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2016 UAA Annual Conference

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6:00am PDT

Cornell University Press (Discounts and more!) Indigo Ballroom A/E Fordham University Press (Discounts and more!) Indigo Ballroom A/E Routledge (Discounts; Learn how to get published!) Indigo Ballroom A/E

6:15am PDT

Friday - Fun Run / Fun Walk (choose one and explore San Diego with a local guide)--OPEN TO ALL CONFERENCE ATTENDEES--Wear clothing and shoes that are appropriate for your chosen activity. Bring water and wear s... Meet in hotel lobby at 6am

6:59am PDT

FR1 - Continental Breakfast - BADGE OR TICKET REQUIRED Indigo Ballroom C/D Friday - Book Exhibit Indigo Ballroom E/FSpringer • Association Book Exhibit (Debmark Bks., Inc.) • New Connections • Routledge | Taylor & Francis Group • Elsevier Ltd. • Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management • Cornell University Press • Fordham University Press • University of Toronto Press • Patrick McGinty, SAGE Publishing • Fiona Counsell • Douglas Hildebrand • Bryce Lord • Michael McGandy • Patrick McGinty • Fredric Nachbaur • Juliana Pitanguy • Nicole Solano • Kay Tancock Friday - Conference Registration/Event Check-In Indigo Ballroom A

7:00am PDT

Friday - Breakfast Roundtable Discussions (Conveners arrive) Indigo Ballroom C/D

7:15am PDT

FR7.15.01 Research and Publishing on Urban Asia Indigo Ballroom C/DShenjing He • Cathy Liu • Xuefei Ren • James Spencer • Lin Ye, Sun Yat-sen University • Jun Wang • Georgia State University - Public Management & Policy • Lincoln Institute of Land Policy FR7.15.03 Rethinking the Meaning of Livable Communities: Academic Perspectives Indigo Ballroom C/DJane Brooks • Roger Caves • David Perry • Fritz Wagner FR7.15.05 Directing Urban Research Centers in a Time of Austerity Indigo Ballroom C/DWilliam M. Rohe FR7.15.06 Increasing Diversity Among University Faculty: What Can Be Done? Indigo Ballroom C/DTia Burroughs FR7.15.02 Fulbright Scholar Program Support for Urban Affairs Indigo Ballroom C/DSilvija Stoljevska FR7.15.04 Urban Studies Undergraduate Honor Society Indigo Ballroom C/DGreg Andranovich, California State University Los Angeles • Edith Barrett

