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Meet Dr. Yan Wang
Assistant Professor Wang develops data-informed planning for smart resilient cities.
NSF Funds Covid-19 Misinformation Study
Dr. Yan Wang received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study misinformation and risk communication during the coronavirus pandemic.
Investigating Covid-19 Patterns in Cities
Dr. Emre Tepe is studying the spatial and temporal relationships between Covid-19 cases and urban characteristics.
URP Student Awards 2020
The faculty of the UF Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) are pleased to announce the recipients of the annual URP student awards for 2019-20.
Rural Planning in the Early 1900s
Dr. Kathryn Frank examined rural planning during the United States Progressive Era to see how planners simultaneously built communities and increased economic efficiency.
UF Has First Accredited Online Planning Degree
UF’s Master of Urban and Regional Planning became the first program in the US to be accredited with a fully online option.
Exemplary Online Awards 2019
Intermediate Planning Information Systems (URP6275) was one of three courses to be recognized campus-wide with an award for excellence in online delivery.
Measuring Citywide Transportation Efficiency
Doctoral students Wei Zhai and Xueyin Bai, and Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng, developed a bottom-up approach to measuring transportation efficiency with a case study of New York City taxis.
Character Towns Inspire at the Bartley Lecture
Planning consultant and author Bill Kercher, AICP, explained what gives small towns character at URP’s annual Earnest R. Bartley Memorial Lecture.
APA Florida Conference 2019
URP students and faculty were recognized at the annual conference of the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association.
Award of Excellence in Neighborhood Planning
The Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association recognized the project Neighborhoods As Community Assets.
Steiner Presents in Indonesia
Dr. Ruth Steiner spent two weeks in Indonesia to deliver a keynote address at an international conference and give invited talks at three universities as part of a USAID initiative.
Evaluating Tampa’s Downtowner Service
Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng received a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation to evaluate the first public ridesharing service in Florida.
Economic Impacts of Freight Transportation
Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng received a Florida Department of Transportation grant to study the lifecycle costs and benefits of freight transportation projects.
Food Water Energy Nexus NSF Grant
Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng received a research grant from the National Science Foundation and joined an international consortium to study the urban food-water-energy nexus from a regional planning perspective.
Impacts of the Built Environment on Ridesharing
Doctoral student Haitao Yu and Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng determined the impacts of land use and transportation infrastructure on ridesharing in Austin, TX.
Modeling Local Government, Residents, and Insurance in Coastal Adaptation
Doctoral candidate Yu Han and Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng predicted risk mitigation behaviors under different policy scenarios using agent-based modeling.
Grand Opening of the Nelson Studio and Seminar Room
The new Howard and Gayle Nelson studio and seminar room opened for URP student and faculty use.
Building a ‘Box City’ Neighborhood
Dr. Laura Dedenbach’s class in Preview of Urban and Regional Planning (URP 4000) led children in the Porters Community to design their ideal neighborhood.
Planning for Sea Level Rise in the Matanzas Basin
A three-year project led by Dr. Kathryn Frank, Planning for Sea Level Rise in the Matanzas Basin, concluded, showing significant local influence.