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What Is Planning?
By analyzing the areas of expertise and interests of 851 undergraduate and graduate planning faculty members, Tom Sanchez investigates what planning is, what it is not, and what it could be. Read more…
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Google Glass for Planning
I’ve just been getting familiar with my new pair of Google Glass. I’m part of a team of four at Virginia Tech (along with Ralph Hall, Brian Mathews, and Peter Sforza a.k.a Glass Explorers) who plan to experiment with, and … Continue reading
TechniCity by the numbers…
TechniCity examined how cities are changing through the integration and infrastructure of technology. Students learned how to use technology to engage with the public to support decision-making and improve their cities. Students examined tools for analyzing the city and actively … Continue reading
Housing Policy Debate Annual Paper Competition
Housing Policy Debate (HPD) announces its 2013 paper competition. HPD provides a venue for original research relating to U.S. housing policy. Subjects include affordable housing policy, fair housing policy, land use regulations influencing housing affordability, metropolitan development trends, and linkages … Continue reading
10 days until TechniCity
The increasing availability of networks, sensors and mobile technologies allows for new approaches to address the challenges that our cities face. The way we understand cities is undergoing sweeping transformation, right along with the analytical tools we use to design … Continue reading
City Research Genome Project
This project will map the scholarly products (books, book chapters, journal articles, etc.) of all 850+ academics currently teaching and researching in city planning programs in the U.S. The map is constructed by connecting co-cited materials to illustrate the network … Continue reading
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CityWorks (X)po
Tom Sanchez talks about technology and cities at CityWorks (X)po in Roanoke, VA.
HPD Special Issue on the Community Development Block Grant Program Call for Abstracts
Given that 2014 is the 40th anniversary of the CDBG program, this is an opportune time to both take stock of the program’s evolution, accomplishments, shortcomings, and potential and propose program changes to better address the needs of low- and … Continue reading
Equity Caucus at Transportation for America
On October 25th, Tom Sanchez, professor of Urban Affairs and Planning, participated on a panel on federal policy for transportation equity. The event was held at the Pew Charitable Trust in Washington, DC and sponsored by PolicyLink and Transportation for … Continue reading
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Academic Visibility for Urban Planning and the Webometric Future
Draft paper for presentation at the 53rd Annual ACSP Conference, Cincinnati, OH. (Click here for paper). Abstract This paper argues that the traditional emphasis of scholarly communications, citation analysis, and faculty evaluation, limited to books, book chapters, and journal articles … Continue reading
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