Arthur C. Nelson

Co-Director, Metropolitan Institute
Professor in Urban Affairs and Planning

"Chris" (short for Christian) Nelson is Director of the Metropolitan Institute and Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning in the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia center in Alexandria.

For the past thirty years, Dr. Nelson has conducted pioneering research in growth management, urban containment, public facility finance, economic development, and metropolitan development patterns. Numerous organizations have sponsored Dr. Nelson's research such as the National Science Foundation; National Academy of Sciences; U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Commerce, and Transportation; U.K. Department of the Environment; Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; Fannie Mae Foundation; American Planning Association; National Association of Realtors; and The Brookings Institution. His research and practice has led to the publication of 14 books and more than 200 other scholarly and professional publications.

Prior to academia, Dr. Nelson managed his own West Coast consultancy in planning and management, and continues to provide professional planning services. In 2000, his professional planning, education, and research accomplishments were recognized as the first Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners elected based on a national (as opposed to state) process. In 2000-01, he served HUD as an expert on smart growth and growth management for the Clinton and Bush Administrations. In this capacity, he helped expand HUD's research scholarship programs and create HUD's doctoral fellowship program.

Dr. Nelson has earned three teacher of the year honors at two universities (Kansas State University and Georgia Tech), researcher of the year honors at a third (University of New Orleans), and scholar of the year honors at his present appointment (Virginia Tech). His books have shaped the field of impact fees, growth management, and urban containment. His papers have won national awards and international distinction. Dr. Nelson's students have won numerous national awards including the national student project of the year award given by the American Institute of Certified Planners. His former doctoral students are becoming program chairs and research center directors across the US. Dr. Nelson has also received numerous commendations for his professional continuing education programs through which he has instructed more than 5,000 professionals in a variety of technical planning and facility financing subjects since the late 1990s.

Chris can be reached at acn@vt.edu.

Selected Publications By Field

URBAN CONTAINMENT

Books

  • Arthur C. Nelson, Thomas W. Sanchez, Casey J. Dawkins. 2007. Urban Containment and Society. Hampshire, UK: Ashgate. Nominated for the Paul Davidoff Award.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Casey J. Dawkins. 2004. Urban Containment in the United States. Chicago: American Planning Association.

Book Chapters

  • Burby, Raymond J., Arthur C. Nelson and Thomas W. Sanchez. 2006. The Problems of Containment and the Promise of Planning. In Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter, eds., Rebuilding Urban Places After Disaster, University of Pennsylvania Press (Philadelphia), pp 47-65.
  • Arthur C. Nelson, Casey Dawkins, Thomas Sanchez and Karen Danielson. 2006. Urban Containment Effects on Housing and Neighborhood Quality in Florida. In Charles Connerly ed., Growth Management in Florida: A 20-Year Assessment. Birmingham, AL: M.E. Sharpe (in press).
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2004. Urban Containment American Style. In Christine Bae and Harry Richardson, Urban Sprawl in Europe and the United States. London: Ashton.

Articles in Refereed Journals, Refereed Proceedings, and Law Journals

  • Arthur C. Nelson, Casey J. Dawkins and Thomas W. Sanchez. 2005. The Effect of Urban Containment and Mandatory Housing Elements on Racial Segregation in US Metropolitan Areas. Journal of Urban Affairs 26(3): 339-350.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Thomas W. Sanchez. 2005. The Effectiveness of Urban Containment Regimes in Reducing Exurban Sprawl. DISP 160: 42-47 (January).
  • Arthur C. Nelson, Thomas W. Sanchez and Casey J. Dawkins. 2004. “Urban Containment and Residential Segregation: A Preliminary Investigation.” Urban Studies.41(2): 423-440.
  • Arthur C. Nelson, Raymond J. Burby, Edward Feser, Casey J. Dawkins, Roberto Quercia, and Emil Malizia. 2004. “Urban Containment and Central City Revitalization.” Journal of the American Planning Association 70(4): 411-425.
  • Casey J. Dawkins and Arthur C. Nelson. 2002. "Urban Containment and Housing Prices: An International Comparison." Land Use Policy. 19(1): 1-12.
  • Terry Moore and Arthur C. Nelson. 1994. Lessons for Effective Urban-Containment and Resource-Land- Preservation." Journal of Urban Planning and Development 120(4): 157-173.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1988. "An Empirical Note on How Regional Urban Containment Policy Influences An Interaction Between Greenbelt and Exurban Land Markets." Journal of the American Planning Association 54(3): 178-184.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1988. "Additional and Reduced Demand/Amenity and Disamenity Increment Recapture: Considerations of Urban Containment Policies." Real Estate Issues 13(1): 47-51.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1986. "Using Land Markets to Evaluate Urban Containment Programs." Journal of the American Planning Association 52(2): 156-71.

