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ROBERT G. PATERSON
Office Address
School of Architecture
310 Inner Campus Drive B7500
Austin, TX 78712-1009
512.471.1922 || (512) 471-0734 || Fax 471-0716
EDUCATION
Ph.D. 1993 City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Environmental Planning,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.P.A. 1985 Growth Management, Florida Atlantic University
B.A. 1984 Criminal Justice, Florida Atlantic University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Community and Regional Planning, University of Texas at Austin,
1999—present
Co-Director, Urban Information Lab, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 2015—present
Interim Associate Dean for Research and Facilities and Chair of the Graduate Program in Community and
Regional Planning, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 2017—2018
Faculty Fellow, Center for Sustainable Development, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin,
2007—present
Co-Founder and Co-Director, MSCRP/M Public Affairs Joint Degree Program, Graduate Program in
Community and Regional Planning and LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2006—2010.
Chair, Doctoral Program, Graduate Program in Community and Regional Planning, University of Texas at
Austin, 2009—2012
Co-Founder and Co-Director, MSCRP/JD Joint Degree Program, Graduate Program in
Community and Regional Planning and Tarlton Law School, 1996—2010
Associate Dean of Research and Operations, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 2000—
2005, 2017 - 2018
Co-Founder and Co-Director, Center for Sustainable Development, School of Architecture, University of Texas
at Austin, 2002—2007
Chair, Graduate Program in Community and Regional Planning, University of Texas at Austin, 2000—2005
Assistant Professor, Graduate Program in Community and Regional Planning, University of Texas at Austin,
19931999
Lecturer, Graduate Program in Community and Regional Planning, University of Texas at Austin, 1991—1993
Research Associate, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988—
1992
Research Associate, FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, Florida Atlantic University,
1985—1988
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ACADEMIC HONORS/UNIVERSITY AWARDS
National
Faculty Fellow in Social Science Research Applied to Hazards and Disasters, National Science Foundation,
1996-97
Donald and Alice Stone Award, Award for Intergovernmental Relations Studies, American Society for Public
Administration, Graduate Student Award, 1988
Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society, 1985
Pi Alpha Alpha, National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration, 1985
University
Outstanding Community Service Award, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000 &
2003
Big XII Conference Faculty Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin, Visiting Faculty Fellow, Natural Hazards
Information and Research Applications Center, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1997, 2005, 2015
Hogg Urban Scholar Research Award, the School of Architecture, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000,
2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013
Outstanding Teaching Award, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin, 1996
Summer Research Award, Faculty Development Program, The University of Texas at Austin, 1996
Johnson Scholarship, Scholarship for academic excellence in graduate public administration studies, Florida
Atlantic University, 1985
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Principle Investigator, Scenario Planning Educational Exchange, Pusan University, 2019 ($35,000)
Principal Investigator, Scenario Planning Applications Network Annual Workshop, Place Matters, 2015 ($4,700)
Principle Investigator, Project Connect High Capacity Transit Evaluation Project, City of Austin, 2014 ($90,000)
Co-Principle Investigator, Local Government Regulation of Fracking in the Barnett Shale, Texas Energy Institute,
2012 ($24,000)
Principle Investigator, HUD Sustainable Communities Grant, Sustainable Places Analytic Toolbox, US
Department of Housing and Urban Development 2011-2013 ($2,300,000)
Principle Investigator, Woodville Texas Future Land Use Study, 2010 ($15,595)
Principal Investigator, Sustainability Metrics in Physical Planning: Curriculum Development Grant, Meadows
Foundation, 2009-2010 ($20,000)
Co-Principal, Hogg Grant Award. The University of Texas Hogg Endowment. Rachael Rawlins and
Robert Paterson, 2009. State Initiatives to Promote GHG Reductions through Urban and Regional
Planning: The View from the States, School of Architecture, ($6,500)
Principal Investigator, ECT Quality Growth Tool Kit On-Line Expert System, ECT and the UT Snell
Endowment, 2008 ($27,000)
Co-Principal, Texas Smart Growth Case Study Analysis, Lincoln Institute for Land Policy (2009) ($5000)
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Principal Investigator, Mayor’s Institute on City Design, AAF and National Endowment for the Arts,
2006 ($53,000)
Co-Principal Investigator, Luce Foundation, Sustainable Development and Design Portfolio Program,
2005-2007 ($405,000)
Principal Investigator, U.S. National Park Service Cooperative Agreement, Rivers Trails and
Conservation Assistance Program, Austin TX 2000-2005 ($90,000)
Co-Investigator, The Practice And Potential Of Transit-Oriented Development: A Study Of The Asian
Experience, Lincoln Institute for Land Policy and Snell Endowment, 2005 ($45,000)
Principal Investigator, Mayor’s Institute on City Design, AAF and National Endowment for the Arts,
2004 ($53,000)
Principal Investigator, The Sustainable Transport Initiative, UT Snell Endowment, 2004-2006 ($150,000)
Co-Principal Investigator, Measuring Access to Public Transportation, Texas Department of Transportation,
2004-05 ($190,000)
Co-Principal Investigator, Techniques for Mitigating Sprawl, Texas Department of Transportation, 0-4420, 2001-
2003 ($190,000)
Co-Principal Investigator, Regional and Local Sprawl and Open Space Protection Polices, U.S. Congressional
Research Service, Washington D.C.: 2001-2002 ($45,000)
Principal Investigator, Texas General Land Office, Cooperative Agreement, GIS Assistance 2003-05
($5,000)
Co-Principal Investigator, Mayor’s Institute on City Design, West Region Workshop, National Endowment for
the Arts and U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2001-2002 ($50,000).
Co-Principal Investigator, Sprawl and Open Space Protection Polices of the US, US Congressional Research
Service, Washington D.C.: 2001-2003 ($15,000)
Co-Principal Investigator, Coastal Zone Erosion Control Evaluation Project, Texas General Land Office,
Resource Management Division, 2000-2003 ($300,000)
Co-Principal Investigator, Beyond the Digital Divide, Ford Foundation, 2002-03. ($65,000)
Co-Investigator, Creating Disaster Resilient Communities Capstone Course Project, US Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Washington DC 2000-2002 ($65,000)
Principal Investigator, Mayor’s Institute on City Design, West Region Workshop, National Endowment for the
Arts and U.S. Conference of Mayors, 1999-2000 ($38,500).
Co-Principal Investigator, Coastal Zone Erosion Control Evaluation Project, General Land Office , Resource
Management Division, 1999-2000 ($20,700)
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Principal Investigator, “Texas Brownfield Conference Project,” US EPA Region 6 and Texas Natural Resources
Conservation Commission, 1999 ($15,000)
Co-Principal Investigator, “Study of Grid Requirements for New Developments, City of Austin, 1999. ($6,500)
Principal, Hogg Scholar Grant, Collaborative Planning and Design Laboratory Development, 1999 ($7,000)
Principal Investigator, “Colonias Solid Waste Generation and Collection Study, Texas Natural Resources
Conservation Commission and US EPA, 1998 ($60,000)
Principal Investigator, “Strategic Planning and Management Measurement Project,” Texas State Renewable
Energy Office, 1998-99 ($39,000)
Co-Principal Investigator, “Montopolis Community Visioning Process,” The City of Austin 1998--99 ($51,000)
Principal Investigator, “Collaborative Planning and Education Partnership,” The U.S. National Park Service,
1998-2000 ($46,000)
Principal Investigator, “The Sustainable Community Initiative: Participatory Planning and Citizen Education
Program,” The City of Austin, 1997-1999. ($40,000)
Principal Investigator, “Unincorporated Area Growth Problems Study, Capitol Area Planning Council, 1997-98
($1,700)
Co-Principal Investigator, Community Vision Project, Capitol Metro and the City of Austin, 1996-97 ($150,000)
Principal Investigator, “Participatory Planning Evaluation,” Mike Hogg Foundation, 1996-97 ($6,000).
