Poverty, housing and transportation equity disparities in the US metro areas

Professor John Landis' research interests span a variety of urban development topics. His current and recent research focuses on metropolitan equity, gentrification and neighbourhood change, affordable housing, sprawl and growth management, and smart cities technologies.

Professor Landis was the Department Chair at PennPlanning from 2009 to 2017. Prior to arriving at Penn in 2007, Professor Landis was on the planning faculties of the University of California, Berkeley (1987 2007), Georgia Tech (1985 1986), and the University of Rhode Island (1983 1984). Prof. Landis serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American Planning Association, Progress in Planning, and the Journal of Planning Education and Research.

Professor Landis previously spoke at a BSP Public Lecture in 2015. You can watch the lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dIBB2Ii9Sg