8:04am PDT

Friday - Concurrent Sessions See session listing

8:05am PDT

FR8.05.01 Remembering David W. Bartelt, 1944-2015 Aqua 311BCarolyn Adams • Claudia Coulton • Barbara Ferman • William Dennis Keating • Leslie Martin • Michael Rich • Gregory Squires • David Elesh, Temple University • Sabina Deitrick, University of Pittsburgh FR8.05.05 HUD’s New “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” (AFFH) Rule: Revolution or Rehash? Indigo Ballroom BMichael Lens, University of California, Los Angeles • Dan Immergluck • Alex Schwartz,The New School • Dan Immergluck FR8.05.11 Who Speaks for Justice? Raising our Voices in the Noise of Hegemony Aqua 310BMaria Lovett • Ojohari Moses • Joan Wynne • Joan Wynne FR8.05.12 What Are Book Editors Looking For? Ask Them! Aqua Salon A/BDouglas Hildebrand • Michael McGandy • Fredric Nachbaur • Juliana Pitanguy • Nicole Solano • Michael McGandy FR8.05.20 Publishing in Urban Affairs Journals: Editors' Perspectives Aqua Salon EJered Carr • Laura Reese, Michigan State University • Igor Vojnovic • Laura Reese, Michigan State University FR8.05.02 Creative Spaces and Places in Asia's Urban Areas Indigo 202AYanjun Cai • Nirupama Jayaraman • IL Lee • Wen Wang • Georgia State University - Public Management & Policy • Lincoln Institute of Land Policy FR8.05.03 Social Equity Struggles and Outcomes in Central and South America and the Caribbean Indigo 202BJaycee L. Bigham • Sarah Miller Boelts • Natalia Villamizar-Duarte, University of Illinois at Chicago • Sukari Ivester • Valerie A. Purry • Natalia Villamizar-Duarte, University of Illinois at Chicago FR8.05.04 The Link Between Historic Preservation and Neighborhood Revitalization Indigo 204BKhaled Alawadi • Gabriela Campagnol • Paloma Guzman • Aaron Passell • Gabriela Campagnol FR8.05.06 Creating and Maintaining Socially Mixed Housing Developments Indigo 206Hélène Bélanger • James Dunn • Andrew T. Carswell, University of Georgia • Fredrica Kramer • Dustin Read, Virginia Tech • Dustin Read, Virginia Tech FR8.05.07 Explaining and Addressing Contemporary Residential Segregation Indigo 204AMelissa Currie • Joan Gibran • Junia Howell • Paul A. Jargowsky • Paul A. Jargowsky FR8.05.08 Homelessness and Social Justice Aqua 313Callum Ingram • Jessica L. Perez • Emily Rosenman • Arturo Vega • David P. Varady, University of Cincinnati FR8.05.10 Understanding the Effects of Immigration and Diversity in Cities Aqua 311AZubin Adrianvala • Christopher Bardales • Abraham Benavides • Claire Schuch • Abraham Benavides FR8.05.13 Strategies to Improve Environmental Sustainability Aqua 307Chad Frederick • Xilu Liu • Christina Rosan • Christina Rosan FR8.05.14 Fostering Employment Growth: Understanding Firms and Investment Dynamics Aqua Salon CMontserrat Pareja-Eastaway, University of Barcelona • Dillon Mahmoudi • Edward Smith • Mallory Smith • Shikun Sun • Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway, University of Barcelona FR8.05.16 Democratizing Urban Theory: A Series of Critical Interventions Aqua 305Annika M. Hinze • Rida Qadri • Elvin Wyly • Annika M. Hinze FR8.05.17 Sustainability and Livability: Challenges From Land Use and Development Policies Aqua 309Reza Amindarbari • Bruce Appleyard • M. Reza Shirazi, UC Berkeley • Catalina Freixas • Amal K. Ali, Salisbury University • Catalina Freixas FR8.05.21 Municipal Finance: Fiscal Stress and Municipal Strategies Aqua Salon DEvgenia Gorina • Richard Hula • Michael Peddle, Northern Illinois University • Michael Peddle, Northern Illinois University FR8.05.22 Developing Economic and Financial Measures to Prevent and Limit Pollution Aqua Salon FBrian Jones • Youngre Noh • Dan Zhu • Gordana Rabrenovic