Co-Principal Investigator, “Portland-Austin Teleconference,” U.S. Department of Energy, Urban Consortium and
the City of Austin, 1995-96 ($13,400)
Co-Principal Investigator, "Community Facilities and Services Project, The City of Georgetown and the Meadows
Foundation,” 1995-96 ($10,000)
Principal Investigator, "Downtown Austin Revitalization Project,” The Downtown Austin Alliance, 1995-present
($5,900)
Principal Investigator, “Critical Areas Project,” Mike Hogg Foundation, 1995-96 ($7,000).
Co-Principal Investigator, “Austin Wilderness Park Participatory Workshop,” Austin Park Foundation and the
World Wildlife Fund, 1994-95 ($5,000)
Co-Principal Investigator, “Development Impact Fees: An Empirical Evaluation,” Mike Hogg Foundation 1993-
94 ($5,000)
Investigator, “Evaluation of Alternative Approaches to Code Enforcement: Learning from Field Experience,”
National Science Foundation, 1993-95 ($270,346).
Deputy Project Director, “Evaluation of North Carolina’s Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Program,”
North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources and the State Sedimentation
Commission, 1990-91 ($95,000)
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Co-Principal Investigator, “Florida Floodplain Management: A Statewide Assessment,” Florida Service Through
Applied Research Program, Florida Institute of Government, 1987 ($20,000)
Research Associate, "Evaluation of Urban Stormwater Maintenance in North Carolina, North Carolina Water
Resources Research Institute, 1990-1991 ($35,000).
Research Associate, "Florida Farm Worker Study: A Survey of Florida Farm Worker Housing Conditions and
Projected Farm Worker Housing and Infrastructure Needs," Florida Legislature, 1987-88 ($50,000).
Research Associate, "A Study of Intergovernmental Coordination Options,” Northeast Florida Regional Planning
Council, 1987-1988 ($34,800)
Research Associate, "Study of the Florida Aquatic Plant Control Program: Inter-Agency Coordination and
Program Management," South Florida Water Management District, 1986-1987 ($9,540)
Research Associate, "Impact of Correctional Facilities on Land Values and Public Safety," U.S. Department of
Justice, National Institute of Corrections, 1986-1987 ($140,000)
Research Associate, "Study of Additional Mechanisms for Meeting Florida's Transportation Funding Needs
Associated with Growth Management Goals," Florida Department of Transportation and the House Select
Committee on Transportation, 1986-1987 ($66,000)
Research Associate, "Study of the Potential Expansion and Enhancement of the Revenue Base for Transportation
Improvements in Florida,” Florida Department of Transportation and the House Select Committee on
Transportation, 1985-1986 ($25,000)
Research Associate, "Greater Delray Beach 2000 Assembly,” City of Delray Beach American Assembly
Committee, 1988 ($37,000)
Research Associate, "Study of Alternative Planning Approaches in Alachua County," Alachua County and the
City of Gainesville, 1988 ($17,000)
Research Associate, "City of Fort Lauderdale Comprehensive Planning Retreat," City of Fort Lauderdale, 1987
($8,000)
Research Associate, "City of Hallandale Planning and Zoning Workshops," City of Hallandale, 1987 ($7,500)
Research Associate, The West Palm Beach City Wide Forum, City of West Palm Beach Assembly Committee,
1986 ($40,000)
Research Associate, "An Impact Fee System for the City of Miramar’s Fire and Police Service," City of Miramar,
1986 ($30,000)
Research Associate, "Local Planning: Implementing the 1985 Growth Management Initiative Regional
Workshops," Florida Department of Community Affairs, 1986 ($24,500)
Research Associate, "Martin County Fiscal Efficiency Study," Martin County Taxpayers Association, 1986
($9,000)
Research Associate, "An Impact Fee System for the City of Miramar’s Parks and Recreational Services", City of
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Miramar, 1986 ($30,000)
PUBLICATIONS
Articles
Integrating Ecosystem Services Analysis into Scenario Planning Practice: Accounting for Street Tree Benefits
with I-Tree Valuation in Central Texas, Thomas Hilde and Robert Paterson, Journal of Environmental
Management, Dec (2015) 524-534.
Sustainable Buildings and Communities: Climate Change and the Case for Federal Standards, Rachael Rawlins
and Robert G. Paterson, Cornell Journal of Law and Policy. 19:2(2010) 335-82.
“Local Government Efforts to Promote the ‘Three Es’ of Sustainable Development.” Devashree Saha and
Robert Paterson. Journal of Planning Education and Research 28:1 (2008): 21 -37
“Brownfield Redevelopment Through Sustainable Community Design and Planning: The Mayor’s
Institute on City Design Experiment, Jeffrey Chusid, Robert Paterson and Rachael Rawlins, International
Bi-national Conference on Brownfield/Greenfield Development, Dresden, Germany June 15-19th 2003.
Published in Conference Proceedings 2004.
Multiple Author Article. Raymond Burby lead author. “Unleashing the Power of Planning to Create Disaster
Resistant Communities,” Journal of the American Planning Association, 65:3 (1999) 247-258
"Negotiated Development: Best Practice Lessons from Two Model Projects," Robert G. Paterson, Journal of
Architectural and Planning Research, 16:2 (1998) 133-148
“Collaborative Conflict Management Comes of Age,” David R. Godschalk and Robert G. Paterson, Journal of
Architectural and Planning Research, 16:2 (1998) 91-95
“Improving Compliance with Regulations: Choices and Outcomes for Local Government," Raymond J. Burby,
Peter J. May, and Robert G. Paterson, Journal of the American Planning Association, 64:4 (Autumn 1998)
Contingent Valuation: Informing Debates in Environmental Planning, Journal of the American Planning
Association, 63 (1) 147-149 (Winter 1997). A Response to Emmi, Phillip, “Contingent Valuation: Dubious
Assumptions Predetermine Results, Journal of the American Planning Association, 61(2) 120-1 (Spring 1996)
"Building Capacity for BMP Implementation," Robert G. Paterson, in Watershed 96: Moving Ahead Together,
Conference Proceedings, Baltimore, MD: Water Environment Federation and U.S. EPA, 1996
"Cooperative Planning: Lessons for Bottom-up Regionalism?" Colloqui Cornell Journal of Urban and Regional
Planning, Robert G. Paterson, 10(1) 1995
"Enforcement of Water Quality Regulations: An Applied Behavioral Analysis," Robert G. Paterson, in Water for
Texas: Research Leads the Way , R. Jensen (ed), Conference Proceedings, Austin, TX: Texas Water
Development Board, 1995
"Using Contingent Valuation in Environmental Planning," Greg Lindsey, Robert G. Paterson, and Michael I.
