Other Published Research – Metropolitan Futures Initiative

Research Reports and Policy Briefs

Author By batesc
Publication date June 12, 2016
Categories: Other Published Research, Published Research, Research

Land Use and Vehicle Miles of Travel in the Climate Change Debate: Getting Smarter than Your Average Bear.
by Marlon G. Boarnet, Douglas Houston, Gavin Ferguson, and Steven Spears

Affordable Housing in Transportation Corridors – Built Environment, Accessibility, and Air Pollution Implications of Near-Roadway Residential Locations. Principal Investigator: Douglas Houston, UCI Policy, Planning and Design; Co- Principal Investigator: Jun Wu, UCI Epidemiology & Program in Public Health. Abstract is here.

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Peer-reviewed Research

Author By batesc
Publication date June 12, 2016
Categories: Other Published Research, Peer-Reviewed Research, Published Research, Research

Kane, Kevin, John R. Hipp, and Jae Hong Kim. (2016). “Los Angeles employment concentration in the 21st century.” Urban Studies.

Kim, Jae Hong, John R. Hipp, and Victoria Basolo. (2017). “Municipal Planning and Urban Land Use Change Dynamics in Southern California.” Journal of Planning Education and Research. [This project explores how the policies of cities, and the broader context surrounding them, impacts land use development.]

Hipp, John R. and Alyssa W. Chamberlain. (2015). “Foreclosures and crime: A City-level Analysis in Southern California of a Dynamic Process.” Social Science Research. 51(2): 219-232. [This project explores how the impact of foreclosures on crime rates differs across cities based on the socio-demographic characteristics of cities.]

Hipp, John R. and Amrita Singh. (2014). “Changing Neighborhood Determinants of Housing Price Trends in Southern California, 1960-2009.” City & Community. 13(3): 254-274. [This project studies whether the relationship between certain characteristics of neighborhoods and home values have changed over a 50 year period in Southern California. An important finding is that the negative relationship with racial/ethnic minorities has decreased substantially in recent decades.]

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Problem-Solving/Capacity Building Student Research

Author By batesc
Publication date June 12, 2016
Categories: Other Published Research, Published Research, Research

Professional Reports: A professional report is an analysis of a “real-world” planning problem or a detailed simulation of a planning project by students in UCI’s Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning Program. Students diagnose a planning problem, select appropriate analytical methods to assess the problem, and identify, evaluate, and recommend strategies to address the problem. Examples of past reports include:

“City and School Partnerships: Strengthening the Community of Moreno Valley with a Joint Use Agreement”
Client: Moreno Valley Unified School District

“Creating, Administering and Overseeing Owner-Occupied Affordable Housing in Orange County”
Client: Neighborhood Housing Services of Orange County

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