Sanglim Yoo

About Sanglim Yoo

Sanglim Yoo has expertise in quantitative analysis and the application of GIS to investigate urban environmental issues. Her research interests lie in sustainable environmental management and planning by focusing on the quantification of interactions of humans with the environment especially in urban areas using spatial statistical approaches.

Areas of Expertise

Environmental Planning and Resource Management, Regional Planning, Technology, Society and Analytical Methods

Selected Publications

Yoo, S. 2023. Promoting a Sustainable Future for and with the Community: University-Community Partnership through Immersive Learning. J. Mittal, M.E. Heim LaFrombois (Eds.) Partners in Planning: University-Community Partnerships in Planning Education. London, UK: Routledge London, UK: Routledge, Burayidi, M., Yoo, S. 2021. “Shopping Malls: Predicting Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why?”. Journal of Real Estate Literature 29(1). doi: /10.1080/09277544.2021.1952050., Yoo, S. 2019. Vulnerability to Resilience: Assessing Urban Vulnerability to Extreme Heat-Related Weather Events. M.A. Burayidi, J. Twigg, A. Allen, & C. Wamsler (Eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Urban Resilience. London, UK: Routledge, Yoo, S. 2018. Urban heat islands and urban heterogeneity: A parcel-based investigation of highly determinant physical land surface characteristics and socioeconomic characteristics contributing to the formation of urban heat islands of Indianapolis, IN, using a machine learning approach. Journal of Big Data 5(2). doi: /10.1186/s40537-018-0113-z

Recent Courses Taught

Regional Planning and Design Studio, Introduction to GIS for Urban Planning, Quantitative Analysis, Planning Analysis Studio