Luger, Journal of the American Planning Association 61(2) 1995
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"Construction Practices: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," Robert G. Paterson, Watershed Protection Techniques,
1(3) 1995
"Enforcing Sediment Pollution Regulations: Lessons from North Carolina," Robert G. Paterson, Watershed
Protection Techniques, 1(3) 1995
"Wildland/Urban Interface Communities: Designing Defensible Places," Robert G. Paterson, Platform, Fall, 1994
"Improving Compliance with State Environmental Regulations," Raymond J. Burby and Robert G. Paterson,
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 12(4) 1993
"Costs and Benefits of Urban Erosion and Sediment Control: The North Carolina Experience," Robert G.
Paterson, Michael I. Luger, Raymond J. Burby, Edward J. Kaiser, H. Rooney Malcom, and Alicia C. Beard,
Environmental Management , 17(4) 1993
"Sewering the Coast: Bane or Blessing for Marine Water Quality,” Robert G. Paterson, Raymond J. Burby and
Arthur C. Nelson, Coastal Management: International Journal of Marine Environment, Resources, Law, and
Society, 19(2) 1991
"A Report Card on Urban Erosion and Sedimentation Control in North Carolina," Raymond J. Burby, Edward J.
Kaiser, Michael I. Luger, Robert G. Paterson, H. Rooney Malcom, and Alicia C. Beard, Carolina Planning 16(2)
1990
"The Durham County Cooperative Planning Initiative: A Case Study of Intergovernmental Management in Local
Government Planning," Robert G. Paterson, Carolina Planning, 16(1) 1990
"Strengthening Florida Floodplain Management: A Challenge to Local, Regional, and State Government," Robert
G. Paterson, Environmental and Urban Issues, 15(4) 1988
"Coordinating Local Comprehensive Planning: A Mandate and Necessity," Robert G. Paterson, Environmental
and Urban Issues, 15(2) 1988
Book Chapters, Monographs, and Creative Works
Paterson, Robert and Fredrick Steiner, 2019. Suitability Analysis: A Fundamental Environmental Analysis Tool,
in the Routledge Companion to Environmental Planning and Sustainability, Forthcoming Fall 2019.
Paterson, Robert, Michael Oden, Elizabeth Mueller, Ming Chun Lee, and Ming Zhang (and multiple
subcontractors). Sustainable Community Scenario Planning Suite, 2014. Upgrade of Envision Tomorrow
Scenario Planning Software with Improved Analytics and User Operability, access at EnvisionTomorrow.org
Paterson, Robert, Rachael Rawlins, Fredrick Steiner and Ming Zhang, Texas Case Study, Gregory Ingram et al.,
(eds) Smart Growth Policies: An Evaluation of Program Outcomes, Cambridge MA: Lincoln Institute for Land
Policy, 2009
Federal Environmental Legislation, in F. Steiner and K. Butler (eds), Planning and Urban Design Standards,
Student edition, Chicago: APA Press. 2007
Wildfire Hazard Mitigation as Safe Smart Growth, Chapter 8, in A. Troy and R. Kennedy (eds), Living on the
Edge: Economic, Institutional and Management Perspectives on Wildfire Hazard in the Urban Interface Elsevier
Publishers, Advances in the Economics of Environmental Resources Series, 2007
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Handy, Susan, Robert G. Paterson and Kent S. Butler, Planning for Street Connectivity: Getting from Here to
There, Planning Advisory Service Report No. 515. Chicago: American Planning Association, May 2003
Hazard Assessment: The Factual Basis for Planning and Mitigation, Robert E. Dyle, Steven P. French, Robert B.
Olshansky, and Robert G. Paterson, in Raymond Burby (ed), Cooperating with Nature: Confronting Natural
Hazards with Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Communities , Joseph Henry, National Academy Press, 1998
The Third Sector: Evolving Partnerships in Hazard Mitigation, Robert G. Paterson, in Raymond Burby (ed),
Cooperating with Nature: Confronting Natural Hazards with Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Communities ,
Joseph Henry, National Academy Press, 1998
Evaluation of Urban Stormwater Maintenance in North Carolina, D. Renick, R. Paterson, M. Hearty, E. Kaiser,
R. Burby. Raleigh: North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute, Monograph # 267, 1992
Coordinating Local Comprehensive Planning: A Mandate and Necessity, Robert G. Paterson, in Techniques in
Growth Management, FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, Monograph 88-1, Spring
1988
Professional Reports/Documentation:
1. Land Use, Environmental and Transportation Planning
Techniques for Mitigating Urban Sprawl, R. Paterson, S. Handy, C. Bhat, K. Kockelman, J. Song, J. Rajamani, J.
Jung, K. Banta, U. Desai, and J. Waleski., A Final Report to the Texas Department of Transportation, Center for
Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX, 2005, Project 4420-2
Preserving Texas Coastal Assets: Economic and Natural Resources Evaluation of Erosion Control Projects Under
CEPRA—Technical Report. K. Butler, M. Oden and R. Paterson, Texas General Land Office, Austin TX, 2003
(August)
Techniques for Mitigating Urban Sprawl: Goals, Characteristics, and Suitability Factors. Song, J., J.
Rajamani, J. Jung, S. Handy, R. Paterson, C. Bhat, and K. Kockelman., Texas Department of
Transportation, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX, August
2003, Project 4420-1
Old Shooting Range Environmental Site Assessment: Phase I, R. Paterson, A Report to the City of San Marcos
and the National Park Service, Austin TX 2002
Cost-Benefit Evaluation of Coastal Zone Erosion Control Projects: Data Requirements and Methodology, K.
Butler, M. Oden and R. Paterson, A Report to the Texas General Land Office, Austin TX, 2000
Cost-Benefit Evaluation of Coastal Zone Erosion Control Projects: Annotated Source Bibliography, K. Butler, M.
Oden and R. Paterson, A Report to the Texas General Land Office, Austin TX, 2000
How to Plan, Design, and Finance Citizens’ Collection Stations, R. Paterson, A Report to the Texas Natural
Resources Commission and US EPA Region 6, 1999
How to Conduct a Community Municipal Solid Waste Services Survey, R. Paterson, A Report to the Texas
Natural Resources Commission and US EPA Region 6, 1999
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Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement System, R. Paterson and M. Oden, Final Report, A Report to
the State Energy Conservation Office, Austin Texas. 1999
Street Connectivity: A Report to the City of Austin on Cities with Connectivity Requirements. Handy, S.,
R. Paterson, A. De Garmo, and C. Stanland Graduate Program in Community and Regional Planning,
University of Texas at Austin, August 1999
“Montopolis Community Land Use Study,” K. Butler and R. Paterson, Final Report. A Report to the City of
Austin PCSD, 1999
Sustainability Indicators Project, Quality of Life Survey Results. R. Paterson. A Report to the Sustainability
Indicators Project. Austin TX, 1999
Onion Creek Floodplain Relocation Study, The University of Texas, School of Architecture, R. Paterson, A
Report to the City of Austin, Austin TX, 1998
Community Vision Project, Video Documentary, K. Butler, S. Handy, and R. Paterson, Austin TX, 1997
Firesafe Planning Guide, The University of Texas School of Architecture, R. Paterson, Austin TX 1997
“Design and Planning Principles,” Community Vision Project, R. Paterson and S. Handy, The University of Texas
School of Architecture, Fall 1996
“Final Design Workshop Results,” Community Vision Project, K. Butler, S. Handy, and R. Paterson, The
University of Texas School of Architecture, Spring 1996
“Pilot Community Design Workshop,” Community Vision Project, K. Butler, S. Handy, and R. Paterson, The
University of Texas School of Architecture, Fall 1995
"Downtown Revitalization in Austin, R. Paterson. A Report to the Austin Downtown Management Organization
Inc., Austin, TX: University of Texas, Graduate Program in Community and Regional Planning, Summer 1995
Barton Creek Wilderness Park Project, Public Involvement Workshop, Austin, TX: University of Texas, A Report
to the World Wildlife Fund and the Austin Parks Foundation, Fall 1994
"Using Contingent Valuation Techniques: Lessons for Environmental Planning," G. Lindsey, R. Paterson, and M.
