Kurt Paulsen

Kurt Paulsen is Professor of Urban Planning at University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in housing policy and urban development. Member of American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) with extensive public sector engagement.

Research addresses affordable housing finance, land use regulation impacts, and spatial economics. Authored Dane County housing needs assessments and workforce housing policies, with WHEDA collaborations on economic impact modeling. Recent publications analyze suburban housing diversity, growth management effectiveness, and fiscal implications of development patterns.

Teaching encompasses comprehensive planning, housing policy, and municipal finance at graduate levels, integrating workshop-based applications of socioeconomic analysis and implementation strategies.