Carolyn G Loh
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 2457236 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Carolyn G Loh |
| PRENOMES | Carolyn G |
| SOBRENOME | Loh |
| ASSINATURA | LOH C G |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Wayne State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2285-9089 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 44 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2011 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
How arts and cultural districts can support diversity, equity, and inclusion in their organizations and neighborhoods
Implementing Equity
Municipal arts and cultural plans
Arts and cultural planning is a growing subfield of planning, but we know little about how arts and cultural master plans are used in daily practice. Based on a survey of planners in 64 U.S. cities, we found that arts and cultural planners draw on arts and cultural plans more and view these plans as more influential than do general planners. Respondents highlighted plans’ importance in increasing community pride, government support for creative a…
Our Diversity Is Our Strength
Problem, research strategy and findings Municipal arts and cultural plans direct significant amounts of public investment and set far-reaching policies, as arts and culture investment becomes an increasingly widespread economic development strategy. Though these plans frequently advertise the city’s diversity, they often lack specific strategies for supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In addition, the creation of these plans often …
Identifying Plan Perceptions
City leaders easily recognize their local HEIs as economic anchors, often as part of an intentional “eds and meds” strategy. Universities have long been viewed by city governments as important arts and cultural patrons, presenters, and educators. However, it is not clear that local governments recognize HEIs as key players in arts and cultural economies to the fullest extent possible, nor that they see the possibilities for universities to act as…
Placemaking in Practice
The set of place-based strategies known as placemaking and creative placemaking has become ubiquitously used by local leaders to revitalize downtowns and neighborhoods. The ultimate goal of placemaking is to create thriving, active places that people want to visit and live and work in, without pricing out current residents or making them feel unwelcome, and without losing the individuality of the place. In this study of sixty-four municipal arts …
Are We Planning for Equity
Problem, research strategy, and findings Social equity goals are supposed to be prioritized in planning along with economic and environmental goals, yet in practice they are often de-emphasized. We developed a publicly available plan equity evaluation tool to investigate to what extent and in what ways local governments incorporate goals and recommendations that would advance equitable outcomes in their comprehensive plans. Using plan content ana…
Planners as Researchers
Community science involves volunteers in research to democratize it and increase its relevance, scope, and impact. In this study, we use a community science research project that evaluated equity in local comprehensive plans to test whether a community science approach provided the purported benefits for researchers and practitioners. We found that although initial quality from volunteered data was lower, we could validate it to a high standard. …
Diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in arts and cultural planning
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are increasingly referenced as goals in general or master plans, yet we know little about how these concepts shape topical arts and cultural plans, which have become an important facet of economic development strategies. Through a detailed content analysis of 64 municipal arts and cultural plans in the United States, this project sought to find out how and when such plans integrate concepts of diversity, equity, a…
Placemaking and implementation
The Everyday Emergency
In the last several years, the governor of Michigan has placed seven cities under the control of emergency managers (EMs), who have the authority to make drastic cuts and rearrangements of public processes and services. I investigate what happens to planning processes under these circumstances, and how EMs use planning to accomplish their goals. I find that many of the cities devote renewed attention to planning, and that the planning process may…
Planning Consultants’ Influence on Local Comprehensive Plans
Many planners work at private consulting firms, and many local governments use their services, but we have little idea of how consultant involvement affects plans. Analyzing data from a survey of local officials who engage planning consultants, we find that while engaging consultants does not appear to nudge local officials in a policy direction different from their preferences, it does appear to yield plans with a policy focus more oriented towa…
The Road through the Rust Belt
Two recent books on economic development in former manufacturing cities, The Road Through the Rust Belt (hereafter RRB), edited by William M. Bowen of Cleveland State University, and Revitalizing A
Spatial Dynamics of Vertical and Horizontal Intergovernmental Collaboration
Although researchers have made progress in understanding motivations behind local government collaboration, there is little research that explores the spatial dynamics of such interactions. Does the idea of collaboration travel horizontally, passed from neighbor to neighbor, or is vertical leadership from state, county, or regional actors more important in influencing local governments’ decisions to share resources and functions? What factors inf…
Adventures in Implementation
This study uses a mix of qualitative, quantitative, and spatial statistical methods to investigate local government responses to a state level change in land use policy. The results suggest that local governments resisted state intervention, and were guided mainly by self-interest and peers' actions when deciding whether or not to change their ordinances. The study examines the reasons for this principal–agent failure, and suggests an alternative…
Death of a planning department
Assessing and Interpreting Non-conformance in Land-use Planning Implementation