Luger, University of Texas, Austin TX, Working Paper Series #43, Fall 1994
"Enforcing Nonpoint Pollution Regulations: What Works?," R Paterson, University of Texas, Austin TX,
Working Paper Series #44, Fall 1994
"The BMP Implementation Gap: The Need for Greater Behavioral Research in Nonpoint Pollution Control," R.
Paterson, University of Texas, Austin TX, Working Paper Series, #42, Fall 1994
"Evaluation of the North Carolina Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program," H.R. Malcom, A.C. Beard, R.J.
Burby, E.J. Kaiser, M.I. Luger, and R. Paterson. Raleigh: A Report for the North Carolina Department of
Environment, Health and Natural Resources and the State Sedimentation Commission, July 1990
"Florida Farm Worker Study--Part Two: A Survey of Florida Farm Worker Housing Conditions and Projected
Farm Worker Housing and Infrastructure Needs," K. Abrams, D. Flach, R. Paterson et al. Miami: FAU/FIU Joint
Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, A Report to the Florida Legislature, June 1988
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"A Review of Intergovernmental Coordination Issues and Mechanisms," R. Paterson and B. Brumback. Fort
Lauderdale: FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, A Report to the Northeast Florida
Regional Planning Council, April 1988
"Study of the Florida Aquatic Plant Control Program: Inter-Agency Coordination and Program Management,"
A.L. Fleming, C. Diamond, R. Paterson, and J. Hendry. Fort Lauderdale: FAU/FIU Joint Center for
Environmental and Urban Problems, A Report to the South Florida Water Management District, October 1987
"Florida Floodplain Management: Public Sector Responsibilities and Intergovernmental Coordination in Land
Use and Water Resource Decision Making," R. Paterson, A. Fleming and J. Hendry. Fort Lauderdale: FAU/FIU
Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, A Report to the South Florida Water Management District,
April 1987
"Impact of Correctional Facilities on Land Values and Public Safety," K.S. Abrams, W. Lyons, R. Paterson, J.
O'Callaghan, and K. Marlow. Miami: FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, A Report to
the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, April 1987
"Study of Additional Mechanisms for Meeting Florida's Transportation Funding Needs Associated with Growth
Management Goals," C. Coleman, R. Paterson, and S. L. Trevarthen. Fort Lauderdale: FAU/FIU Joint Center for
Environmental and Urban Problems, A Report to the Florida Department of Transportation and the House Select
Committee on Transportation, January 1987
"Study of the Potential Expansion and Enhancement of the Revenue Base for Transportation Improvements in
Florida," C. Coleman, R. Paterson. Fort Lauderdale: FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban
Problems, A Report to the Florida Department of Transportation and the House Select Committee on
Transportation, March 1986
2. Local Comprehensive, Sector and Neighborhood Planning
"Bluegrass Tomorrow: Critical Issues Report," C. Siemon, W. Larsen, R. Baldwin and R. Paterson. Chicago:
Siemon, Larsen & Purdy. A Report to Bluegrass Tomorrow, Kentucky Bluegrass Regional Planning Project,
August 1991
"Bluegrass Tomorrow: Public Opinion Survey," R. Paterson. Chicago: Siemon, Larsen & Purdy. A Report to
Bluegrass Tomorrow, Kentucky Bluegrass Regional Planning Project, July 1991
"Greater Delray Beach 2000 Assembly,” R. Paterson, P. Metzger, and J. Trevarthen. Fort Lauderdale: FAU/FIU
Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, October 1987. A Background Paper for the City of Delray
Beach American Assembly, May 1988
"A Proposed Alternative Planning Approach in Alachua County," A.L. Fleming, J. DeGrove, C. Siemon, and R.
Paterson. Fort Lauderdale: FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, A Report to Alachua
County and the City of Gainesville, April 1988
"A Select Review and Analysis of Alternative Organizations for Planning Nationally and in Florida," A.L.
Fleming, J. DeGrove, C. Siemon, and R. Paterson. Fort Lauderdale: FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and
Urban Problems, A Report to Alachua County and the City of Gainesville, February 1988
"City of Fort Lauderdale Comprehensive Planning Report," M. York, R. Paterson, and S. Trevarthen. Fort
Lauderdale: FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, A Report to the City of Fort
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Lauderdale, December 1987
"Planning Manual: A Background Report for the City of Hallandale Planning and Zoning Workshops," R.
Paterson. Fort Lauderdale: FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, A Report to the City of
Hallandale, October 1987
"Background Paper: City of Fort Lauderdale Comprehensive Planning Retreat," M. York, R. Paterson, and S.
Trevarthen. Fort Lauderdale: FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, A Report to the City
of Fort Lauderdale, July 1987
"Background Paper: The West Palm Beach City—Wide Forum," W.J. DeHaven-Smith, R. Paterson, P. Metzger,
and J. Hendry, A Background Report for an American Assembly on the Future of West Palm Beach, November
1986
"An Impact Fee System for the City of Miramar's Fire and Police Service," C. Coleman and R. Paterson. Fort
Lauderdale: FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, A Report to the City of Miramar,
November 1986
"Local Planning: Implementing the 1985 Growth Management Initiative," R. Paterson. Boca Raton: FAU/FIU
Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, A Background Paper for the Florida Department of
Community Affairs Regional Workshops, October 1986
"Martin County Fiscal Efficiency Study," C. Coleman and R. Paterson. Fort Lauderdale: FAU/FIU Joint Center
for Environmental and Urban Problems, A Report to the Martin County Taxpayers Association, January 1986
"An Impact Fee System for the City of Miramar's Parks and Recreational Services", C. Coleman and R. Paterson.
Fort Lauderdale: FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, A Report to the City of Miramar,
January 1986
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
Conference Papers, Presentations and Panels
1. International Forums
Keynote Address, Better Integrating Disaster Resilience with Sustainable Urbanism: A Climate Change
Imperative, International Conference on Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Sustainable Urbanism, Pusan
University, Busan, South Korea. November 23-24 2017.
Paper and Panel, Disaster Risk Reduction through Sustainability Scenario Modeling: Making the Connections
That Matter, K-Safety Expo, Korean Ministry of Public Safety and Security, Goyang City, South Korea,
November 28, 2015.
Presentation, Smart Growth Lessons for South Korea? Pusan National University Planning Lecture, City of
Busan, South Korea, November 26, 2015.
Paper and Panel, Developing the Next Generation of Scenario Planning Software, Paterson et al.,
International AESOP/ACSP Conference, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, July 16th 2013.
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Paper and Panel, Integrating Ecosystem Services Analysis into Scenario Planning Practice: Accounting
for Street Tree Benefits with i-Tree Valuation in Central Texas, Hilde, Tom and Robert Paterson,
International AESOP/ACSP Conference, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, July 16th 2013.
