Matthew Anderson

About Matthew Anderson

Dr. Anderson is a Professor of Urban and Regional Planning. His research interests are focused on the political economy of the contemporary American city and the politics of water planning in the American northwest.

Selected Publications

Anderson, M., Zickefoose, G., Andrie, T., and T. Newton (2024) Landlord Opposition to Rent
Control and the Politics of Class Monopoly Rent. Human Geography, in press., Anderson, M., Staal, A., Mutungi, D., Gower, K., and C. Agyei (2024) (Com)passionate
Revanchism and the Role of Private-Sector Coalitions in the Management of Houselessness. Antipode, 56(1): 26-48., Anderson, M., and Z. Arms (2023) Business Improvement Districts, Class Turf War, and the Strategic Weaponization of Class Monopoly Rent. Urban Studies, 60(2): 238-255., Anderson, M., Hansen, E., and J. Scully (2022) Class Monopoly Rent and the Urban Sustainability
Fix in Seattle’s South Lake Union District. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 54(6): 1112-1129.

Recent Courses Taught

PLAN 501: Foundations of Planning
PLAN 430: Environmental Planning, PLAN 442: Sustainable Communities, PLAN 100: The City