Megan E Heim LaFrombois
Biographic Data
| ID | 6313441 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Megan E Heim LaFrombois |
| GIVEN NAMES | Megan E Heim |
| FAMILY NAME | LaFrombois |
| SIGNATURE | LAFROMBOIS M E H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Auburn University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2196-0655 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A comparative study of water allocation and drought in two US states
Issues of water allocation, especially in times of prolonged drought, are increasingly common in the US. The lack of a national policy regarding water allocation means that allocation schemes are the purview of states, except in some cases of interstate water allocation. State supremacy in this policy arena means that there are, in effect, 50 different water allocation policies in the US, reflecting different political realities, legal foundation…
Online Planning History Pedagogy Using Place-Based Immersive Virtual Reality
This paper analyzes the course content, student learning outcomes, and pedagogical approach of a course on planning history and theory that uses historically informed immersive experiences (i.e., virtual reality, VR) to portray neighborhoods that were subject to planning from the 1920s to the 1980s in Montgomery, Alabama. Using data from student surveys in three class formats – fully in-person, hybrid, and fully online, and an evaluation of assig…
Planning for green infrastructure along the Gulf Coast
Rapid expansion and development of urban areas in coastal communities degrades ecosystems and increases vulnerability to natural disasters and the effects of climate change. To minimize these negative impacts, some municipalities have adopted “green infrastructure” planning to protect their cities through greenways, wetlands, and open spaces. This research identifies communities that have engaged in green infrastructure planning in the Mississipp…
Trophy Cities
Changing Trends in Long-Term Sentiments and Neighborhood Determinants in a Shrinking City
This research examined social media’s role in understanding perceptions about the spaces in which individuals interact, what planners can learn from social media data, and how to use social media to inform urban regeneration efforts. Using Twitter data from 2010 to 2018 recorded in one U.S. shrinking city, Detroit, Michigan, this paper longitudinally investigated topics that people discuss, their emotions, and neighborhood conditions associated w…
The uneven shrinking city
This research examines the uneven spatial-demographic distribution of population loss in one US “shrinking” city, Birmingham, Alabama, and analyzes the city’s planning role in and response to population loss. It examines the connections between Birmingham’s historic racial zoning law and urban renewal practices and the resulting patterns of depopulation and demographic change, and its present-day use of creative class planning – an approach criti…
(Re)Producing and challenging gender in and through urban space
This research, which uses an intersectional feminist methodological approach, explores the relationships and intersections among women, public urban space, and bicycling, and the gendered processes through which the use of space is claimed, negotiated, and constrained. It builds on the existing scholarship on the gendered nature of public space, and uniquely uses bicycling as the site of inquiry. Drawing primarily from interviews with women cycli…
How U.S. Shrinking Cities Plan for Change
This research examines the mismatch between the reality of a city’s population loss and the planning strategies they have adopted. Thirty-five depopulating U.S. cities’ comprehensive plans are analyzed to determine whether they are acknowledging past depopulation trends, how they are projecting future population changes, and what planning strategies they are pursuing in light of their depopulation trends. Findings illustrate a majority of cities …
Planning for growth in depopulating cities
(Re)Producing and challenging gender in and through urban space
This research, which uses an intersectional feminist methodological approach, explores the relationships and intersections among women, public urban space, and bicycling, and the gendered processes through which the use of space is claimed, negotiated, and constrained. It builds on the existing scholarship on the gendered nature of public space, and uniquely uses bicycling as the site of inquiry. Drawing primarily from interviews with women cycli…
Planning for growth in depopulating cities
The uneven shrinking city
This research examines the uneven spatial-demographic distribution of population loss in one US “shrinking” city, Birmingham, Alabama, and analyzes the city’s planning role in and response to population loss. It examines the connections between Birmingham’s historic racial zoning law and urban renewal practices and the resulting patterns of depopulation and demographic change, and its present-day use of creative class planning – an approach criti…
How U.S. Shrinking Cities Plan for Change
This research examines the mismatch between the reality of a city’s population loss and the planning strategies they have adopted. Thirty-five depopulating U.S. cities’ comprehensive plans are analyzed to determine whether they are acknowledging past depopulation trends, how they are projecting future population changes, and what planning strategies they are pursuing in light of their depopulation trends. Findings illustrate a majority of cities …
Changing Trends in Long-Term Sentiments and Neighborhood Determinants in a Shrinking City
This research examined social media’s role in understanding perceptions about the spaces in which individuals interact, what planners can learn from social media data, and how to use social media to inform urban regeneration efforts. Using Twitter data from 2010 to 2018 recorded in one U.S. shrinking city, Detroit, Michigan, this paper longitudinally investigated topics that people discuss, their emotions, and neighborhood conditions associated w…
(Re)Producing and challenging gender in and through urban space
This research, which uses an intersectional feminist methodological approach, explores the relationships and intersections among women, public urban space, and bicycling, and the gendered processes through which the use of space is claimed, negotiated, and constrained. It builds on the existing scholarship on the gendered nature of public space, and uniquely uses bicycling as the site of inquiry. Drawing primarily from interviews with women cycli…
How U.S. Shrinking Cities Plan for Change
This research examines the mismatch between the reality of a city’s population loss and the planning strategies they have adopted. Thirty-five depopulating U.S. cities’ comprehensive plans are analyzed to determine whether they are acknowledging past depopulation trends, how they are projecting future population changes, and what planning strategies they are pursuing in light of their depopulation trends. Findings illustrate a majority of cities …
Planning for growth in depopulating cities
Changing Trends in Long-Term Sentiments and Neighborhood Determinants in a Shrinking City
This research examined social media’s role in understanding perceptions about the spaces in which individuals interact, what planners can learn from social media data, and how to use social media to inform urban regeneration efforts. Using Twitter data from 2010 to 2018 recorded in one U.S. shrinking city, Detroit, Michigan, this paper longitudinally investigated topics that people discuss, their emotions, and neighborhood conditions associated w…
The uneven shrinking city
This research examines the uneven spatial-demographic distribution of population loss in one US “shrinking” city, Birmingham, Alabama, and analyzes the city’s planning role in and response to population loss. It examines the connections between Birmingham’s historic racial zoning law and urban renewal practices and the resulting patterns of depopulation and demographic change, and its present-day use of creative class planning – an approach criti…
Trophy Cities
Planning for green infrastructure along the Gulf Coast
Rapid expansion and development of urban areas in coastal communities degrades ecosystems and increases vulnerability to natural disasters and the effects of climate change. To minimize these negative impacts, some municipalities have adopted “green infrastructure” planning to protect their cities through greenways, wetlands, and open spaces. This research identifies communities that have engaged in green infrastructure planning in the Mississipp…
A comparative study of water allocation and drought in two US states
Issues of water allocation, especially in times of prolonged drought, are increasingly common in the US. The lack of a national policy regarding water allocation means that allocation schemes are the purview of states, except in some cases of interstate water allocation. State supremacy in this policy arena means that there are, in effect, 50 different water allocation policies in the US, reflecting different political realities, legal foundation…
Online Planning History Pedagogy Using Place-Based Immersive Virtual Reality
This paper analyzes the course content, student learning outcomes, and pedagogical approach of a course on planning history and theory that uses historically informed immersive experiences (i.e., virtual reality, VR) to portray neighborhoods that were subject to planning from the 1920s to the 1980s in Montgomery, Alabama. Using data from student surveys in three class formats – fully in-person, hybrid, and fully online, and an evaluation of assig…
Geography (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Demography (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Urbanization and City Planning (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Regional science (3 works)