Elisabeth M. Hamin
Associate Professor of Regional Planning.

B.A. in Business Administration, Cleveland State University; Masters in Management and Finance, Northwestern University; Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Hamin teaches and researches in land use planning, with a particular focus on planning for climate change adaptation.  She teaches the Regional Planning Studio, Introduction to Land Use, and Planning for Climate Change in the Regional Planning program here at UMass, and directs the land use concentration for MRP students.  Through studios and projects, she works with regional planning agencies and communities on master plans, special projects, and climate change planning.  She also is program director for the PhD in Regional Planning, leads the PhD workshops and occasionally teaches doctoral-level planning theory.    Please see her cv link below for a listing of her books, articles, presentations, and other publications.

Prior to coming UMass, Dr. Hamin taught at Iowa State University from 1995 to 2001.  During her doctorate, she worked in land use and energy consulting, and before her doctorate, she worked in real estate consulting and development, providing financial and marketing analysis to major real estate developers across the United States.

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

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Contact: Elisabeth M. Hamin

Elisabeth Hamin web page: http://www.people.umass.edu/emhamin/