In this dissertation, I take an interdisciplinary approach to improve the budget allocation process for economic mobility policy by leveraging multi-objective optimizatio[...]

The Internet of Things (IoT) provides unlimited possibilities for smart city applications. However, energy efficiency and scalability continue to be key considerations fo[...]

Common pollutants present in cities, such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2), can cause a variety of adverse human health outcomes. Urban form (e.g., land cover and its spatial pa[...]

Community receptivity expresses the degree of openness within a place to someone or something new. Receptivity is shaped by multiple components, institutions, and structu[...]

With the recent increase in the number of available options for families to consider when selecting a school, diverse publicly funded public schools are now competing for[...]

The study of city relations and the concept of network analysis have been a major focus in urban and economic geography for decades. Yet, we are still facing many contemp[...]

A distinctive trend of globalization research is a conceptual expansion that mirrors the penetration of globalization in various aspects of life. The World Wide Web has b[...]

Gentrification research almost exclusively focuses on traditional postindustrial cities. Despite a growing number of scholars emphasizing the importance of understanding [...]

Better access to parks can increase our level of physical activity. Increasingly aware of this association and its impact on community health; urban leaders started incor[...]

The city of Charlotte saw a substantial increase in international diversity beginning in the late 1980s. Since that time, the city developed into what is termed a Global [...]