URBAN AND METROPOLITAN FORM

Books Forthcoming

  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2008 (projected). ReShaping America. Chicago: American Planning Association (in editing).
  • Robert E. Lang and Arthur C. Nelson. 2008 (projected). Megapolitan America. Chicago: American Planning Association. (in editing).

Monographs Published for Broad Distribution

  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2007. Where Will Everybody Live? Washington, DC: Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Robert E. Lang and Arthur C. Nelson. 2007. Beyond the Metroplex: Examining Commuter Patterns at the “Megapolitan” Scale. Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
  • Robert E. Lang and Arthur C. Nelson. 2007. The Megapolitan West. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2004. Toward a New Metropolis: The Opportunity to Rebuild America. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution (ranked as third most popular download of the Metropolitan Program in 2005).

Articles in Refereed Journals, Refereed Proceedings, and Law Journals

  • Nelson, Arthur C. and Mitch Moody. Price Effects of Apartments on Single-Family Homes. Submitted to Housing Policy Debate. (Forthcoming.)
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Kathy Tullos. 2007. The Limits of Downtowns in Meeting Metropolitan Housing Needs. Journal of Urban Planning and Development (forthcoming).
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2006. Leadership in a New Era. Journal of the American Planning Association. 72(4): 393-409 (most down-loaded JAPA article of 2006).
  • Robert E. Lang, Jennifer LeFurgy and Arthur C. Nelson. 2006. The Six Suburban Eras of the United States. Opolis 2(1): 65-72.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with John Genereux and M. Michelle Genereux. 1997. "Price Effects of Landfills on Different House Value Strata." Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 123(3): 59-67.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with John Genereux. 1992. "Price Effects of Landfills on House Values." Land Economics 68(4): 359-367.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with John Genereux and Michelle Genereux. 1992. "Price Effects of Landfills on Vacant Residential Land Values." Journal of Urban Planning and Development 128-137.

Nonrefereed Articles, Reference Book and Encyclopedic Entries, Periodical Content Contributions

  • Arthur C. Nelson and Robert E. Lang. 2007. The Next 100 Million. Planning Magazine 73(1): 4-6. Robert E. Lang and Arthur C. Nelson. 2007. America 2040: The Rise of the Megapolitans. Planning Magazine 73(1): 7-12.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2006. America Circa 2030. Architect. 1(1): 92-97. Feature article in premier issue of new magazine published by nation’s largest professional builder/developer magazine group. Haya El Nasser. 2006. Where Will Everybody Live? USA Today. Cover story 25(31) (October 27-29, 2006). Provided story line including statistical, graphical and editorial assistance. Issue was a “best seller” for the year.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2005. Contributing analyst to article on “The Next Real Estate Boom” published by Business 2.0, published by the Forbes group and the nation’s leading business monthly. Issue was the largest-selling ever.

GROWTH MANAGEMENT

Books

  • Arthur C. Nelson and James B. Duncan. 1995. Growth Management Principles and Practices. Chicago, IL: American Planning Association.
  • Gerrit J. Knaap and Arthur C. Nelson. 1993. The Regulated Landscape: Lessons of Statewide Planning From Oregon. Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Translated into Chinese in 2003.