9:30am PDT

Friday - Coffee Break Indigo West Foyer

9:49am PDT

Friday - Poster Sessions Indigo West Foyer

9:50am PDT

PS1.0 Hurricane Sandy and New York City Population & Housing Characteristics Indigo West FoyerNathan Frey PS10.0 Homeownership and Housing Outcomes: Does Tenure Really Make a Difference? Indigo West FoyerKristin Aarland, Oslo and Akershus University PS13.0 Housing Experiences of Cuban Refugees in the Miami Metropolitan Area Indigo West FoyerSeyeon Hwang PS14.0 Metropolitan Size and Housing Affordability Stress in U.S. Metropolitan Areas Indigo West FoyerChristopher Wheeler PS15.0 Exploring Urban Youths' Perceptions of Recreation Centers in Atlanta, Georgia Indigo West FoyerCameron Herman PS16.0 Measuring Social Impact: Using the Capability Approach to Explore How Social Enterprises Combat Social Problems Indigo West FoyerRasheda Weaver PS18.0 Why the Performance of Modern Streetcar in China does Not Meet Expectations? A Case Study of Modern Streetcar in Nanjing and Shanghai Indigo West FoyerDa Fei PS19.0 Informal Settlements in the Contested City: A Case Study of Aleppo During the Syrian Civil War Indigo West FoyerFelicity Cain PS20.0 Hmong American Farmers in Wisconsin: Economic Adaptation Through Agriculture Indigo West FoyerShuayee Ly PS21.0 From Plan to Practice: How to Measure the Impacts of Long-Range Transportation Plans? Indigo West FoyerMichael Oram PS22.0 Neighborhood change, one pint at a time: The impact of local characteristics on craft breweries Indigo West FoyerJulie Wartell PS23.0 The Spatial Dimension of the Relationship between Concentrated Poverty and Health: An Analysis of U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas, 2001-2010 Indigo West FoyerStraso Jovanovski, Rutgers University - Camden • David Okereke PS27.0 Exploring Synergies Between Climate Change and Social Vulnerability On Urban Health in Latin America Indigo West FoyerIvan Ramirez PS28.0 Power by the People: Why Law-Abiding Citizens Support Criminal Organizations? Indigo West FoyerLahoma Thomas PS29.0 Community Input for the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry Indigo West FoyerRachel Christensen • School of Global Policy & Strategy • Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies PS31.0 The Retail Wars: The Built Suburban Environment and the Evolution of Community in Maryvale, Arizona, 1970-1980 Indigo West FoyerAnthony Pratcher II PS32.0 Considerations for Modeling Natural Hazard Evacuation of Mobile Neighborhoods and Mobile Parks in the Texas Valley Region Indigo West FoyerAlexander Abuabara PS33.0 Route Restructuring of TARTA at Downtown Loop in Toledo, Ohio Indigo West FoyerTaslima Akter PS35.0 Neighborhood Change led by Transnational Force: Case of Koreatown, Los Angeles Indigo West FoyerYoungjun Kim, University of Illinois at Chicago PS5.0 The Portland Climate Action Collaborative: From City Vulnerability Assessment to Community Resilience-Building Indigo West FoyerAnandi van Diepen-Hedayat PS7.0 Access to Access: Healthcare for Immigrant and Refugee Populations in San Francisco Indigo West FoyerAmanda Smith PS9.0 Hidden Faces in Hidden Places: Engagoing Youth to Map, Photograph, and Facilitate Action around Suburban Food Insecurity Indigo West FoyerGlennon Sweeney

