Alessandro Rigolon

About Alessandro Rigolon

The goal of my research program is to examine whether and how public agencies and nonprofits can use green space to achieve health equity and climate justice goals while avoiding green gentrification. My interdisciplinary research is located at the intersections of planning, urban ecology, public health, and parks and recreation.

Areas of Expertise

Environmental Planning and Resource Management, Land Use Planning and Governance, Housing

Selected Publications

Rigolon, A., & Collins, T. (2023). The green gentrification cycle. Urban Studies, 60(4), 770-785. https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980221114952 , Rigolon, A., Osei Owusu, R., Becerra, M., Cheng, Y. (Daniel), Christensen, J., Connolly, J. J. T., Corbin, C. N. E., Douglas, J. A., Fernandez, M., Jennings, V., Ito, J., Mullenbach, L. E., Nesbitt, L., Osborne Jelks, N., Walker, R., Viera, S., Romero, F., & Espiricueta, A. (2024). Advancing green space equity via policy change: A scoping review and research agenda. Environmental Science & Policy, 157, 103765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103765 , Rigolon, A., & Németh, J. (2020). Green gentrification or ‘just green enough’: Do park location, size and function affect whether a place gentrifies or not? Urban Studies, 57(2), 402–420. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098019849380 , Rigolon, A., & Németh, J. (2021). What shapes uneven access to urban amenities? Thick injustice and the legacy of racial discrimination in Denver’s parks. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 41(3), 312-325. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X18789251

Recent Courses Taught

CMP 6160. Plan Making. Department of City and Metropolitan Planning. The University of Utah, CMP 2010. Design Ecologies. Department of City and Metropolitan Planning. The University of Utah, CMP 6380. Green Communities. Department of City and Metropolitan Planning. The University of Utah, CMP 7401. Research Design. Department of City and Metropolitan Planning. The University of Utah