Planners studying implementation continue to search for better ways to determine whether and how well plans have been implemented. Even when we can identify areas of non-conformance between plans and outcomes, it can be unclear how to interpret them. This paper presents a conformance-based framework for evaluating plan implementation based on a GIS comparison of planned versus actual land use. This method is especially useful for making distincti…
Four Potential Disconnects in the Community Planning Process
Although participatory planning has become a well-established emphasis in the planning field, planners often find that land-use outcomes conflict with community goals, resulting in a dissatisfied citizenry. I argue that these conflicts often result from disconnects between steps in the planning process, which tend to occur in instances where the “baton” of implementation passes from one document or one agency to the next. I identify four common a…
Prospects for Expanding Regional Planning Efforts in Michigan
This article assesses the potential for expanding regional planning by asking local government officials their perspectives on the potential for increasing regionalism in their communities, and the most promising approaches to achieving greater regionalism. The study involves analysing data from a recent survey of local government officials in Michigan. It is found that support for regional planning declines amongst local officials who are alread…
The Everyday Emergency
In the last several years, the governor of Michigan has placed seven cities under the control of emergency managers (EMs), who have the authority to make drastic cuts and rearrangements of public processes and services. I investigate what happens to planning processes under these circumstances, and how EMs use planning to accomplish their goals. I find that many of the cities devote renewed attention to planning, and that the planning process may…
Diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in arts and cultural planning
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are increasingly referenced as goals in general or master plans, yet we know little about how these concepts shape topical arts and cultural plans, which have become an important facet of economic development strategies. Through a detailed content analysis of 64 municipal arts and cultural plans in the United States, this project sought to find out how and when such plans integrate concepts of diversity, equity, a…
Planning Consultants’ Influence on Local Comprehensive Plans
Many planners work at private consulting firms, and many local governments use their services, but we have little idea of how consultant involvement affects plans. Analyzing data from a survey of local officials who engage planning consultants, we find that while engaging consultants does not appear to nudge local officials in a policy direction different from their preferences, it does appear to yield plans with a policy focus more oriented towa…
Four Potential Disconnects in the Community Planning Process
Although participatory planning has become a well-established emphasis in the planning field, planners often find that land-use outcomes conflict with community goals, resulting in a dissatisfied citizenry. I argue that these conflicts often result from disconnects between steps in the planning process, which tend to occur in instances where the “baton” of implementation passes from one document or one agency to the next. I identify four common a…
Spatial Dynamics of Vertical and Horizontal Intergovernmental Collaboration
Although researchers have made progress in understanding motivations behind local government collaboration, there is little research that explores the spatial dynamics of such interactions. Does the idea of collaboration travel horizontally, passed from neighbor to neighbor, or is vertical leadership from state, county, or regional actors more important in influencing local governments’ decisions to share resources and functions? What factors inf…
Adventures in Implementation
This study uses a mix of qualitative, quantitative, and spatial statistical methods to investigate local government responses to a state level change in land use policy. The results suggest that local governments resisted state intervention, and were guided mainly by self-interest and peers' actions when deciding whether or not to change their ordinances. The study examines the reasons for this principal–agent failure, and suggests an alternative…
Death of a planning department
Placemaking in Practice
The set of place-based strategies known as placemaking and creative placemaking has become ubiquitously used by local leaders to revitalize downtowns and neighborhoods. The ultimate goal of placemaking is to create thriving, active places that people want to visit and live and work in, without pricing out current residents or making them feel unwelcome, and without losing the individuality of the place. In this study of sixty-four municipal arts …
Placemaking and implementation
Prospects for Expanding Regional Planning Efforts in Michigan
This article assesses the potential for expanding regional planning by asking local government officials their perspectives on the potential for increasing regionalism in their communities, and the most promising approaches to achieving greater regionalism. The study involves analysing data from a recent survey of local government officials in Michigan. It is found that support for regional planning declines amongst local officials who are alread…
Assessing and Interpreting Non-conformance in Land-use Planning Implementation
Planners studying implementation continue to search for better ways to determine whether and how well plans have been implemented. Even when we can identify areas of non-conformance between plans and outcomes, it can be unclear how to interpret them. This paper presents a conformance-based framework for evaluating plan implementation based on a GIS comparison of planned versus actual land use. This method is especially useful for making distincti…
Four Potential Disconnects in the Community Planning Process
Although participatory planning has become a well-established emphasis in the planning field, planners often find that land-use outcomes conflict with community goals, resulting in a dissatisfied citizenry. I argue that these conflicts often result from disconnects between steps in the planning process, which tend to occur in instances where the “baton” of implementation passes from one document or one agency to the next. I identify four common a…