10:29am PDT

Friday - Concurrent Sessions See session listing

10:30am PDT

FR10.30.05 The Fair Housing / Community Development Debate Indigo 204BElizabeth Mueller, University of Texas at Austin • Karen Chapple • David Imbroscio • Edward Goetz, University of Minnesota • Edward Goetz, University of Minnesota FR10.30.11 Municipal-University Partnerships for Sustainable Communities- Lessons From the Sage Project at San Diego State University Aqua 305Bruce Appleyard • Jessica Barlow • Shawn Flanigan • Brad Raulston • Shawn Flanigan FR10.30.19 A Memorial to the Life and Scholarship of Don Phares Aqua 311ADonald F. Norris, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • Mark Rosentraub, University of Michigan • Daniel Monti • Todd Swanstrom • Donald F. Norris, University of Maryland, Baltimore County FR10.30.20 Getting Tenure/Promotion -Teaching/Service Strategies (COLLOQUY ORGANIZED BY UAA VICE CHAIR) Aqua 311BHenry Taylor, University at Buffalo • Robert Silverman, University at Buffalo • Barbara Ferman • Nicole Ruggiano • Joan Wesley, Jackson State University • Robert Silverman, University at Buffalo FR10.30.01 Rural Migrants in Transitional Urban China: Marginality, Agency and Social Justice (III) Indigo 202AShaowei Chen • Sea Eun Cho • Shenjing He • Bo Zhang • Shenjing He • Georgia State University - Public Management & Policy • Lincoln Institute of Land Policy FR10.30.02 Sense of Place and Authenticity of Spaces in Asia Indigo 202BYixia Cai • Maria Francesca Piazzoni, University of Southern California • Matt Wade • Maria Francesca Piazzoni, University of Southern California • Georgia State University - Public Management & Policy • Lincoln Institute of Land Policy FR10.30.03 Influences and Outcomes of Socially and Spatially Segregated Cities in South and Central America Indigo 204ALucia Capanema-Alvares • Graciela Fernández de Córdova • Rachel Coutinho-Silva, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro • Janina Leon • Lucia Alvarez • Lucia Capanema-Alvares FR10.30.04 Place-Making and Identity at the U.S.-Mexico Border Aqua Salon FVanessa Falcon • Edna Ledesma • Sanchita Mukherjee • Danielle Z Rivera • Edna Ledesma • School of Global Policy & Strategy • Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies FR10.30.06 The Role of Policy in Neighborhood Change Indigo 206Spencer T. Clayton • Vanessa Rosa • Ken Chilton, Tennessee State University • Ken Chilton, Tennessee State University FR10.30.07 Neighborhood Revitalization: Decision-Making and Displacement Indigo Ballroom BMeagan Ehlenz • Nathan S. Foote • Laureen Hom, University of California, Irvine • Claire Poitras • Meagan Ehlenz FR10.30.08 Communities and Police: What Really Matters in Creating Viable Relationships Aqua Salon EBarry Goetz • James Wright II • Matthew Thomas • Matthew Thomas FR10.30.09 Gender Identity and the City Aqua 314Alec Brownlow • Kevin Keenan, College of Charleston • Sylvie Paré • Sylvie Paré FR10.30.10 Poverty, Vulnerability and Urban Form Aqua 313Kate Bachtell • Christian King • Alexis Mann • Christian King FR10.30.12 Access to Food in Urban Residential Areas: Policy and Politics Aqua Salon CBenjamin Chrisinger • Ferzana Havewala • Nina Martin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • Steven Scott • Danny Tarng • Nina Martin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill FR10.30.14 Interrogating ‘The Everyday’ in Urbanism, Planning and Design Discourse and Practice Aqua Salon A/BMatthew Wilson, University of Illinois at Chicago • Timothy Imeokparia, University of Illinois at Chicago • Sara Ortiz Escalante • Elizabeth Sweet • Timothy Imeokparia, University of Illinois at Chicago FR10.30.15 Confronting the Theory-Practice Divide Aqua 310BRobert Blair • Kirk E. Harris, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee • Yahong Zhang • Kirk E. Harris, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee FR10.30.16 Response to Emergencies and Disasters! What Explains the Difference? Aqua 309Daniel Scheller, University of Texas at El Paso • Jesseca Short • Robert Collins, Dillard University • Robert Collins, Dillard University FR10.30.17 Analysing the Local Electoral Context of Our Times Aqua 307Caroline Patsias • Sage Ponder • Adam Uddin • Vladimir Kogan, The Ohio State University • Vladimir Kogan, The Ohio State University FR10.30.18 Actioning the Progressive City Aqua Salon DMaureen Donaghy, Rutgers University, Camden • Jacob Lesniewski • Greg Schrock • Louise Jezierski, Michigan State University • Ronald Vogel, Ryerson University • Ronald Vogel, Ryerson University

12:00pm PDT

Friday - Annual Awards Luncheon (plated lunch with awards presentation) - BADGE OR TICKET REQUIRED Indigo Ballroom C/D