Book Chapters

  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2000. Regulations to Improve Development Patterns. In H. James Brown, ed., Metropolitan Development Patterns, pp. 72-79. Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1999. Growth Management. In Practice of Local Government Planning, ICMA/APA publishers, Frank S. So, editor.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1993. The Urban Growth Boundary as a Growth Management Tool. In Planning the Oregon Way: A Twenty-Year Appraisal, Carl Abbott and Deborah Howe, eds. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press.

Monographs Broadly Distributed

  • Arthur C. Nelson and Robert E. Lang. 2007. The New State Planning Politics. Washington, DC: The Urban Land Institute.

Articles in Refereed Journals, Refereed Proceedings, and Law Journals

  • Casey J. Dawkins and Arthur C. Nelson. 2003. “Statewide Growth Management Policy and Central City Revitalization.” Journal of the American Planning Association. 69(4): 381-396.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and David R. Peterman. 2000. "Does Growth Management Matter?" Journal of Planning Education and Research. 19(3): 277-286.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2000. "Reducing Financial Risk Through Needs Certification." Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 126(1): 39-54.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1999. "Comparing States With and Without Growth Management: Analysis Based on Indicators With Policy Implications." Land Use Policy 16: 121-127.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Terry Moore. 1996. "Assessing Growth Management Policy and Implementation," Land Use Policy, 13(4): 241-259.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1995. "Growth Management and the Savings-and-Loan Bailout." Urban Lawyer 27(1): 71-85.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Terry Moore. 1993. "Assessing Urban Growth Management." Land Use Policy 10(3): 293-302.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Terry Moore. 1993. "Case Study of the Effectiveness of Coastal Growth Management in a Growth Management State." Coastal Management 197-208.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1990. "The Design and Administration of Urban Growth Boundaries." Real Estate Finance 8(4): 11-22.
  • Gerrit Knaap and Arthur C. Nelson. 1988. "The Effects of Regional Land Use Controls in Oregon: A Theoretical and Empirical Review." The Review of Regional Studies 18(2): 37-46.

INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND FINANCE

Books

  • Arthur C. Nelson, James C. Nicholas, Julian C. Juergensmeyer. 2008 (projected). Impact Fees Principles and Practice. Chicago: American Planning Association (in editing).
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1995. Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater System Development Charges. Boca Raton, FL: CRC and Lewis Publishers.
  • James C. Nicholas, Arthur C. Nelson, and Julian C. Juergensmeyer. 1991. A Practitioner's Guide to Development Impact Fees. Chicago, IL: American Planning Association.
  • Arthur C. Nelson, ed. 1988. Development Impact Fees: Theory, Issues, and Practice. Chicago, IL: American Planning Association.

Book Chapters

  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1999. La Nuova Generazione di Oneri Urbanizzativi Negli Stati Uniti. In Fausto Curti, ed, Urbanistica e Fiscalità Locale: Orientamenti di Riforma e Buone Pratiche in Italia e all’Estero. Rome: Maggioli Editore, pp. 95-134 (translated into the Italian by Fausto Curti).

Monographs Published for Broad Distribution

  • Robert Burchell, Arthur C. Nelson, et. al. 2007. Transportation Cost Implications of New Development: Literature Review. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Mitch Moody. 2003. Paying for Growth: Impact Fees and Job Growth. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.

