Thomas Hawkins

Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Program Director, Master of Urban and Regional Planning online; Instructional Assistant Professor, URP
352-294-1483
ARCH 450
hawkins@dcp.ufl.edu

Juris Doctor, Emory University School of Law

Areas of Focus: Sustainability  Implementing state and local policies regarding sustainability requires either spending or regulation. I study land use regulations, regulatory powers, and regulatory processes. Bio: Thomas Hawkins is an instructional assistant professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and is program director of the university’s online Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree program. Thomas’s interests include planning and land development regulation under Florida law and the relationship between land development regulation and the built environment. Thomas teaches land use law, planning administration and ethics, development review, and urban planning project for the department. Thomas has also taught land use law for the Levin College of Law and for Florida State University. Prior to joining the department, Thomas was policy and planning director of 1000 Friends of Florida—the state’s leading advocate for planning and growth management in the public interest—where he addressed land use and transportation policy. Thomas has also served two terms as a Gainesville city commissioner. He has a law degree from the Emory University School of Law, has a Master of Science in Real Estate from the Hough Graduate School of Business at the University of Florida, is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and is a member of the Florida Bar.

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