Research
Over its long history, IURD has sponsored research in numerous areas and across many disciplines. IURD emphasizes interdisciplinary and cooperative study with the aim of fostering joint learning among faculty, students and practitioners and helping researchers to recognize interdependencies in order to grasp the larger context of the problems that they are studying.
Featured Faculty Research
IURD Faculty Affiliate and Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Chair
Connecting Cairo to the Nile: Renewing Life and Heritage on the River
Cairo, one of the densest cities in the world, struggles with many urban planning challenges, including heavy traffic, air pollution, a large informal housing sector, and lack of recreational and open green space for its many residents. The city has remarkable opportunities to reconnect its people with the river through increased access to the waterfront, environmental improvements, pedestrian pathways, and attractive public spaces. Except for a few heavily-used areas of public access, the banks of the Nile are currently off limits for most citizens because of private and military uses. Reclaiming the banks of the Nile for the people of Cairo will provide much-needed green space and make the river once again the heart of this dynamic and richly-textured city.
Research Areas:
Community/Neighborhood Development
Building Support for Transit-Oriented Development: Do Community Engagement Toolkits Work?
Economics/Economic Development
Regional Resilience in the Face of Foreclosures: Evidence from Six Metropolitan Areas
Surveying San Francisco Merchants in Five San Francisco Commercial Districts
Richmond Regional Equity Demonstration Initiative (REDI)
Evaluation of Collaborative Regional Initiatives (CRIs) for the James Irvine Foundation
Engaging Young People and Schools in Urban Planning and Social Change
Social Enterprise for Learning (SEfL)
Public Education
Smart Schools, Smart Growth: Investing in Education Facilities and Stronger Communities
Engaging Young People and Schools in Urban Planning and Social Change
Social Enterprise for Learning (SEfL)
Sustainable Development
Connecting Cairo to the Nile: Renewing Life and Heritage on the River
Developing Criteria for Prioritizing Expenditures for a Sustainable Future and Policy Briefs on Why We Need To Act Now
A Living Mediterranean River: Restoration and Management of the Rio Real in Portugal to Achieve Good Ecological Condition
Transportation Applications for Developing Tourist Enclaves: Lessons From Koh Lanta, Thailand
A Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism Development: Koh Lanta Yai, Krabi Province
Transportation
Valuing Rail Transit: Comparing Capital and Operating Costs to consumer Benefits
Suburban Transformations: From Employment Centers to Mixed-Use Activity Centers
Histories of Transit-Oriented Development: Perspectives on the Development of the TOD Concept
The Effects of Transportation Corridors' Roadside Design Features on User Behavior and Safety, and Their Contributions to Health, Environmental Quality, and Community Economic Vitality: a Literature Review
Are TODs Over-Parked?