Articles in Refereed Journals, Refereed Proceedings, and Law Journals

  • Greg Burge, Arthur C. Nelson and John Matthews. 2007. Impact of Proportionate-Share Fees. Housing Policy Debate, 18(4):
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Thomas W. Sanchez. 1995. "Socio-Economic Considerations of Road Development Impact Fees." Transportation Research Record 1498: 32-35.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1995. "Private Provision of Public Pedestrian and Bicycle Ways: Public Policy Rationale and the Nature of Public and Private Benefits." Transportation Research Record 1502: 96-104.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1995. "Development Impact Fees: The Next Generation," Urban Lawyer, 26(3): 541-562.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and James C. Nicholas. 1992. "Estimating Functional Population for Facility Planning." Journal of Urban Planning and Development 118(2): 45-58.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with James E. Frank and James C. Nicholas. 1992. "Positive Influence of Impact-Fee Policy in Urban Planning and Development," Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 118(2): 59-64.
  • Robert G. Patterson, Arthur C. Nelson, and Raymond J. Burby. 1991. "Sewering the Coast: Bane or Blessing to Marine Water Quality." Coastal Management, 19, 2: 239-252.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Jane H. Lillydahl with James E. Frank and James C. Nicholas. 1991. "Price Effects of Transportation and Other Impact Fees on Urban Land," Transportation Research Record, 1305: 36-41.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Raymond J. Burby with William J. Drummond. 1991. "Wastewater Planning and Administration Concerns Along Southeastern U.S. Coast." Journal of Urban Planning and Development 117(1): 32-40.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with James C. Nicholas, and Julian C. Juergensmeyer. 1990. "Critical Elements of Impact Fee Programs." Journal of Urban Planning and Development 116(1): 34-47.
  • Forrest E. Huffman, Arthur C. Nelson, Marc T. Smith, and Michael A. Stegman. 1988. "Who Bears the Burden of Development Impact Fees?." Journal of the American Planning Association 54(1): 49-55.
  • Jane H. Lillydahl, Arthur C. Nelson, Timothy V. Ramis, Antero Rivasplata, and Steven R. Schell. 1988. "The Need for a Standard Impact Fee Enabling Act." Journal of the American Planning Association 54(1): 7-17.
  • James C. Nicholas and Arthur C. Nelson. 1988. "Determining the Appropriate Development Impact Fee Using the Rational Nexus Test." Journal of the American Planning Association 54(1): 56-66.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1988. "Introduction: Symposium on Development Impact Fees." Journal of the American Planning Association 54(1): 3-6.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1988. "Introduction: Downtown Office Development and Housing Linkage Fees." Journal of the American Planning Association 54(2): 197-198.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1987. "The Effect of Regional Service on Land Values, Growth Patterns, and Regional Fiscal Structure Within a Metropolitan Area." Urban Resources 4(2): 15-18, 58-59.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Gerrit J. Knaap. 1987. "A Theoretical and Empirical Argument for Regional Sewer Planning." Journal of the American Planning Association 53(4): 479-486.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1986. "Impact Fees as an Emerging Method of Infrastructure Finance." Florida Policy Review. 2(1):

Nonrefereed Articles, Reference Book and Encyclopedic Entries, Periodical Content Contributions

  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2005. Impact Fees and Equity. Units Magazine. National Apartment Association.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2004. Multi-Family Housing and Impact Fees. Units Magazine. National Apartment Association.
  • Arthur C. Nelson, James C. Nicholas, and Lindell Marsh. 1992. “New Fangled Impact Fees. Planning Magazine 58:10.

SMART GROWTH

Books

  • Susan M. Wachter, J. Leo Penne, and Arthur C. Nelson, eds. 2000. Bridging the Divide: Making Regions Work. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC.

Book Chapters

  • Arthur C. Nelson and Raymond J. Burby. 2005. The Effect of Regional Smart Growth on Metropolitan Growth and Construction: A Preliminary Assessment. In Fritz W. Wagner, et al. eds, Revitalizing the City: Strategies to Contain Sprawl and Revive the Core. Birmingham, AL: M.E. Sharpe.
  • Arthur C. Nelson, Smart Growth or Business-as-Usual. 2003. In Strategies for Safe and Sustainable Communities. Vienna, VA: Landscape Architectural Registration Boards Foundation.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2002. How Do You Know Smart Growth When You See It? In Terry Szold, Armando Carbonelle, eds. Smart Growth: Form and Consequences. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
  • Arthur C. Nelson, 2000. Smart Growth or Business as Usual? Which is Better at Improving Quality of Life and Central City Vitality? In Susan M. Wachter, R. Leo Penne and Arthur C. Nelson, eds, Bridging the Divide: Making Regions Work for Everyone, chapter 3, pp.. 83-106. Washington, DC: HUD.

