Lauren Fischer

About Lauren Fischer

Lauren Ames Fischer is an assistant professor of Urban and Regional Planning and research director for the Rudy Bruner Center for Urban Excellence in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo.

Areas of Expertise

Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, Land Use Planning and Governance, Anti-racism Planning, Environmental Planning and Resource Management, Community Development

Selected Publications

Fischer, L.A. (2022). Tax Discrimination District: The Intersection of Race and Transit Value Capture. Journal of the American Planning Association, 88(3), 352 - 364. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2021.1987968 , Fischer, L.A. (2019). Value Capture in Situ: Participation, Evaluation and Signaling in Kansas City, MO. Journal of Planning Education and Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X19873953 , Zavar, E., & Fischer, L. A. (2021). Fractured landscapes: The racialization of home buyout programs and climate adaptation. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 3, 100043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2021.100043 , Fry, M and Fischer, L.A. (2023) Valuing Property over the Environment: Municipal landscaping ordinances in Texas. Landscape and Urban Planning. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104867

Recent Courses Taught

Land Use and Transportation Planning. University of North Texas (PADM3220). Undergraduate Course. , Urban Studio. University of North Texas (PADM4180). Undergraduate Course. , Urban Infrastructure Seminar. University of North Texas (PADM5700/6700). Graduate Course. , Population Demographics and Urban Planning. University of North Texas (PADM3210). Undergraduate Course.