Paper and Panel, Environmental Assessment for Renewable Energy Projects in the US: An Environmental
Planning Perspective, The 3rd International Forum for Environmental Assessment
Workshop Theme: “Environmental Assessment for Renewable Energy Projects” Seoul, Korea, October
18~19th, 2012
Paper, Implementing a Regional Sustainability Plan with Scenario Based Planning, 26th Annual Congress of the
Association of European Schools of Planning, Ankara, Turkey, July 11th-15th 2012.
Paper and Panel, From Sustainability Indicators to New Regionalism: The Central Texas Experience, The Center
for Sustainable Development The University of Texas at Austin, International Social Science Conference,
Honolulu HI, June 1-4th. 2011.
Presentation, New Urbanism and Air Toxics: A Cause for Pause? 12th International Conference on Indoor Air
Quality and Climate, Austin, Texas, June 1-5th 2011.
Presentation, The Policy Context for Energy Management and the Built Environment in the United States,
Sustainable Energy Management and the Built Environment: Sharing Anglo-American Best Practice,
University College London, London, England, February 24th 2011.
Presentation, New Urbanism and Air Toxics: A Cause for Pause? Urban Environmental Pollution, Boston MA,
June 21st 2010.
Presentation, Robert Paterson and Devashree Saha, Explaining Local Sustainability Effort in the US, 23rd Annual
Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning, Liverpool England, July 15th-18th 2009.
Presentation, State initiatives to Promote GHG Reductions Through Urban and Regional Planning: The View
from the States, 23rd Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning, Liverpool England,
July 15th-18th 2009.
Paper and Panel, Political Culture and Local Sustainability Effort in the US, 4th International AESOP/ACSP
Conference, Chicago IL July 8th 2008.
Paper and Panel, Urban Political Culture and Local Sustainability: An Exploratory Analysis, International Social
Science Conference, Oahu HI, May 30th 2008.
Paper, Institutionalizing mitigated FONSIs: another step away from the precautionary principle, R
Rawlins and R Paterson, 26th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact
Assessment, 23 - 26 May 2006, Stavanger, Norway.
Paper, The role of local cooperators in EIS practice: the US experience, R Rawlins and R Paterson, 26th
Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment, 23 - 26 May 2006,
Stavanger, Norway.
Panel, Planning in the US: Smart Growth Lessons for Ji’An City? HUST-UT Austin Joint Lecture Workshop,
Ji’An City, China August 15th 2005.
Panel, Smart Growth and Sustainable Community Development, The Center for Land Management and
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Technology, National University, Taipei, Taiwan January 14th 2004
Paper, “Brownfield Redevelopment Through Sustainable Community Design and Planning: The Mayor’s
Institute on City Design Experiment,: Jeffrey Chusid, Robert Paterson and Rachael Rawlins,
International Bi-national Conference on Brownfield/Greenfield Development, Dresden, Germany June
15-19th 2003.
Paper, "Implementing Negotiated Development Agreements: Lessons from Austin's NCCDs"
Association of the European Schools of Planning Congress XII, Volos, Greece, July 10th-14th 2002
Paper, Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement, at the CSM University of Twente Workshop on Public
Participation and Quality Decision Making, Twente, Netherlands, December 4-6th 1998
Paper, “The Civic-Regarding Entrepreneurial Challenge: Lessons from the Texas Surplus Properties Program,” at
the 12th Annual Association of European Schools of Planning Congress, Aveiro, Portugal July 22 -25th 1998
Panel, “Innovations in Community-Based Participation for Compact City Development: Austin Texas,” at the
Second International Symposium on Urban Planning and Environment, Groningen, Netherlands, March 7-16th
1997
Moderator, Citizen Participation Methods, Joint International Congress of the Association of Collegiate Schools
of Planning and the Association of European Schools, Toronto, Canada, July 27th 1996
Moderator and Panelist, Setting a Research Agenda for Dispute Resolution in Planning, Joint International
Congress of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning and the Association of European Schools,
Toronto, Canada, July 27th 1996
Paper, "Improving Compliance with State Development Regulations at the Association of Collegiate Schools of
Planning & Association of European Schools of Planning Joint International Congress. Oxford, England July
12th 1991
2. National Forums
Presentation. Hilde, Thomas and Robert Paterson, Green Infrastructure for Natural Resilience: Integrating
Ecosystem Services into Scenario Planning, Natural Capital Symposium, Stanford University, CA, March 21,
2018.
Presentation. 2017. Robert Paterson. Sustainability Planning as Conspiracy: A Tale of Two Texas Cities, 57th
Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Denver Colorado, October 12-15th
2017.
Presentation, Kwangyul Choi and Robert Paterson, Examining Interaction Effects Among Built Environment
Factors on Reduction in Automobile Use, 56th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of
Planning, Portland, Oregon, November 3-6th 2016.
Facilitator, Scenario Planning Tools “Pilot” Training Workshop, SPAN and Lincoln Institute for Land Policy Co-
Sponsors, 56th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Portland, Oregon,
November 3-6th 2016.
Co-Host, Co-Facilitator and Panelist, Open Source Planning Tools Group Symposium, Center for Sustainable
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Development, Thompson Conference Center, the University of Texas, Austin, TX, November 18-20, 2016.
Presentation, Lessons from the MXD Traffic Impact Analysis of TOD Projects Using Envision Tomorrow
Software, 55th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Houston, TX 2015,
October 24th, 2015.
Presentation, Mitigation Planning for Natechs in the Top 30 most populous US cities: An Exploratory Analysis,
55th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Houston, TX 2015, October 23rd,
2015.
Roundtable, Scenario Planning in Planning Education, 54th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate
Schools of Planning, Philadelphia, PA 2014, November 1st 2014.
Presentation, Sustainable Places Project, National Association of City Transportation Planning Officials Annual
Conference, Designing Cities, Austin, TX, November 19th 2015.
Presentation, Sustainable Places Project, US HUD/NADO Regional Convening, Austin, TX Jan 23rd
2014.
Presentation, Scenario-Planning Innovations, National Conference of the American Planning
Association, Atlanta, GA April 29, 2014.
Presentation, Sustainable Places Project and Scenario Planning, US HUD Sustainable Communities
Summit, Washington DC, Dec 3-5 2013.
Presentation, Scenario Planning Tools, National Partners on Smart Growth Conference, Kansas City
Missouri, February 7-9, 2013.
Keynote Speaker, The Documented Need for a Holistic Triple Bottom Line Approach to Sustainable
Development, Sustainable Land Development, Austin TX May 1 2008.