HOUSING AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

Books

  • Arthur C. Nelson, Liza Bowles, James C. Nicholas and Julian C. Juergensmeyer. 2008. Proportionate-Share Impact Fees: Principles and Practice Housing Equity. Island Press.
  • Newport Partners and Arthur C. Nelson (lead author). 2007. Impact Fees and Housing Affordability Guidebook. Washington, DC: Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Book Chapters

  • Rolf Pendall, Arthur C. Nelson, Casey J. Dawkins, and Gerrit-Jan Knaap. 2005. Connecting Smart Growth, Housing Affordability, and Racial Equity. In Xavier de Sousa Briggs, ed., The Geography of Opportunity: Race and Housing Choice in Metropolitan America, pp. 219-245. Washington: Brookings Institution.
  • Arthur C. Nelson, Rolf Pendall, Casey J. Dawkins and Gerrit J. Knaap. 2004. Growth Management and Affordable Housing: The Academic Evidence. In Anthony Downs, ed., Growth Management and Affordable Housing. Washington DC: Brookings Institution.

Monographs Published for Broad Distribution

  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2006. Getting Ahead of the (Housing) Curve. Boca Raton, FL: Funders Netrwork for Smart Growth.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2005. Desperately Seeking Equity: Apartments and Impact Fee Practice. National Apartment Association.
  • Arthur C. Nelson, Rolf Pendall, Casey J. Dawkins and Gerrit J. Knaap. 2002. Growth Management and Affordable Housing: The Academic Evidence. Washington DC: Brookings Institution (ranked as seventh most popular download of the Metropolitan Program in 2003).
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2004. Top Ten Reasons for Meeting Workforce Housing Needs. Washington, DC: Fannie Mae Foundation.

Articles in Refereed Journals, Refereed Proceedings, and Law Journals

  • Arthur C. Nelson, Liza Bowles and David Daquisto. 2007. Impact Fees and Housing Affordability. Practicing Planner: 5(3):
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2006. Commentary: Can State Review of Local Planning Increase Housing Production? Housing Policy Debate 16(2): 201-207.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Susan M. Wachter. 2003. “Growth Management and Affordable Housing Policy.” Journal of Housing and Community Development Law. 12(2): 173-187.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2002. “Comment: Have Housing Prices Risen Faster in Portland Than Elsewhere?” Housing Policy Debate 13(1): 33-42.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2001. "Exclusionary Housing, Urban Sprawl, and Smart Growth." Georgia State University Law Review. 17(4): 1087-1102
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1986. "Urban Growth Management and the Declining Availability of Housing to Farmworkers." The Rural Sociologist 6(2): 80-87.

EXURBAN ANALYSIS

Book Chapters

  • Arthur C. Nelson and Thomas W. Sanchez. 2002. Lassoing Exurban Sprawl. In Post Suburbia: Examining the New Metropolitan Form. Washington: Fannie Mae Foundation, pp. 43-102.
  • Arthur C. Nelson, 1999. The Exurban Battleground. In Contested Landscapes edited by Mark Lapping and Owen Furuseth. London: Avebury.

Monographs Published for Broad Distribution

  • Arthur C. Nelson, William P. Drummond, David S., Sawicki. 1992. Exurban Industrialization. Economic Development Administration.

