Research Quick Take: Taking Stock of What We Know About Large-Scale Urban Development Projects: A Review of Existing Theoretical Frameworks and Case Studies

Large urban development projects (UDPs) such as stadiums, convention centers, waterfront, and downtown redevelopments are conspicuous in many cities today. These projects have become common enough to inspire an extensive literature of urban planning case studies in recent decades. Planning scholars have examined, for instance, the public-private partnerships that often make them possible, the tension…

Research Quick Take: Implementing a mandate to plan for sea level rise: top-down, bottom-up, and middle-out actions in the Tampa Bay region

Florida’s coastal communities, well known for dealing with major hazards, are taking measures to protect themselves from rising sea levels. Miami and Tampa are among the world’s top ten regions that are most vulnerable to coastal flooding associated with sea level rise. Holmes and Butler investigate how governments are building coastal resiliency into their land…

Research Quick Take

Here at the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP), our faculty have been quite busy! Here are some of the projects that our faculty have recently published. “Fit for the Job: Candidate Qualifications and Vote Choice in Low Information Elections” by Dr. Lonna Rae Atkeson In her recent article, Dr. Atkeson examines candidate…

Research Quick Take

Here at the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP), our faculty have been quite busy! Here are some of the projects that our faculty have recently published. “A New Era for Collaborative Forest Management” by Dr. William Butler In his recent book, Dr. Butler assesses the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) and…

Research Quick Take

Here at the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP), our faculty have been quite busy! Here are some of the projects that our faculty have recently published. “A Marvelous Machine: Creative Approaches to Securing Funding and Building Public Support for Streetcar Projects in Four U.S. Cities” by Dr. Jeff Brown In his recent…

Research Quick Take

Here at the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP), our faculty have been quite busy! Here are some of the projects that our faculty have recently published. In his recent article, Dr. Coutts examines the forestry policy challenges and opportunities for forest conservation in Malawi. To do so, he compiles a comprehensive inventory…