John Mullin

Biographic Data

ID4170364
NAMEJohn Mullin
GIVEN NAMESJohn
FAMILY NAMEMullin
SIGNATUREMULLIN J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS14
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT14
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1977
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • A Poetic Community

    Open AccessJohn Mullin, John R Mullin et al.ARTICLEJournal for Eighteenth-Century…2024

    This is the story of David Humphreys' efforts to plan and develop America's first sustained and successful woollen textile mill and village in the United States beginning in 1806. Informed by the debates over the future economic direction of the new nation, his efforts represented a coalescence of the pro‐agricultural thoughts and ideas commonly espoused by the Democratic‐Republican Party and the pro‐manufacturing positions of Alexander Hamilton …

  • The next generation of nuclear power plants and the role of the local planner

    Open AccessJohn Mullin, John R Mullin et al.ARTICLEPlanning Practice and Research2024

    This paper makes the case for urban planners to become active participants in discussions concerning the placement of next-generation nuclear power plants. Centered upon an evolving concept of creating small modular reactors (SMRs), these plants are now being created and tested at various sites. They are intended to be low carbon sources of energy. While extensive technical research on SMRs is ongoing, the planning community has been quiet about …

  • William Wood, The American Woolen Company and the Creation of a Model Mill Village in Shawsheen, Massachusetts

    Open AccessJohn Mullin, John R Mullin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban History2024

    Shawsheen, a model mill village planned and built in Andover, Massachusetts, between 1906 and 1924, was based on the vision of William Wood, then president of the American Woolen Company. It was arguably the most unique textile mill village ever built in New England. The article begins with a discussion of the motivation for the project. It then shifts to a summary of the critical features of Wood’s vision and identifies the historic institutiona…

  • Towards the creation of model mill cities in New England

    John Mullin, John R Mullin et al.ARTICLEPlanning Perspectives2021

    This paper describes and analyses the experiences of the Boston Manufacturing Company (BMC) as it planned and developed its mill seat in Waltham, Massachusetts between 1813 and 1850. Based on the vision of Francis C. Lowell, the experiences of previous mill experiments in Connecticut and Rhode Island and the innovations of on-site managers, its physical planning significantly informed the development of future mill cities in New England. In essen…

  • Manufacturing in Puritan rural towns in New England 1630–60

    Open AccessJohn Mullin, John R Mullin et al.ARTICLERural History2021Cited by: 1

    This article is an analysis of the influence of blacksmiths, and saw and grain millers on the development of Puritan communities in the Massachusetts Bay Colony between 1630 and 1660. During this period these artisans played a significant role in defining the physical form of the rural Puritan town and its economic development, without intent and in a social and cultural climate where they were often disliked and distrusted. This article focuses …

  • Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Waterfront Revitalization

    Zenia Kotval, John MullinARTICLEThe International Journal of…2015

  • University Community Partnerships

    Open AccessJonathan Cooper, Jonathan M Cooper et al.ARTICLEHumanities2014

    University-Community Partnerships have been recognized as a valuable contribution to both the academic community and our cities and towns. In the words of Henry Cisneros, former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Design secretary, “The long-term futures of both the city and the university in this country are so intertwined that one cannot—or perhaps will not—survive without the other.” Increasingly, colleges and university are bringing their ti…

  • Partnerships and the Fiscal Implications of Planning and Development

    Zenia Kotval, John Mullin et al.ARTICLEPlanning Practice and Research2008

    Redevelopment of urban sites is an ongoing concern for many communities in the industrial Northeast United States. While many mill sites still languish, examples of successful revitalization can be found. Most of these efforts require more than market conditions to make them viable. Partnerships between developers and the community and state are seen to be crucial. These public–private partnerships come in many forms, not always monetary. The det…

  • Bellamy’s Chicopee

    Open AccessJohn Mullin, John Robert MullinARTICLEJournal of Urban History2003Cited by: 2

  • The Potential for Planning an Industrial Cluster in Barre, Vermont

    Zenia Kotval, John MullinARTICLEPlanning Practice and Research1998

    Throughout the world, there has been considerable interest among economic planners concerning the creation of industrial clusters. Efforts to stimulate, nurture and reinforce such clusters can be found in virtually all of the European nations, as well as in Japan, Korea, China and others. These efforts range from reinforcing the strengths of promising areas to stimulating the creation of totally new technologies. The identification of such cluste…

  • Infrastructure planning in rural Massachusetts

    Open AccessJeanne H Armstrong, Meir Gross et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies1986

  • Educating the adult minority professional

    Open AccessSatya Gabriel, Meir Gross et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies1985

  • Assessing economic impacts of urban recreation development

    Open AccessMeir Gross, John Mullin et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Impact Assessment…1981References: 1

  • City Planning in Frankfurt, Germany, 1925-1932

    Open AccessJohn Mullin, John Robert MullinARTICLEJournal of Urban History1977Cited by: 3