Presentation and Panel, Open Space and Urban Nodes: A Club Sandwich or Bowl of Grapes?, Green
Infrastructure and the Central Texas Greenprint, CNU XVI: New Urbanism and the Booming Metropolis, Austin
Texas April 5th 2008
Moderator, Moderator/Discussant, Planning for Natural Hazards, 44th Annual Conference of the Association of
Collegiate Schools of Planning, Fort Worth TX, November 5th 2006
Paper, Teaching Hazard Mitigation Planning: Reflections On A Service Learning Approach 44th Annual
Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Fort Worth TX, November 5th 2006
Panelist, The Center for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Brownfield Redevelopment, Annual
Brownfield Partners Forum, US EPA Region 6, Austin TX, May 6th 2005
Paper, Regional Sustainability Indicators and Social Justice, at Making the Linkages Through the Use of
Environmental Indicators Workshop, US EPA, ORD Conference, Kansas City MO. May 17-20th 2004
Paper, Street Connectivity Politics: The Austin Experience, 2004 Annual APA National Conference,
Washington DC, April 24-28th 2004
Paper, “Regional Sustainability Indicators: The Central Texas Experience,” Exploring Positive Growth: The
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Summit on Sustainability at Ithaca College, Ithaca New York April 6-7th 2004
Panelist, “Performance Measurement and Faculty Productivity,” ACSP Planning Administrators Conference,
Amelia Island, FL October 23-26th 2003
Paper, Matching Smart Growth Policies To Community Needs: The Smart Growth Matrix For
Transportation Planning Agencies, 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board,
Washington DC. January 12-16, 2003
Panelist, State and Local Government Initiatives for Growth Management and Open Space Preservation
Open Space, US Congressional Research Service, Washington DC. April 11th 2003
Moderator and Panelist, Street Grid Requirements for New Developments in U.S. Cities, 91st
Annual National Conference of the American Planning Association, New York City, April 15th
2000.
Paper, “Negotiating Long-Term Development Agreements: Best Practice Supplements,” 39th Annual Conference
of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Pasadena, CA, November 5th 1999
Panelist, “Austin’s Sustainable Community Initiative,” 12th National Conference of the National Association of
Management and Technical Assistance Centers, University of Texas at San Antonio, October 9th 1998
Panelist and Moderator, “Creating A Vision for a Better Future,” Second National Smart Growth Conference,
U.S. EPA and Urban Land Institute, Austin, Texas, December 16th 1999
Panel, “Hazard Mitigation Through Environmental Planning,” 23 rd Annual Hazards Research and Applications
Workshop, Boulder Colorado, July 14-16th 1998
Panel, Austin’s Sustainable Community Initiative, U.S. Economic Development Administration, Sustainable
Economic Development Conference, New Orleans, LA, May 28th 1998
Paper, “An Evaluation of Florida’s Critical Area Program: Preliminary Results and Observations,” 38th Annual
Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Ft. Lauderdale, October
22nd 1997
Panel Moderator/Discussant, “Brownfields Panel,”38th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate
Schools of Planning, Ft. Lauderdale, October 22nd 1997
Panel Presentation, The Next Generation of Hazards Researchers, 22nd Annual Hazards Research and
Applications Workshop, Denver Colorado, July 14-16th 1997
Panel Presentation, The Edward’s Aquifer Mediation: An Exploration of the Social, Political and Intellectual
Capital Creation Processes, Environmental Conflict Resolution in the West, Tucson Arizona, April 4-5th 1997
Paper, “Building Capacity for BMP Compliance: An Applied Behavioral Analysis," at U.S. EPA sponsored
Watershed '96, Washington D.C June 8 - 12th 1996
Panel Presentation, Planning and Natural Hazards: A Research Agenda, 37th Annual Conference of the
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Detroit, October 22nd 1995
Discussant, Planning European-Style in the Post Union Environment, 37th Annual Conference of the
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Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Detroit, October 21st 1995
Paper, Negotiated Development: Model Lessons from Model Processes, 37th Annual Conference of the
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Detroit, Michigan, October 21st 1995
Panel Presentation, A Nominal Group Technique Workshop, 37th Annual Conference of the Association of
Collegiate Schools of Planning, Detroit, Michigan October 22nd 1995
Presentation, "Best Management Practices (BMP) Implementation," Physical Integrity Panel, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Multi-Regional Conference on Water Quality Standards, Criteria and Related Programs,
San Antonio, Texas, September 20th 1995
Presentation, "Conflict Management: Keeping Your Partners," National Town Meeting on Main Street, National
Trust for Historic Preservation, Little Rock, Arkansas, May 14th 1995
Paper, "The Impact of Impact Fees: A Comparative Analysis," with Terry Kahn,” 25th Annual Conference of the
Urban Affairs Association, Portland, Oregon, May 5th 1995
Panel Presentation, "Sustainable Communities and Compact City Policies: A Road That All Cities Can Follow?"
36th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Phoenix, November
5th 1994
Paper, "Development Impact Fees: An Empirical Evaluation," presented with Terry Kahn 36th Annual
Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Phoenix, November 5th 1994
Paper, "Cooperative Planning: An Exploratory Analysis," presented 36th Annual Conference of the Association
of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Phoenix, November 4th 1994
Paper, "Urban Sediment Pollution: Closing the BMP Implementation Gap," 35 th Annual Meeting of the
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 31 st 1993
Panel Moderator and Presentation, Urban Non-point Pollution Design, 35 th Annual Conference of the
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Philadelphia, October 30 th 1993
Panelist, Land Use and Growth Management in Pennsylvania, 35 th Annual Conference of the Association of
Collegiate Schools of Planning, Philadelphia, October 30 th 1993
Paper, "Improving Compliance with Environmental Regulations: An Agenda for Future Research," 34 th Annual
Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Columbus, Ohio, November 1 st 1992
Panel Moderator, "Land Use Planning Mechanisms for Preserving Endangered Species," 5 th Annual Conference
of the National Association of Environmental Law Societies, Austin, TX January 31 st 1992
Paper "Compliance with Land Use and Environmental Regulations: A Comparative Evaluation of Cooperative
versus Deterrent Approaches," presented with Raymond Burby 21st Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs
Association, Vancouver, British Columbia July 17 th 1991
Paper, "Sewering the Coast: Bane or Blessing to Coastal Water Quality," presented with Raymond Burby and
Chris Nelson, 20th Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, Charlotte, NC. May 21 st 1990
Paper, "Intergovernmental Coordination Techniques for Regional and Local Comprehensive Planning," New
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Directions in Planning and Land Development Regulations: The Challenge of Concurrency, Florida Growth
Management Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL. May 15 th 1988
3. State, Regional and Local Conferences/Forums
Presentation, Using Scenario Planning Tools to Streamline Transportation NEPA Review, Central Texas
Association of Environmental Professionals, Austin, TX, July 12 2017.
Panelist, The Age of Man: What Are the Social and Scientific Implications of the Anthropocene, Annual Polymathic Honors Society Chautauqua Panel, Dell Computer Sciences Building, University of Texas at Austin, March 15, 2017. Panel, Austin Monitor, City Summit, Planning in Austin's Future, University of Texas, Austin, TX, December
5th 2014.
Presentation, Scenario Planning for Disaster Resilience, Living on the Edge: Coastal Resilience Conference,
Galveston TX, October 10th, 2014.
Presentation, Sustainable Places Project - The Next Generation of Scenario Planning Analytics, Texas Chapter
Annual Conference, American Planning Association, Galveston, TX. October 3rd, 2013.
Presentation, Developing the Next Generation of Scenario Planning Tools in Central Texas, The University
of Texas Sustainability Summit, Austin TX, September 20th 2013.
