Routledge Handbook of University-Community Partnerships in Planning Education

This handbook explores two guiding questions - how can university-community partnerships in planning education work and how can they be transformative? This edited volume examines a variety of university-community partnerships in planning education, from a number of different perspectives, with a focus on transformative models.

Author: Megan E. Heim Lafrombois
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/11/2023
Pages: 508
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.47lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9781032389875

About the Author

Megan E. Heim LaFrombois, PhD, AICP, is an Associate Professor in the Master of Community Planning program in the Department of Political Science at Auburn University, US. Her research focuses on community development, urban inequalities, participatory forms of planning, public policy, and feminist and qualitative methodologies. With over eight years of professional experience in community development and planning, an important aspect of her work, both as a practitioner and academic, is community engagement in addressing urban inequalities.

Jay Mittal, PhD, MBA, is an Associate Professor in the Master of Community Planning program at Auburn University, US. With over 24 years of professional experience in private consulting, research, and academic settings, Jay teaches graduate courses in urban planning, real estate development, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). He has partnered with several local communities, public housing authorities, and economic development agencies in Alabama and Georgia, US, for collaborative community-engaged class projects. His research interests are university-community partnerships for local economic development, land value capture, land markets, real estate valuation, real estate market analysis, and plan-making in the United States and India.