask him how he got into planning, what projects he’s currently working on and how he brings his research into the classroom.
In the Shadows of Ferguson
June 5, 2017“In the Shadows of Ferguson” personifies the socio-historical-political processes that institutionalized racism and inequality.