Maria Manta Conroy
Biographic Data
| ID | 2079537 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Manta Conroy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria Manta |
| FAMILY NAME | Conroy |
| SIGNATURE | CONROY M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9470-1929 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Historical redlining, locally unwanted land uses, and neighborhood mental health: Investigating the mediating effect in Chicago, Illinois
Historical redlining in the 1930s is widely used as a benchmark to measure the enduring effects of housing discrimination on today’s patterns of racial segregation and health disparities. Residents of historically redlined neighborhoods are more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and other adverse mental health outcomes. Prior research also shows that historically redlined neighborhoods disproportionately host environmentally burdensome lo…
Mind the Gap: Planning, Plans and Not so Much Progress
Six dimensions of sustainability: A framework for organizing diverse university sustainability curricula at The Ohio State University
Purpose Integrating sustainability into university curricula brings diverse challenges and conflicts as separate units vie for ownership of courses and topics. This case study presents a six dimensions sustainability framework developed at The Ohio State University to organize curricula under an inclusive strategy. Design/methodology/approach An interdisciplinary group of faculty focused on sustainability education engaged in a three-phased proce…
Are We There Yet: Revisiting “Planning for Sustainable Development” 20 Years Later
Problem, research strategy, and findings In 2020, Berke and Conroy demonstrated that plan policies did not promote sustainability principles strongly or in a balanced fashion. Has this changed in the intervening years? We conducted a longitudinal analysis of the policies in the updated versions of the plans in Berke and Conroy using their coding framework, comparing scores with the original plans. We found that most of the updated plans from the …
Vacant urban land temporary use and neighborhood sustainability: A comparative study of two Midwestern cities
Vacant urban land is a significant barrier to sustainable neighborhood development, especially in Midwestern U.S. cities. Many scholars have noted that temporary use can alleviate vacant land’s negative impact, thus enhancing local neighborhood sustainability. However, knowledge about the effectiveness of temporary use is scarce, with few studies having empirically compared the outcomes of temporary use versus a reduction in the vacant land ratio…
Planning for Natural Gas Pipelines in Ohio: Governance and Other Complexities
In addition to crossing state lines, networks of natural gas transmission pipelines in the US cross multiple local jurisdictions, each potentially with its own local comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances. Under federal preemption, these interstate pipeline projects present new challenges to local land use planning. We examine aspects of the planning process of a portion of an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline in Ohio. The goal of t…
Planning for water quality in OH: What role(s) for planners
Influences on Public Participation in Watershed Planning: Why is it still a Struggle
Participation is a hallmark of the planning process but it can be a challenge to engage a broad constituency when a topic is complex and lacks a sense of urgency. This is often the case with watershed-related planning efforts. This paper conducts a post-mortem of an unsuccessful watershed planning participation effort in two counties in Ohio. The participant pool was surveyed regarding how venues, processes, and meeting topics influence their dec…
Books
Getting it done: An exploration of US sustainability efforts in practice
Local Agenda 21 activities stemming from the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development, and the more recent Local Action 21 mandate from the 2002 Johannesburg Conference, have kept planning
The growth of e-government in municipal planning
1Editor's Note: Many of the ideas gathered in this paper were used by the first author in a post-Hurricane Katrina project. That project is outlined by Evans-Cowley in an appendix to this article. A more detailed description of that project can be found linked to the online version of this article. Notes 1Editor's Note: Many of the ideas gathered in this paper were used by the first author in a post-Hurricane Katrina project. That project is outl…
Moving the Middle Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainability in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio
Sustainable development came onto the American planning scene with a flourish in the 1990s. It was hailed as the new planning paradigm, and cases began appearing in the literature that highlighted communities making progress toward sustainability. Noticeably absent from the literature, however, has been an examination of whether the concept is resonating across the rest of the country, and if so, how. This study attempts to address that deficienc…
What Makes a Good Sustainable Development Plan? An Analysis of Factors That Influence Principles of Sustainable Development
A key question faced by practitioners trying to plan for sustainable development is: what can be done in planning practice to influence promotion of sustainable development? This research addresses that question by investigating three dimensions of the planning process (political support for the concept, participation, and resource commitment), the organization of local land-use plans, and state planning mandates to determine how they influence t…
Are We Planning for Sustainable Development?: An Evaluation of 30 Comprehensive Plans
This article sets forth a set of six principles that define and operationalize the concept of sustainable development. Using these six principles, a sample of 30 comprehensive plans was evaluated to determine how well their policies support sustainable development. Findings indicate no significant differences in how extensively sustain-ability principles are supported between the plans that state an intention to integrate sustainable development …
What Makes a Good Sustainable Development Plan? An Analysis of Factors That Influence Principles of Sustainable Development
A key question faced by practitioners trying to plan for sustainable development is: what can be done in planning practice to influence promotion of sustainable development? This research addresses that question by investigating three dimensions of the planning process (political support for the concept, participation, and resource commitment), the organization of local land-use plans, and state planning mandates to determine how they influence t…
