Portfolio
You can view my portfolio: updated till December 2022 here.
Grad School work
You can also find a short list of classes that I have taken at the University of Michigan below, including links to access some of the reports and projects.
FALL 2022
URP 500_ Planning Theory: Scott Campbell
History and theories of planning.
URP 506_ Planning Methods: Rob Goodspeed
Quantitative methods: Surveys / Datasets / Basic statistical analysis.
Qualitative methods: Interviews, Tacit / local knowledge .
Projection methods: projections, demand modeling, regression models and scenario planning.
Applied methods: Prepared a report on a city which included demographic analysis, housing profile, transportation, scenario planning and survey analysis.
URP 509_ Public Economics of Urban Planning: Jonathan Levine
Economic rationales for planning.
Public interest arguments against traditional economics.
Transportation and land use policy / Cost-benefit analysis.
URP 523_ Participatory Planning Methods: Ana Paula Pimentel Walker
History and approaches to public participation and community engagement.
Participatory planning techniques, methods, drawbacks.
Conflicts that arise around planning participation, policy and politics.
Grant writing workshop.
URP 610_ Climate Adaptation Planning: Richard Norton
Difference between climate mitigation, hazard management and climate change adaptation.
Climate Adaptation audit of Carson City Nevada:
- Assessing the city’s resilience to five climate-change related stresses. Heat / drought / flooding / wildfire / food Security.
- Reviewing Master plan, climate action plan, zoning ordinance, building codes, as well as state of Nevada frameworks.
- Preparing and presenting recommendations and changes to city policy to improve the city’s climate preparations.
WINTER 2023
URP 502_ Planning Law: Richard Norton
US Planning and zoning law.
URP 507_ Fundamentals of Planning Practice: Larissa Larsen
Project: Public Participation Plan for River Rouge, MI
- Auditing city’s current public engagement activities and communication strategy.
- Developing a PPP to help enhance citizen participation in future planning which can plug into the city’s grant application to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
URP 541_ Urban Land Use Planning: Jeff Kahan
Planning Administration and local land use regulations.
Applied planning issues, engineering and site planning fundamentals.
Processes and challenges in public sector municipal planning.
URP 542_ Environmental Planning Methods: Sarah Dobie
Justifications, laws and practice of environmental planning.
Environmental Planning Workshop: Assessing Energy Transmission Infrastructure for the State of Michigan from an Environmental Perspective.
URP 570_ Global Planning: Lesli Hoey
Planning in the global south.
Global institutions and their role in the development of cities around the world.
Disclaimer
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