1:44pm PDT

Friday - Concurrent Sessions See session listing

1:45pm PDT

FR1.45.05 Authors Meet Critics: Chaskin and Joseph's Integrating the Inner City Indigo 204BRaphael Bostic • Robert Chaskin, The University of Chicago • Lynne Manzo • Susan Saegert • Robert Chaskin, The University of Chicago FR1.45.12 The Intersection of Education and Social Justice: Mapping the Research and Advocacy Fields (ACTIVIST SCHOLARSHIP SESSION) Aqua Salon EBarbara Ferman • Ryan M. Good • Julia Sass Rubin, Rutgers • Julia Sass Rubin, Rutgers FR1.45.20 Getting Tenure/Promotion —Research/Publication Strategies (COLLOQUY ORGANIZED BY UAA VICE CHAIR) Aqua 311BMaria Martinez-Cosio • Todd Swanstrom • Anna Maria Santiago, Michigan State University • Katrin Anacker, George Mason University • Michael Owens, Emory University • Robert Silverman, University at Buffalo FR1.45.01 Urban Environment and Sustainable Development in Asia Indigo 202AShannon Bassett • Bo Qin, Renmin University of China • Huei-Min Tsai • Yi Zhou • Shannon Bassett • Georgia State University - Public Management & Policy • Lincoln Institute of Land Policy FR1.45.02 Better Coordinating Urban and Rural Development in China Indigo 202BChen Chen • Xiaojian Chen • Pengfei Li • Yumin Ye • Jing Wang • Georgia State University - Public Management & Policy • Lincoln Institute of Land Policy FR1.45.03 Regional Governance and Policy Innovation in China's Urban Development Indigo 204ALin Ye, Sun Yat-sen University • Tao Sun, Nankai University • Jiannan Wu • Shi Xian • Bo Yan • Lin Ye, Sun Yat-sen University FR1.45.04 Planning and Environmental Challenges on the Border Aqua Salon FKristen Goodrich • Arturo José de las Fuentes Hernández • Victoria Basolo, University of California, Irvine • Sung-Wook Kwon • Victoria Basolo, University of California, Irvine • School of Global Policy & Strategy • Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies FR1.45.06 Social and Cultural Consequences of Gentrification Indigo 206Matthew Marr • Sara Martucci • Naka Matsumoto • Aaron Niznik • Ingmar Pastak • Matthew Marr FR1.45.07 Economic and Social Impacts of the Built Environment Aqua Salon A/BDwayne Baker • Hye-Sung Han, University of Missouri-Kansas City • Kenya Covington • Kenya Covington FR1.45.08 Challenges to Social Sustainability in Urban Communities Aqua 313Anna Domaradzka • Hye Yeoun Ji • Dorota Woroniecka-Krzyzanowska • Elizabeth Mueller, University of Texas at Austin FR1.45.09 The Built Environment and Public Safety Aqua 309Stephen Sherman • Simone Tulumello • Christopher A. Watson • Peter Burns FR1.45.11 Race, Poverty and Continuing Urban Inequality Aqua 314Irina Chukhray • William Holt • Daniel Monti • Sigmund Shipp • Samantha Teixeira • William Holt FR1.45.13 Identifying Barriers to Good Health and Services Aqua 305Danielle Raudenbush, University of California San Diego • Megan Hatch • Christopher Prener • Sulhee (Sunny) Yoon FR1.45.14 Innovative Approaches to Strengthening Sustainability Aqua 307Sally Geislar, University of South Florida • Bemmy Maharramli • Nathaniel Wright • Nathaniel Wright FR1.45.15 Time to Learn: Reconsidering the Actual Outcomes of Urban Mega Projects Aqua Salon CGreg Andranovich, California State University Los Angeles • Heywood Sanders, University of Texas at San Antonio • David Swindell • David Swindell FR1.45.16 Scrutinizing Transport Problematics in Our Days Aqua 310BBhuiyan Alam • Steven Erie, University of California San Diego • Daniel Bliss, Illinois Institute of Technology • Steven Erie, University of California San Diego FR1.45.17 Gentrification: Reconciling Theory and Realities in Revitalization Practices Indigo Ballroom BPriscilla Ananian • Martine August • Eric Clark • Martine August FR1.45.18 Placemaking: The Dynamics of Arts-Led Development Aqua 311AShoshanah Goldberg-Miller • William Dennis Keating • Jie Zheng • Shoshanah Goldberg-Miller FR1.45.19 Innovations in Urban Governance Aqua Salon DItai Beeri • Robin Hambleton, University of the West of England, Bristol • Siba El-Samra • Michael Overton • Itai Beeri

