Faculty Research
Our faculty members provide students with the tools they need to thrive after graduation because of their own passion for planning, GIS, and design research.
Research informs teaching and brings the real-world impact of our faculty and students to classroom discussions and student assignments.
The School's faculty have expertise in economic development, land use planning, environmental and health planning, urban design, housing and community development, transportation planning, geographic information systems, and urban analytics. They've worked with non-profit, governmental, and for-profit agencies and organizations around Atlanta, other cities in the US, and internationally.
If you would like to get involved in a research project, please talk to one of the program directors, the research center or research lab directors, or to the chair.
Partnership Launches Atlanta Region Eviction Tracker
with Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta Regional Commission, and CSPAV
Several partnering organizations in Atlanta came together to create a database of eviction filings. Their goal is to provide information to constituents and decision makers about the state of eviction-related housing instability, particularly in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This project was led by Elora Lee Raymond, Assistant Professor in the School of City and Regional Planning; the Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization (CSPAV); the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; and the Atlanta Regional Commission.
County-Level Calculator Estimates Risk of Covid-19 Exposure
An interactive dashboard that estimates Covid-19 incidence at gatherings in the U.S. has added a new feature: the ability to calculate county-level risk of attending an event with someone actively infected with Coronavirus (Covid-19). Previously, the dashboard estimated exposure for different size events by state.
Since April, Assistant Professor Clio Andris and her Friendly Cities Lab have worked with Joshua Weitz, professor in the School of Biological Sciences, to create a Covid-19 model that accounted for spatial interaction.
Recent Faculty Publications
Our faculty publish books, book chapters, and refereed journal articles that are highly respected and well-read throughout the planning community and beyond.
- "Transport Sustainability in the United States: Leading from Below" Ross, Catherine; Stiftel, Bruce
- "Urban Heat Management in Louisville, Kentucky: A Framework for Climate Adaptation Planning" Stone, Brian
- "Migration and political polarization in the U.S.: An analysis of the county-level migration network" Andris, Clio
- "The built environment and Syrian refugee integration in Turkey: an analysis of mobile phone data" Andris, Clio
- "Urban Systems Design: Creating Sustainable Smart Cities in the Internet of Things Era" Yang, Perry Pei-Ju
- "Mapping the Distribution and Spread of Social Ties Over Time: A Case Study Using Facebook Friends" Andris, Clio
- "Threads across the urban fabric: Youth mentorship relationships as neighborhood bridges" Andris, Clio
- "The Routledge Handbook of International Planning Education" Leigh, Nancey Green; French, Stephen P.; Guhathakurta, Subrajit; Stiftel, Bruce
- “Including Youth in the Ladder of Citizen Participation” Botchwey, Nisha
- “Sustainable and Resilient Urban Water Systems: The Role of Decentralization and Planning” Leigh, Nancey Green
- “A Geodesign method for managing a closed-loop urban system through algae cultivation” Yang, Perry Pei-Ju
- “Millennial First-Time Homebuyers and Location Choice” Raymond, Elora