Research and Grants
The faculty in the Department has an active involvement in research. Faculty are currently involved in over 14 research grants and contracts that amount approximately $10 million. Much of this research is interdisciplinary, carried out with partners throughout the University. This research makes available research assistantships in the Department for a growing number of students.
Current research includes:
- Interactions of urbanization and eco-systems (NSF funds)
- Connections between urban design features, non-motorized travel and health outcomes (funds from CDC and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
- Urban and regional modeling (funded by NSF and local governments)
- Effectiveness of techniques to manage growth, such as TODs, and program and finance infrastructure, such as concurrency (funded by local governments)
- Innovative distance learning course development for graduate training focused on strategic planning for making infrastructure systems more resilient (funded by the WA National Guard)
- Preserving cultural diversity in national parks, such as the Chavez properties (funded by National Parks Service)
- Participatory planning with multi-ethnic and immigrant communities (UW internal funding)
- Hazards mitigation plans (funded by local governments)
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