3:15pm PDT

Friday - Coffee Break Indigo West Foyer

3:39pm PDT

Friday - Concurrent Sessions See session listing

3:40pm PDT

FR3.40.04 Showing of Film: Andrew Young's Making of Modern Atlanta Aqua 314Andrea Young FR3.40.05 Embedded [or In Bed With]? Navigating the Moral Hazards of Being an Activist Housing Researcher (ACTIVIST SCHOLARSHIP SESSION) Indigo 204AJanet Smith, University of Illinois at Chicago • Amy Khare • Lynne Manzo • Susan Saegert • Amy Khare FR3.40.10 'Tested'--(A film about educational equity) Aqua 313Curtis Chin • Vivian Cueto • Sarah Diem • Megan Gallagher • Wendy Sedlak • Megan Gallagher FR3.40.11 Film Showing--Changing Face of Harlem Indigo Ballroom BShawn Batey (Film Director) FR3.40.02 Urban Change and Spatial Transformation in Four Asian Cities Indigo 202BDaewoong Choi • Sergey Golunov • Ivan Peshkov • Jerry Zhao • Georgia State University - Public Management & Policy • Lincoln Institute of Land Policy FR3.40.03 Strategic and Collaborative Planning in Central/South America and the Caribbean Aqua Salon FAngeliz Encarnacion Burgos • Andrea Marpillero-Colomina • Marta Vilela • Cecilia Giusti FR3.40.06 Community Mobilization and Inequality Indigo 204BJohn Balzarini • John J Betancur, University of Illinois at Chicago • Christa Tooley • Leonor Vanik • John J Betancur, University of Illinois at Chicago FR3.40.07 Housing, Neighborhoods, Health and Wellness Across the Lifecourse Indigo 206Marcia Bok, University of Connecticut • Claudia Coulton • Paula Negron • Deirdre Pfeiffer • Anna Maria Santiago, Michigan State University • Marcia Bok, University of Connecticut FR3.40.08 Rhetoric versus Reality: Diversity Policies and Social Outcomes Aqua Salon ENick DeMarsh • Sang S. Lee • Stephanie Hawke, Portland State University • Anna Livia Brand, University of New Orleans FR3.40.09 Welcoming Cities and Suburbs: Immigrant Integration and Community Building Indigo 202AJessica Doyle • Xi Huang • Paul McDaniel • Richard Smith • Xi Huang FR3.40.12 Embedding Environmental Values within Education and Changing Patterns of Mobility Aqua 305Sarah Coffin • J.R. Jones Estes • William Riggs • Sarah Coffin FR3.40.13 Urban Redevelopment Financial Dynamics Aqua 311ATima T. Moldogaziev • Candi Clouse, Cleveland State University • Joanna Lucio, Arizona State University • Anne Williamson FR3.40.14 The Dilemmas of Highways: Is Paving Collapsing? Aqua 311BDavid Karas • Russell Lopez • Anthony Perl • Alex Snyder • Anthony Perl FR3.40.15 Contested Spaces and Urban Redevelopment Policies Aqua Salon CCurtis Deeter • Davia Downey • Jill Eshelman • Minjee Kim • Davia Downey FR3.40.16 Building Resilience: Role of Communities, Organizations and Government Aqua 307Taekyoung Lim, Korea Research Institute for Local Administration • Santina Contreras • Paul Satur • Billy Fields, Texas State University • Billy Fields, Texas State University FR3.40.17 Tensions Between Spatial Control and Community Building Aqua 309Melinda Brennan • David Coyles • Kristin Koptiuch • James DeFilippis FR3.40.18 Transnational Networks and the Urban Condition Aqua Salon A/BCatherine Benamou, University of California-Irvine • Mark Chupp • Rowhea Elmesky • Mark Chupp FR3.40.19 Participatory Governance and its Regional Impact Aqua 310BIsmael Blanco, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona • Lars A. Engberg, Aalborg University Copenhagen • Thomas Favre-Bulle • Defne Kadıoğlu Polat • Lars A. Engberg, Aalborg University Copenhagen

5:30pm PDT

Friday - UAA Networking Happy Hour Cruise [complimentary beverages (including beer&wine) & light appetizers]- BADGE OR TICKET REQUIRED See flyer in conference bag

7:00pm PDT

Friday - Dinner (on your own) TBA