About Shakil Kashem
My research interests center on urban social vulnerability, community resilience, and geospatial analysis. I am interested in exploring how plans and policies influence socially vulnerable populations and in identifying ways to ensure just and equitable outcomes. I have keen interests in GIScience and its applications in urban planning.
Selected Publications
Hossain S and Kashem S (2025) Transportation resilience and food security: developing a conceptual framework through literature review. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 9:1569474 https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1569474
Lee, C. A., Kashem, S., & Baker, D. (2024). Affordable Housing Through Community Land Trusts (CLTs): Examining Factors Associated with the Number of Units in CLTs. Housing Policy Debate, 1-16, https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2024.2362643
Paul, B., Stimers, M., Sharif, M., Kashem, S., & Lu, M. (2024). Population Recovery in the US Communities Affected by Tornadoes, 2000-2010. Natural Hazards. 1-20, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06598-x
Wilson, B., Kashem, S.B., & Slonim, L. (2024). Modeling the relationship between urban tree canopy, landscape heterogeneity, and land surface temperature: A machine learning approach, Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083241226848
Kashem, S. B., & Gallo, D. (2023). Smart Engagement in Small Cities: Exploring Minority Participation in Planning. Urban Planning, 8(2), 44-56. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v8i2.6607,
Kashem, S. B., Baker, D. M., González, S. R., & Lee, C. A. (2021). Exploring the nexus between social vulnerability, built environment, and the prevalence of COVID-19: A case study of Chicago. Sustainable Cities and Society, 103261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103261
Kashem, S.B., Wilson, B., and Van Zandt, S. (2016). Planning for climate adaptation: Evaluating the changing patterns of social vulnerability and adaptation challenges in three coastal cities. Journal of Planning Education and Research focus issue on ‘Land Use Planning for Climate Change Adaptation’, 36(3): 304-318
Recent Courses Taught
Plan Making, Knowledge Method, Infrastructure and Plan Implementation, GIS for Community Development
Associate Professor