Steven Richter

About Steven Richter

Dr. Richter’s work encompasses many aspects of human-environmental systems, with a particular focus on metropolitan growth in the United States. This includes planning and policy related to growth management, urban peripheries, disaster resilience, and urban ecology. Methods include GIS, mixed methods, and urban analytics.

Selected Publications

Richter, S. M. (2020). Revisiting urban expansion in the continental United States. Landscape and Urban Planning, 204, 103911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103911
Richter, S. M. (2022). Measurement and Meaning: Critical Reflection on the Maturation and Potential of National Urban Land Studies in the United States: Journal of Planning Literature. https://doi.org/10.1177/08854122211051626
Richter, S. M., & Bixler, R. P. (2022). Complexifying urban expansion: An exploratory, gradient-based approach. Buildings and Cities, 3(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.226