Thomas Daniels

About Thomas Daniels

I have an active research agenda on solar development on farmland and recent consulting work on land use planning in Vermont and land preservation in counties in Georgia and Maryland, and an easement value formula for the State of New Jersey. I bring my research and consulting into the classroom.

Selected Publications

The Law of Agricultural Land Preservation in the United States (Senior author with John Keene. 2018. Chicago: American Bar Association.
The Environmental Planning Handbook, 2nd ed. 2014. American Planning Association.
The Small Town Planning Handbook, 3rd. ed. 2007. American Planning Association (Senior author)., When City and Country Collide. 1998. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.
Holding Our Ground: Protecting America's Farms and Farmland. 1997. (Senior author with Deborah Bowers.
“The development of utility?scale solar projects on US agricultural land: opportunities and obstacles.” Socio-Ecological Practice Research, 5 (2): 205-213. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42532-023-00139-9.

“The potential of nature?based solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from US agriculture,” Socio-Ecological Practice Research. 2022. doi.org/10.1007/s42532-022-00120-y

“The Constellation of Plans: Toward a New Structure of Comprehensive Plans in
US Cities. (second author with Christine Quattro) Land. 11, 1767. 2022.
https://doi.org/10.3390/land11101767.

“Managing urban growth in the wake of climate change: Revisiting greenbelt policy
in the US.” Land Use Policy. Han, Daniels, and Kim.
Land Use Policy 112: 105867. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105867.

“McHarg’s Theory and Practice of Regional Ecological Planning: Retrospect and
Prospect,” Socio-ecological Practice Research, 1: 197–208. 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42532-019-00024-4

Recent Courses Taught

Introduction to Land Use Planning
Planning for Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation
Urban Economics and Public FInance
Sustainability and Environmental Planning , Land Preservation