An article by Dr. Andy Hong about safer streets for older adults was recently featured in The New York Times. This piece is part of the “Can America Age Gracefully?” series. As America grows older, the demand for age-friendly infrastructure will grow, too, necessitating planners to consider the built environment from new perspectives. The whole article can […]
Read MoreDr. Alessandro Rigolon and other researchers published a paper looking at development fees and park equity in Los Angeles. The full article can be accessed here. Abstract Parks are inequitably distributed in many U.S. cities, and policies and planning initiatives around the country have sought to rectify these inequities. In this study, we examined whether […]
Read MoreDr. Andy Hong and colleagues recently published new research, “Age-Friendly Community Interventions for Health and Social Outcomes: A Scoping Review”. This study conducts a scoping review of the interventions that target both health and social outcomes within the purview of the age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) framework. The results showed that many of the successful […]
Read MoreDr. Divya Chandrasekhar was interviewed for a podcast series of the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) called “Ready to Recover” on how vulnerable populations recover financially from disasters. The National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NHERP) funds the podcast series. She was on the panel with Carlos Martin of the Brookings Institute. You can listen to the […]
Read MoreA special issue of the Journal of the American Planning Association on Anti-Racist Futures was recently published. This issue was edited by Drs. Aujean Lee and Stacy Harwood of the University of Utah, alongside colleagues at other universities. The issue includes POCIG studies on racial climates in planning programs and the profession. Interested in learning […]
Read MoreAlong with other researchers, Dr. Reazul Ahsan recently published research titled, “Does Social Capital Contribute to Resilience? Exploring the Perspectives of Displaced Women Living in Urban Slums in Khulna City”. Abstract Social capital has long been recognized as a facilitator of socio-economic development in different communities. However, the role of social capital (interaction, trust, sharing) […]
Read MoreDr. Aujean Lee, a new faculty member in City and Metropolitan Planning, was recently featured in Humans at the U! As part of the article, Dr. Lee says: “City and Metropolitan Planning (CMP) was looking for somebody who does research related to diverse populations and community engagement. That is a key part of my research and […]
Read MoreDr. Divya Chandrasekhar and team just announced the launch of the new global center on climate and energy. The U.S.-Canada Center on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected Grid is jointly funded by NSF (in the US) and NSERC (in Canada). It is a collaboration between 12 universities across both countries, with Utah as the US lead. Within the […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Professor Keith Bartholomew and his co-authors for their award-winning article, “Transportation Academies as Catalysts for Civic Engagement in Transportation Decision-making,” as the Charley V. Wootan Award winner. TBR Charley V. Wootan Award is given each year for the best paper in transportation policy and organization. Abstract “Citizen planning academies, which became popular in […]
Read MoreFeatured in Planetizen, Dr. Alessandro Rigolon’s recent research on green gentrification looks at how the addition of green space can “lead to the displacement of low-income residents and, “perhaps counterintuitively, green gentrification can also exacerbate inequities in health, finances, quality of life and — ironically — access to green spaces.””
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