About This Project
The legacy of the project will be a database of networked research that can be updated into the future. An infinite number of questions can be asked using these data - spanning time, discipline, collaborations, and role in shaping our understanding of city development.Ask the Scientists
Join The DiscussionWhat is the context of this research?
Very few people realize that there is an active cadre of researchers focused on understanding the history and dynamics of cities around the world. This project will map the scholarly products (books, book chapters, journal articles, etc.) of all 850+ academics currently teaching and researching in city planning programs in the U.S. The map is constructed by connecting co-cited materials to illustrate the network of relationships among works by planning scholars. The resulting depiction and data sets will be the constellation of research products that will also show the pattern of important topics, influencers, and institutions. Nothing has ever been done on this topic, at any scale.
What is the significance of this project?
This project is an innovative approach to better understand the knowledge being generated by academics and researchers focusing on understanding our cities. Mapping the network of research activities provides the opportunity to see and analyze a body of scholarship - to understand what we know, how we got there, and how urban research has branched out to other disciplines over time. The nature and extent of these connections are currently unknown. This project is the first to map the connections of urban research.
What are the goals of the project?
For many years I have been deeply interested in the process of scholarly communications. I’ve seen academics produce huge volumes of research, but then never step back to consider how it connects to our overall knowledge. The "science of science” is a thriving area of research that has implications for “big data” and research analytics.
Budget
I am laying the groundwork for the research, however, some of the data collection and assembly is labor intensive and beyond my current resources.
Meet the Team
Affiliates
M.C.R.P., City and Regional Planning, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
B.A., Environmental Studies, University of California-Santa Barbara
Team Bio
Tom Sanchez earned his PhD in City Planning from Georgia Tech in 1996 and has since taught at Iowa State University, Portland State University, the University of Utah, and is currently professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Tech. Sanchez conducts research in the areas of environmental justice, technology, and the social aspects of planning and policy. He also serves as editor of Housing Policy Debate and is a nonresident senior fellow of the Brookings Institution. In 2012 he co-authored, Planning as if People Matter: Governing for Social Equity (Island Press) with Marc Brenman. In 2007 they co-authored The Right to Transportation: Moving to Equity (American Planning Association).Dr. Thomas W. Sanchez
Tom Sanchez earned his PhD in City Planning from Georgia Tech in 1996 and has since taught at Iowa State University, Portland State University, the University of Utah, and is currently professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Tech. Sanchez conducts research in the areas of environmental justice, technology, and the social aspects of planning and policy. He also serves as editor of Housing Policy Debate and is a nonresident senior fellow of the Brookings Institution. In 2012 he co-authored, Planning as if People Matter: Governing for Social Equity (Island Press) with Marc Brenman. In 2007 they co-authored The Right to Transportation: Moving to Equity (American Planning Association).
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