Articles in Refereed Journals, Refereed Proceedings, and Law Journals

  • Arthur C. Nelson and Thomas W. Sanchez. 1999. "Debunking the Exurban Myth." Housing Policy Debate. 10(3): 689-709.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with William J. Drummond and David S. Sawicki. 1998. "Determinants of Exurban Industrialization with Implications for Economic Development Practitioners." Economic Development Review. 16:
  • Thomas W. Sanchez and Arthur C. Nelson. 1997. "Exurban and Suburban Residents: A Departure from Traditional Location Theory?" Journal of Housing Research, 8(2): 249-276.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1995. "The Planning of Exurban America: Lessons from Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacre City." Journal of Architecture and Planning Research 12(4): 337-356. (Cited by the Public Affairs Information Service in 1996 as among the world’s 100 most significant contributions to PAIS-cited journals in 1995.)
  • Arthur C. Nelson with William J. Drummond, and David S. Sawicki. 1995. "Exurban Industrialization: Implications for Economic Development Policy." Economic Development Quarterly 9(2): 119-133.
  • Judy S. Davis, Arthur C. Nelson, and Kenneth J. Dueker. 1994. "The New 'Burbs." Journal of the American Planning Association, 60(1): 45-60.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with William J. Drummond, and David S. Sawicki. 1994. "Economic Development Policy Implications of Exurban Industrialization," Economic Development Review, 12.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1992. "Characterizing Exurbia." Journal of Planning Literature 6(4): 350-368.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with Kenneth J. Dueker. 1990. "The Exurbanization of America." Journal of Planning Education and Research 9(2): 91-100.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1990. "Regional Patterns of Exurban Industrialization," Economic Development Quarterly, 4(4): 320-333.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with Kenneth J. Dueker. 1989. "Exurban Living Through Improved Water and Wastewater Technology." Journal of Urban Planning and Development 115(3): 101-113.

RESOURCE LAND PRESERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY

Books

  • Arthur C. Nelson, Barbara L. Allen, David Trauger. 2006. Toward a Resilient Metropolis: A New Role for State and Land Grant Universities. Alexandria, VA: Metropolitan Institute Press.

Book Chapters

  • Arthur C. Nelson, Barbara L. Allen and David L. Trauger. 2006. Introduction: Toward a Resilient Metropolis. In Arthur C. Nelson, Barbara L. Allen, David Trauger. 2006. Toward a Resilient Metropolis: A New Role for State and Land Grant Universities. Alexandria, VA: Metropolitan Institute Press, pp. x-xiii.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1990. An Appraisal of Farmland Preservation Policies: Which Work as Intended? In Protecting Our Common Future: Conflict Resolution Within the Farming Community, Ronald Corbett, ed. New Brunswick, NS: Rural and Small Town Research and Studies Programme, Mount Allison University.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1987. How Regional Planning Policies Designed to Contain Urban Sprawl and Sustain Agriculture Near Cities Should Influence Rural Land Values. In Sustaining Agriculture Near Cities. Soil Conservation Service (Washington), 1987.

Articles in Refereed Journals, Refereed Proceedings, and Law Journals

  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1993. "Disamenity Influences of Edge Cities on Exurban Land Values: A Theory with Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications." Urban Studies 30(10): 1683-1690.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1992. "Preserving Prime Farmland in the Face of Urbanization," Journal of the American Planning Association 58(4): 467-488.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1991. "The Analytic Basis for Farmland Preservation Policies," Journal of Rural Studies 6(3): 337-346, 1990.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1990. "Economic Critique of Prime Farmland Preservation Policies in the United States." Journal of Rural Studies 6(2): 119-142.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with J. Richard Recht. 1988. "Inducing the Residential Land Market to Grow Timber in an Antiquated Rural Subdivision Plat. Journal of the American Planning Association 54(4): 529-38.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1987. "Towards a Theory of the American Rural Residential Land Market." Journal of Rural Studies 2(4): 309-319.
  • Thomas L. Daniels and Arthur C. Nelson. 1986. "Is Oregon's Farmland Preservation Program Working?" Journal of the American Planning Association 52(1): 22-32.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1986. "More Lessons on Negotiated Replatting in Oregon." The Platted Lands Press: A Journal of Antiquated Subdivision Studies 3.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1985. "Demand, Segmentation, and Timing Effects of an Urban Containment Program on Urban Fringe Land Values." Urban Studies 22(4): 439-443.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1985. "An Overview of Greenbelt Influences on Regional Land Values: Implications for Regional Planning Policy," Growth and Change 16(2): 43-48.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1985. Antiquated Replatting in Oregon. The Platted Lands Press: A Journal of Antiquated Subdivision Studies 2(10): 1-7.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1985. Case Study of Replatting to Advance Resource Use. The Platted Lands Press: A Journal of Antiquated Subdivision Studies 2.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1983. "Comment on Minimum Lot Size Zoning: Implications for Commercial Agricultural Land Preservation: The Oregon Experience." Journal of the American Planning Association 49(1): 85-87.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1983. "Comment on Oregon's Statewide Agricultural Land Use Planning Program." Natural Resources Journal 23(1): 1-5.