Moving the Middle Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainability in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio
Sustainable development came onto the American planning scene with a flourish in the 1990s. It was hailed as the new planning paradigm, and cases began appearing in the literature that highlighted communities making progress toward sustainability. Noticeably absent from the literature, however, has been an examination of whether the concept is resonating across the rest of the country, and if so, how. This study attempts to address that deficienc…
Are We Planning for Sustainable Development?: An Evaluation of 30 Comprehensive Plans
This article sets forth a set of six principles that define and operationalize the concept of sustainable development. Using these six principles, a sample of 30 comprehensive plans was evaluated to determine how well their policies support sustainable development. Findings indicate no significant differences in how extensively sustain-ability principles are supported between the plans that state an intention to integrate sustainable development …
What Makes a Good Sustainable Development Plan? An Analysis of Factors That Influence Principles of Sustainable Development
A key question faced by practitioners trying to plan for sustainable development is: what can be done in planning practice to influence promotion of sustainable development? This research addresses that question by investigating three dimensions of the planning process (political support for the concept, participation, and resource commitment), the organization of local land-use plans, and state planning mandates to determine how they influence t…
The growth of e-government in municipal planning
1Editor's Note: Many of the ideas gathered in this paper were used by the first author in a post-Hurricane Katrina project. That project is outlined by Evans-Cowley in an appendix to this article. A more detailed description of that project can be found linked to the online version of this article. Notes 1Editor's Note: Many of the ideas gathered in this paper were used by the first author in a post-Hurricane Katrina project. That project is outl…
Moving the Middle Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainability in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio
Sustainable development came onto the American planning scene with a flourish in the 1990s. It was hailed as the new planning paradigm, and cases began appearing in the literature that highlighted communities making progress toward sustainability. Noticeably absent from the literature, however, has been an examination of whether the concept is resonating across the rest of the country, and if so, how. This study attempts to address that deficienc…
Getting it done: An exploration of US sustainability efforts in practice
Local Agenda 21 activities stemming from the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development, and the more recent Local Action 21 mandate from the 2002 Johannesburg Conference, have kept planning
Influences on Public Participation in Watershed Planning: Why is it still a Struggle
Participation is a hallmark of the planning process but it can be a challenge to engage a broad constituency when a topic is complex and lacks a sense of urgency. This is often the case with watershed-related planning efforts. This paper conducts a post-mortem of an unsuccessful watershed planning participation effort in two counties in Ohio. The participant pool was surveyed regarding how venues, processes, and meeting topics influence their dec…
Books
Planning for water quality in OH: What role(s) for planners
Planning for Natural Gas Pipelines in Ohio: Governance and Other Complexities
In addition to crossing state lines, networks of natural gas transmission pipelines in the US cross multiple local jurisdictions, each potentially with its own local comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances. Under federal preemption, these interstate pipeline projects present new challenges to local land use planning. We examine aspects of the planning process of a portion of an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline in Ohio. The goal of t…
Vacant urban land temporary use and neighborhood sustainability: A comparative study of two Midwestern cities
Vacant urban land is a significant barrier to sustainable neighborhood development, especially in Midwestern U.S. cities. Many scholars have noted that temporary use can alleviate vacant land’s negative impact, thus enhancing local neighborhood sustainability. However, knowledge about the effectiveness of temporary use is scarce, with few studies having empirically compared the outcomes of temporary use versus a reduction in the vacant land ratio…
Six dimensions of sustainability: A framework for organizing diverse university sustainability curricula at The Ohio State University
Purpose Integrating sustainability into university curricula brings diverse challenges and conflicts as separate units vie for ownership of courses and topics. This case study presents a six dimensions sustainability framework developed at The Ohio State University to organize curricula under an inclusive strategy. Design/methodology/approach An interdisciplinary group of faculty focused on sustainability education engaged in a three-phased proce…
Are We There Yet: Revisiting “Planning for Sustainable Development” 20 Years Later
Problem, research strategy, and findings In 2020, Berke and Conroy demonstrated that plan policies did not promote sustainability principles strongly or in a balanced fashion. Has this changed in the intervening years? We conducted a longitudinal analysis of the policies in the updated versions of the plans in Berke and Conroy using their coding framework, comparing scores with the original plans. We found that most of the updated plans from the …
Mind the Gap: Planning, Plans and Not so Much Progress
Historical redlining, locally unwanted land uses, and neighborhood mental health: Investigating the mediating effect in Chicago, Illinois
Historical redlining in the 1930s is widely used as a benchmark to measure the enduring effects of housing discrimination on today’s patterns of racial segregation and health disparities. Residents of historically redlined neighborhoods are more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and other adverse mental health outcomes. Prior research also shows that historically redlined neighborhoods disproportionately host environmentally burdensome lo…
Political science (9 works) · Business (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Environmental planning (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Sustainability (6 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Process management (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (3 works)