Presentation, Central Texas Sustainable Places Project, Land Use Planning Law Conference, University of
Texas School of Law, ATT Executive Center, Austin Texas, March 21, 2012
Presentation, Central Texas Sustainable Places Project, Sustainability at UT Austin Summit, The University of
Texas at Austin, Austin Texas, September 23rd, 2011
Panel, Climate Change and Urban Planning Solutions: Challenges in the US, Environmental Impact
Assessment Workshop, McGill University, Montreal Canada, July 19th 2010
Panel, Sustainable Policy, Sustainable Business Summit, McCoombs School of Business, The University of
Texas at Austin, February 5th 2010
Panel, Multimodal ROW Design, San Antonio Community Development Summit, City of San Antonio and the
Urban Land Institute, San Antonio, Texas, September 17th 2009
Presentation, Local Sustainability: Keys to Success?, Center Forum, Center for American Architecture, The
University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX November 7th 2008
Presentation, Urban Planning in the 21st Century: Trends and Challenges, ASCE Leadership Workshop, Lakeway
Texas October 20th 2007
Panelist, “Sustainable Brownfields Redevelopment Seminar: The Rhizome Collective Project,” Harvard Loebs
Fellows Annual Meeting Program, October 7th 2005. Goldsmith Hall, The University of Texas, Austin Texas
Panelist, "Learning from Disaster: A Hard Look at Katrina and Rita, LBJ School of Public Affairs Public Forum,
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October 18th and 19th 2005. Bass Hall, The University of Texas, Austin Texas
Panelist and Moderator, Street Connectivity: Getting from Here to There, at the October 3rd 2003 Texas Chapter
of the American Planning Association Annual Conference, San Antonio Texas
Speaker, Dean's Advisory Council, Sustainable Development in the School of Architecture and Outreach Efforts,
Fall and Spring Meetings, 2000-2003
Speaker, Context Sensitive Design, Williams Drive Workshop, City Georgetown, March 2003
Speaker and Facilitator, Quality Growth Workshop, City of Round Rock, Texas, March 12th 2001
Speaker, I-35 Corridor Council, Regional Workshop, Open Space Planning, Lessons from Around the US,
October 21st 2000
Speaker, The Mayor's Institute on City Design, Promise and Practice of Urban Planning, University of Texas
at Austin April 22, 2001
Moderator and Panelist, Regional Growth Management Strategies, Annual Texas American Planning
Association Conference, Austin Texas, October 5th 1998
Keynote Speaker, Growth Management in Rural Regions: Lessons from Around the Country,” Hill Country
Roundtable Meeting, Blanco County, Texas September 22nd 1998
Panelist, “Solid Waste Solutions for Rural Texas,” 10th Annual Texas Environmental Super-Conference,
Sponsored by the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, April 15th 1999
Co-convener of Performance Measurement Workshop, Thompson Conference Center, Co-Sponsored by the
International City and County Managers Association. March 25th 1999
Convener and Plenary Session Panel Moderator, Bringing Life to Troubled Sites: Texas Brownfields
Conference, March 13th 1999
Conference Co-Convener and Moderator, Local Government Sustainability Indicators, Thompson Conference
Center, The University of Texas at Austin, April 25th 1998
Conference Co-Convener and Plenary Session Moderator, Local Government Sustainability Innovators,
Thompson Conference Center, The University of Texas at Austin, February 28th 1998
Conference Convener and Plenary Session Moderator, Planning Tools for Sustainability, the School of
Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, February 7th 1998
Panelist, South Congress Improvement Project Focus Groups, Austin Texas, May 12th 1998
Panelist, ADR Use in Local Government, Texas Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution, University of
Texas at Austin, May 27th 1997
Panel Presentation, "Open Space Planning" (Short Course I) 1996 Annual Texas American Planning
Association Conference, San Antonio Texas, October 3rd 1996
Panel Presentation, "Introduction to Urban Planning," (Short Course I) 1996 Annual Texas American Planning
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Association Conference, San Antonio Texas, October 3rd 1996
Panelist, Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Redevelopment Process and Goals Task Force: Land Use and
Design Focus Group, Austin Texas, January 17th 1996
Presentation, Construction Practices: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Growth and Its Implications
Conference sponsored by the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, San Marcos, Texas,
September 29th 1995
Paper, "Planning for a Safe Community: The Role of Youth Curfews," 3rd Annual Conference on Nonviolence,
The University of Texas, Austin, March 3rd 1995
Paper, "Enforcing Water Quality Regulations: An Applied Behavioral Analysis," 24 th Annual Water for Texas
Conference, Austin, January 27th 1995
Presentation, "Eight Elements for Successful Planning or How to Avoid P.O.T.S. and Accomplish
P.A.C.C.,"Annual Texas American Planning Association Conference, October 6th 1994
Presentation, "Cooperative Planning," at the Planning for Growth in Small Towns and Rural Areas, Capital Area
Planning Council Seminar, Round Rock, Texas. September 29 th 1994
Panelist, "Regional Governance for Austin?" at the Urban Land Institute Strategic Choices Conference,
Austin, Texas, June 15th 1994
Presentation, "Urban/Wildland Fires: A Texas Perspective," Texas A & M University, College Station, Hazard
Recovery Center Lecture Series, June 13th 1994
Presentation, "The Portland Experience: Lessons for Austin" University of Texas Growth Forum Speakers
Series, with Kent Butler and Susan Handy at the University of Texas at Austin Growth Forum, April 29th 1994
Presentation, "Planning for Compliance: The Keys are Capacity and Commitment,” University of Texas Growth
Forum Speakers Series, University of Texas at Austin Growth Forum, January 29th 1993
Paper, "A Social Control Model of Regulatory Compliance," Texas A & M University, College Station, Hazard
Recovery Center Lecture Series, March 29th 1993
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Community Consensus-Building & Dispute Resolution Activities
Dispute Resolution Training Workshop for Texas Planning Directors and Sr. Planners, Annual Texas APA
Conference, Austin TX 2004
City Council, Land Use Planning Workshops, Facilitator and Discussant, City of Georgetown, Texas, 2001 -
2003
Dispute Resolution Training Seminar for Central Texas Chapter of the APA – McKinney Roughs 2003
City Council, Quality Growth Workshops and Discussion Sessions, Facilitator and Discussant, City of Round
Rock, Texas 2000-2001
Columbia, Mexico New Town Charrette, Facilitator, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, Oct
28th-27th 2000
Rainey Street Urban Design Workshop, Co-convener and Facilitator, School of Architecture, University of
Texas at Austin, 2001
Blanco County Citizen's Assembly, Rural Growth Strategies Workshop with Randall Arendt and James
Richards, Facilitator and Workshop Moderator, Blanco County, Texas 2000-2001
Instructor, Seminar in Dispute Resolution, Graduate Program in Community and Regional Planning, The
University of Texas, Austin, TX 1991 - Present
Faculty Member, Graduate ADR Portfolio Program, Tarlton Law School, The University of Texas, Austin,
TX 1998-present
Faculty Fellow, Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution. Tarlton Law School, The University of Texas,
Austin, TX 1998-present
Co-Director, Sustainable Community Indicator Project, Sustainable Austin Assemblies, Austin, TX, 1997 -
present
Dispute Resolution Training Seminar for Leadership Austin – Austin, TX 1997
Lead Negotiator for SRCC, Jefferson on Congress Development Agreement Implementation Process, Austin
TX, January - September 1999
Convener and Plenary Session Facilitator, South Central Community Visioning Workshops, Austin TX,
December 3rd, 1995 and January 13th 1996
Co-Convener and Plenary Session Facilitator, Nominal Group Technique, Barton Creek Wilderness Park
Citizen Workshop, Austin, TX, November 19th 1994
American Assembly Policy Analyst, West Palm Beach City-Wide Forum, Fort Lauderdale, FL, February 11 -
13th 1988
American Assembly Policy Analyst, American Assembly for the Greater Delray Beach Area, May 19 - 21st
1988
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Facilitator, Nominal Group Technique Sessions, "City of Fort Lauderdale Comprehensive Planning Retreat,"
Fort Lauderdale, FL July 29th 1987
Mediator, "Mapping and Monitoring Florida's Agricultural Lands,” Data Mediation American Assembly, Tampa
FL, September 10 and 11th 1987
American Assembly Policy Analyst, Palm Beach County Assembly for Criminal Justice, Miami, FL March 19 –
21st 1987
PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES
National Service Activities and Appointments
Member, ACSP-APA Planning Accreditation Board’s (PAB) Site Visitor Pool 2003-present,
Site Visit Team for University of Colorado at Denver, 2015 and University of Montreal
Canada, 2009
Chair (2004-05) and Member (2001-2005), IBHS-ACSP Student Project on Natural Hazards
and Land Use Planning Award Panel
Joint American Planning Association-Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Standing Committee on Free
Speech and the Internet, 1998-2000
United States, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Grant Program, Peer Review Panel,
Interdisciplinary Sustainable Development Research Program, Washington D.C (1997 — 2002)
United States, Environmental Protection Agency, STAR Environmental Fellowship Program, Peer Review Panel,
Washington D.C. 1997 - 2000
United States, Environmental Protection Agency, Exploratory Environmental Research Grant Program, Peer
Review Panel, Washington D.C. 1996
Second National Assessment of Natural Hazards Research, Land Use Policy and Hazard Mitigation Working
Group. Coordinated by the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, University of
Colorado at Boulder and sponsored by the National Science Foundation. 1996 - 1997
Periodic peer review of manuscripts for the following journals:
Journal of the American Planning Association
Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Environmental Management
Journal of Architectural and Planning Research.