HAZARD PLANNING AND ANALYSIS

Monographs Published for Broad Distribution

  • Steven P. French and Arthur C. Nelson. 1996. Land-Use Planning and Earthquake Hazard Mitigation. National Science Foundation.

Articles in Refereed Journals, Refereed Proceedings, and Law Journals

  • Arthur C. Nelson and Steven P. French. 2002. "Plan Quality and Mitigating Damage From Natural Disasters: Case Study of the Northridge Earthquake With Planning Policy Considerations. Journal of the American Planning Association. 68(2):194-207.
  • Raymond J. Burby, Arthur C. Nelson, Dennis Parker, and John Handmer. 2001. "Urban Containment Policy and Exposure to Natural Hazards: Is There a Connection?" Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 44(4) 475-490.
  • Raymond J. Burby, Steven P. French, and Arthur C. Nelson. 1998. "Plans, Code Enforcement, and Damage Reduction: Evidence from the Northridge Earthquake." Earthquake Spectra, 14(1): 59-74.
  • Raymond J. Burby and Arthur C. Nelson. 1991. "Local Government and Public Adaptation to Sea-Level Rise." Journal of Urban Planning and Development 117(4): 140-153.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Books

  • William Drummond and Arthur C. Nelson. 1998. Handbook for Economic Development Geographic Information Systems. Washington, DC: Economic Development Administration.

Book Chapters

  • Arthur C. Nelson, 1999. Sports Stadia and Central City Revitalization. In Fritz W. Wagner, Timothy E. Joder and Anthony J. Mumphrey, Jr., eds., Physical Managing Capital Resources for Central City Revitalization, New York: Garland, pp. 117-146.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1993. Regional Development Theory. In Regional Economic Development: A Theoretical Perspective, Richard D. Bingham et al. eds. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Articles in Refereed Journals, Refereed Proceedings, and Law Journals

  • Joy Wilkins, William Riall, and Arthur C. Nelson. 2006. Rural Industrial Zoning and Economic Development. Economic Development Journal 5(4): 24-33.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2003. “Locating Major Public Venues Where They Make a Difference.” Journal of Public Works Management and Policy 7(2): 98-114.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2001. "Prosperity or Blight? A Question of Major League Stadia Locations." Economic Development Quarterly 15(3): 255-265.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Mitchell Moody. 2000. "Effect of Beltways on Metropolitan Economic Activity." Journal of Urban Planning and Development. 126(4): 189-196.
  • Rhonda Hise and Arthur C. Nelson. 1999. "State Strategies for Brownfield Redevelopment." Economic Development Review. 17:
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1993. "Attitudes of Business Climate for High-Tech Industry." Economic Development Review 11(4): 53-62.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Shigeo Ogawa. 1992. “Characteristics of Japanese Investment in the United States.” Economic Development Review 10.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Janice Talley. 1991. "Revitalizing Minority Commercial Areas Through Historic District Designation." Journal of Urban Affairs 13(2): 221-232.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with Robert K. Whelan. 1989. "Rural Enterprise Zones: Evaluating Their Effectiveness in Louisiana." Economic Development Commentary 13(3): 27-35.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with Philip Cosson. 1989. "Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Speculative Industrial Building Program." Economic Development Review 7(3): 55-57.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Michael A. Stegman. 1987. "Planners and Tax Reform." Journal of the American Planning Association 53(3): 299-302.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Yu Hsing. 1987. "Determinants of Unemployment in New Orleans: A Working Paper with Policy Implications." Urban Resources (New Orleans Edition) 3(3): NO1-NO4.

