Nicholas J. Marantz, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy. His research and teaching focus on the impacts of law, politics, and planning on housing affordability and access to various kinds of resources and opportunities. Much of his research empirically analyzes the connection between land use regulation and socioeconomic disparities, connecting legal theory with spatial and quantitative analysis. He also analyzes the impact of changes in environmental laws and institutions of local governance on planning practice and metropolitan development patterns, as well as the ways that non-lawyers (particularly urban planners) understand and use legal materials.
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Jul 11, 2023 06:46 am UTC| Real Estate Economy
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