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Journal of Urban Studies
Peer review of abstracts for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conferences
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State, Regional and Local Service Activities and Appointments
Co-Founder and Member, Executive Board, Central Texas Sustainability Indicator Project, Austin, 1996- 2002,
2004 - present
Member, Trust for Public Lands, Central Texas Advisory Board, 2003 - present
Expert Witness, SOS Litigation on the LCRA water pipeline into the Barton Springs Watershed, Austin Texas
2001
Member, Planning Commission Initiated Connectivity Committee, 1998 - 2001
Member, Hill Country Roundtable and Rural Growth Management Advisory Group, Texas Center for Policy
Studies, 1998 - present
Member, Citizen's Advisory Board, The Austin Corridor Planning Project, City of Austin, 1999-2001
Member, I-35 Corridor Council, Parks and Greenway Committee and Regional Planning Study Group, 1998 -
2002
Member, Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association, Education Board, 2000 - 2003
Member, Executive Board, Austin Metro Trails and Greenways, 1998-99
Chair, Texas APA Chapter Awards Committee and Board Member, 1995-1996, 1998, 2003
Texas APA Conference, Planning Commissioner’s Short Course Instructor, 1995 - 2002
Co-Founder and Member, South Central Coalition, Austin, 1995 - 2003
Co-President, South River City Citizens Neighborhood Association, Austin, 1995 – 96
Area Coordinator, South River City Citizens Neighborhood Association, Austin, 1996 – 2003
3. Professional Organization Membership
Member, American Planning Association
Member, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
Member, American Society of Public Administration
Member, The Urban Land Institute
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Service within the School of Architecture and Planning Program
Co-Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Urban Ecology Position, School or Architecture, 2015.
Chair, Web Team Group, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 2000 - 2001
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Chair, Alumni Relations Committee, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 2000 - 2003
Chair, Interim Committee on Curriculum Enhancement, Community and Regional Planning Program, University
of Texas at Austin, 2000-2001
Chair, Graduate Studies Committee, Community and Regional Planning Program, University of Texas at Austin,
2000 - 2005
Chair, Scholarship Committee, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 2000 - 2004
Chair, Information Technology Initiating Committee and Standing Committee on Information Technology,
School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin 2000 - 2004
Chair, Urbanism Working Group Committee, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 2000-2001
Chair, Landscape Architecture Search Committee, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 2002-03
Chair, CRP Faculty Search Committee, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 2000-2001
Director, Hogg Scholar and Travel Grant Program, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 2000 -
2005
Co-Director, M.S.C.R.P/J.D. Joint Degree Program, Program in Community and Regional Planning and Tarlton
Law School, 1996 - present
Director, Growth Forum Speaker Series, Community and Regional Planning Program, University of Texas at
Austin, 1993 - 1998
Chair, Graduate Studies Recruitment and Admissions Committee, School of Architecture, Program in Community
and Regional Planning, University of Texas at Austin, 1997 - 1998
Chair, Faculty/Staff Awards Committee, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 1995 - 1997
Chair, Interim Graduate Studies Committee on Professional Reports and Master Theses, 1993-1994
Assistant Graduate Adviser, School of Architecture, Program in Community and Regional Planning, University of
Texas at Austin, 1993 - present
Faculty Liaison, CRP Alumni Newsletter, School of Architecture, Program in Community and Regional Planning,
University of Texas at Austin, 1993 – 1999
Faculty Liaison, University Career Center, Program in Community and Regional Planning, University of Texas at
Austin, 1993 - present
Assistant Professor Representative, School of Architecture Budget Council, Program in Community and Regional
Planning, University of Texas, 1994-1996
Member, Library Committee, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 1997-1999
Member CRP Faculty Search Committee, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 1997-98
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Member, Community and Regional Planning Graduate Studies Committee, School of Architecture, University of
Texas at Austin, 1993 - present
Member, Faculty/Staff Awards Committee, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, 1992 - 1994
Member, Community and Regional Planning Curriculum Committee, School of Architecture, University of Texas
at Austin, 1993 - present
Member, Interim Planning Ph.D. Degree Committee, School of Architecture, Program in Community and
Regional Planning, University of Texas at Austin, 1993 - 1995
Member, Ph.D. Policy Committee (Recruitment, Admissions and Standards), Program in Community and
Regional Planning, University of Texas at Austin, 1995 - present
Member, Ph.D. Policy Committee (Recruitment, Admissions and Standards), Department of City and Regional
Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989 - 90
Service within the University
School of Architecture Representative, Faculty Council, The University of Texas at Austin, 2010 – 2012
Member, University Tech Dean's Committee, Vice-President's Office for Information Technology, The University
of Texas at Austin, 2000 - 2005
School of Architecture Representative, Faculty Council, University of Texas, 1996-1998
University Parking and Traffic Committee, Faculty Council Appointment, 1997-1998
University International Program Committee, Faculty Council Appointment, 1996-1997
Co-Founder and Co-Facilitator, University of Texas Roundtable on Sustainability, Austin TX, 1998 - 2000
Member, Urban Studies Center Policy Committee, Office of the President, University of Texas at Austin, 1993-
1995
Member, University Roundtable on Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of Texas at Austin, 1993 - present
Affiliated Faculty, Sustainable Development and Design Graduate Portfolio Program, School of Architecture,
The University of Texas at Austin, 2004 - present
Affiliated Faculty, ADR Graduate Portfolio Program, Tarlton Law School, The University of Texas at Austin,
1998 - present
Affiliated Faculty , Portfolio Program Faculty, Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies Graduate Portfolio
Program, LBJ School, The University of Texas at Austin, present. Research Subcommittee, 2003-
present
Affiliated Faculty, Urban Issues Program, University of Texas at Austin, 1997-2003