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND POLICY

Articles in Refereed Journals, Refereed Proceedings, and Law Journals

  • Arthur C. Nelson, Thomas W. Sanchez, James F. Wolf and Mary Beth Farquhar. 2004. Metropolitan Planning Organization Voting Structure and Transit Investment Bias. Transportation Research Record 1895: 1-14.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2000. "New Kid in Town: The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority." Wake Forest University Law Review. 35(3): 625-644.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1999. "Transit Stations and Commercial Property Values." Journal of Public Transportation, 2(3): 77-96.
  • Zhong-ren Peng and Arthur C. Nelson. 1998. Rural Transit Services: A Local Economic and Fiscal Impact Analysis." Transportation Research Record 1623: 57-62.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Thomas Sanchez. 1997. "Influence of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority on Population and Employment Patterns." Transportation Research Record, 1604: 18-25.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with Michael E. Meyer and Catherine B. Ross. 1997. "Rail Transit in the Suburbs: Case Study of Transit Use in Atlanta's Affluent Northern Tier," Transportation Research Record, 1571: 142-150.
  • Arthur C. Nelson with Michael E. Meyer and Catherine B. Ross. 1997. "Parking Supply Policy and Public Transit Use," Transportation Research Record, 1604: 60-68.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1992. "Effects of Heavy-Rail Transit Stations on House Prices With Respect to Neighborhood Income," Transportation Research Record, 1359: 127-132.
  • Arthur C. Nelson and Susan J. McClesky. 1990. "Elevated Rapid Rail Station Impacts on Single-Family House Values," Transportation Research Record, 1266: 173-180.

GOVERNMENT, GOVERNANCE AND PROCESS

Books

  • Office of Policy Development and Research. 2000. State of the Cities 2000. Washington: Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Book Chapters

  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1996. A New Metropolitan Umbrella. In Regional Politics: America in a Post City Era, Hank V. Savitch and Ronald K. Vogel, eds. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Articles in Refereed Journals, Refereed Proceedings, and Law Journals

  • Arthur C. Nelson and Katherine Foster. 1999. "Metropolitan Governance Structure and Economic Performance." Journal of Urban Affairs, 21(3): 309-324.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1995. "Comparative Judicial Land-Use Appeals Processes." Urban Lawyer 27(2): 251-265.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1992. "Elements of Effective State Land-Use Planning Policy." Journal of Urban Planning and Development 118(3): 97-105.

PLANNING PRACTICE AND PEDAGOGY

Books

  • Arthur C. Nelson. 2004. Planners Estimating Guide: Projecting Land-Use and Facility Needs. Chicago: American Planning Association.

Content Reviewer

  • Arthur C. Nelson, 2008. Practice of Local Government Planning, 4th Edition. Washington, DC: International City-County Management Association.

Articles in Refereed Journals, Refereed Proceedings, and Law Journals

  • Richard B. Peiser and Arthur C. Nelson. 1997. "Using Master Planning Expert Panels to Achieve Planning Objectives." Journal of the American Planning Association 63(4): 439-453.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1993. Estimating Land-Use and Facility Needs for Small Geographic Areas. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management. Vol. 1.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1989. "Advancing Planning Practice: A Guide for 'Planner's Notebook' Contributors." Journal of the American Planning Association 55(4): 484-485.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1987. "Teaching Civil Engineers about Planning: The View from Planning Educators." Journal of Urban Planning and Development 113(2): 44-53.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1987. "Teaching Planners about Infrastructure: A Call to Civil Engineers." Journal of Urban Planning and Development 113(2): 67-78.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1990. "Land Use Planning in Georgia." Carolina Planner.
  • Arthur C. Nelson. 1989. "Preventing Urban Sprawl." Florida Quality Cities 63(6): 16-20.

 

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