Prospects for Expanding Regional Planning Efforts in Michigan
This article assesses the potential for expanding regional planning by asking local government officials their perspectives on the potential for increasing regionalism in their communities, and the most promising approaches to achieving greater regionalism. The study involves analysing data from a recent survey of local government officials in Michigan. It is found that support for regional planning declines amongst local officials who are alread…
Death of a planning department
Spatial Dynamics of Vertical and Horizontal Intergovernmental Collaboration
Although researchers have made progress in understanding motivations behind local government collaboration, there is little research that explores the spatial dynamics of such interactions. Does the idea of collaboration travel horizontally, passed from neighbor to neighbor, or is vertical leadership from state, county, or regional actors more important in influencing local governments’ decisions to share resources and functions? What factors inf…
Adventures in Implementation
This study uses a mix of qualitative, quantitative, and spatial statistical methods to investigate local government responses to a state level change in land use policy. The results suggest that local governments resisted state intervention, and were guided mainly by self-interest and peers' actions when deciding whether or not to change their ordinances. The study examines the reasons for this principal–agent failure, and suggests an alternative…
Planning Consultants’ Influence on Local Comprehensive Plans
Many planners work at private consulting firms, and many local governments use their services, but we have little idea of how consultant involvement affects plans. Analyzing data from a survey of local officials who engage planning consultants, we find that while engaging consultants does not appear to nudge local officials in a policy direction different from their preferences, it does appear to yield plans with a policy focus more oriented towa…
The Road through the Rust Belt
Two recent books on economic development in former manufacturing cities, The Road Through the Rust Belt (hereafter RRB), edited by William M. Bowen of Cleveland State University, and Revitalizing A
The Everyday Emergency
In the last several years, the governor of Michigan has placed seven cities under the control of emergency managers (EMs), who have the authority to make drastic cuts and rearrangements of public processes and services. I investigate what happens to planning processes under these circumstances, and how EMs use planning to accomplish their goals. I find that many of the cities devote renewed attention to planning, and that the planning process may…
Placemaking and implementation
Are We Planning for Equity
Problem, research strategy, and findings Social equity goals are supposed to be prioritized in planning along with economic and environmental goals, yet in practice they are often de-emphasized. We developed a publicly available plan equity evaluation tool to investigate to what extent and in what ways local governments incorporate goals and recommendations that would advance equitable outcomes in their comprehensive plans. Using plan content ana…
Planners as Researchers
Community science involves volunteers in research to democratize it and increase its relevance, scope, and impact. In this study, we use a community science research project that evaluated equity in local comprehensive plans to test whether a community science approach provided the purported benefits for researchers and practitioners. We found that although initial quality from volunteered data was lower, we could validate it to a high standard. …
Diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in arts and cultural planning
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are increasingly referenced as goals in general or master plans, yet we know little about how these concepts shape topical arts and cultural plans, which have become an important facet of economic development strategies. Through a detailed content analysis of 64 municipal arts and cultural plans in the United States, this project sought to find out how and when such plans integrate concepts of diversity, equity, a…
Our Diversity Is Our Strength
Problem, research strategy and findings Municipal arts and cultural plans direct significant amounts of public investment and set far-reaching policies, as arts and culture investment becomes an increasingly widespread economic development strategy. Though these plans frequently advertise the city’s diversity, they often lack specific strategies for supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In addition, the creation of these plans often …
Identifying Plan Perceptions
City leaders easily recognize their local HEIs as economic anchors, often as part of an intentional “eds and meds” strategy. Universities have long been viewed by city governments as important arts and cultural patrons, presenters, and educators. However, it is not clear that local governments recognize HEIs as key players in arts and cultural economies to the fullest extent possible, nor that they see the possibilities for universities to act as…
Placemaking in Practice
The set of place-based strategies known as placemaking and creative placemaking has become ubiquitously used by local leaders to revitalize downtowns and neighborhoods. The ultimate goal of placemaking is to create thriving, active places that people want to visit and live and work in, without pricing out current residents or making them feel unwelcome, and without losing the individuality of the place. In this study of sixty-four municipal arts …
Municipal arts and cultural plans
Arts and cultural planning is a growing subfield of planning, but we know little about how arts and cultural master plans are used in daily practice. Based on a survey of planners in 64 U.S. cities, we found that arts and cultural planners draw on arts and cultural plans more and view these plans as more influential than do general planners. Respondents highlighted plans’ importance in increasing community pride, government support for creative a…
How arts and cultural districts can support diversity, equity, and inclusion in their organizations and neighborhoods
Implementing Equity
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