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Kristin Larsen is a Professor and Director of the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning at the University of Florida. She holds leadership roles including former Chair of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Director of the online urban planning graduate program. Her expertise spans housing policy, planning history, historic preservation, and social justice. She previously worked as a land use planner in Orlando, focusing on neighborhood revitalization in historically significant African American communities like Parramore.
- American Institute of Certified Planners College of Fellows (FAICP)
- Secretary of ACSP Executive Committee
Education:
- Cornell University, Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning (2001)
- University of Florida, MA in Urban and Regional Planning (1990)
- University of Florida, BS in Business Administration (1986)
Research focuses on federal/state housing policies' community impacts, planning history, and communitarian regionalism. She examines how public sector roles shape urban development through lenses like race, equity, and preservation. Notable projects include Clarence S. Stein's biography and studies on Greenbelt Towns' global influence.
Publications reflect interdisciplinary approaches to housing justice, regional planning legacies, and participatory models. Recent work explores town-gown dynamics and social sustainability in new urbanism projects. Her nearly 20 peer-reviewed articles and book reviews demonstrate sustained engagement with both theoretical and applied planning challenges.
Awards include $1M+ in grants as PI/Co-PI, including HUD Urban Scholars Fellowship. Leadership includes accreditations for URP programs and pioneering online urban planning education. Current initiatives focus on Henry Wright's regionalist vision and postwar planning legacies in India.
