In the area of scholarship, our faculty has an active publication record. Over the past five years, faculty in the Department have published over 7 books and 50 articles and book chapters. Faculty in the Department are currently on the editorial boards of premier planning journals, including the Journal of the American Planning Association, the Journal of Education and Planning Research, Environment and Planning B, and the Journal of Planning Literature.

Books-in-Brief

Sento at Sixth and Main: Preserving Landmarks of Japanese American Heritage
by Gail Dubrow with Donna Graves. Design by Karen Cheng.
PUBLISHED BY SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION DISTRIBUTED BY UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS, MAY 2002
Gail Dubrow, professor and director of the CAUP Preservation Planning and Design Program, lovingly gathers years of research on significant places in Japanese American history into this beautifully designed book. Rarely seen black and white historical photographs and sketches accompany Dubrow's eloquent text. From the appealing typeface to the luxurious feel of the pages, this is a book to have and to give.

Honoring Nikkei Heritage in the American West
by Gail Dubrow
PUBLISHED BY SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION, FORTHCOMING IN 2001
Gail Dubrow, Associate Professor of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design and Planning, has received a grant of $10,000 from the Graham Foundation in support of her forthcoming book.

Compact Cities and Sustainable Urban Development
Edited by Donald Miller and Gert de Roo
PUBLISHED BY ASHGATE PUBLISHING, AUTUMN 2000
Urban Design and Planning Professor Miller co-edited this collection of essays by authors from around the world, which critically assesses design policies and plans from an international perspective.

Resolving Urban Environmental and Spatial Conflicts
Edited by Donald Miller and Gert de Roo
PUBLISHED BY GEO PRESS, THE NETHERLANDS, RELEASE DATE FEBRUARY 2000
Urban Design & Planning Professor Donald Miller's newest book focuses on the conflict between the objectives of improving environmental quality in cities on the one hand and accommodating additional growth and physical change on the other. The fifteen research-based chapters draw on experiences in eight countries and serve as a resource and as a stimulus to others dealing with these issues in their own communities.

Design Media for Architects and Designers
by Ron Kasprisin
PUBLISHED BY JOHN WILEY & SONS, RELEASE DATE MAY 1999
Urban Design and Planning Associate Professor Ron Kasprisin's latest book is designed as a text and reference book for graphics, useful in the design stages as opposed to final presentation drawings. It highlights watercolor, pen and ink, colored marker and pastel.

Integrating City Planning and Environmental Improvement
Edited by Donald Miller and Gert de Roo
PUBLISHED BY ASHGATE, RELEASE DATE MARCH 1999
Planners and government officials address the integration of urban physical planning and environmental quality management. Included are innovative programs from eleven countries.

Human Capital Investment for Central City Revitalization
Edited by Fritz W. Wagner, Timothy E. Joder, and Anthony J. Mumphrey, Jr.
PUBLISHED BY ROUTLEDGE PRESS, APRIL 2003
Viewing poverty as a condition that is fed and renewed on a daily basis by social and economic structures, this book focuses on the ways in which poor residents can be helped to improve their own situations, their living conditions, and the central city itself. Co-edited by Urban Design and Planning Senior Lecturer Fritz Wagner, the book is the product of a research agenda of the National Center for the Revitalization of Central Cities at the University of New Orleans' College of Urban & Public Affairs. In addition to serving as senior lecturer, Wagner is co-director of the College's newly established Northwest Center for Livable Communities.