FACULTY
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Dr. Jana Carp, Adjunct Assistant Professor
367 Rankin Science West
828-262-7091
carpje@appstate.edu
Ph.D., Public Policy Analysis, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1999
M.U.P.P., College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1995
M.A., Religion and Art, Pacific School of Religion, 1988
B.A., English, Lewis and Clark College, 1980
Curriculum Vitae |
Research and Interests:
Dr. Carp's interest in planning education and research is motivated by a deep concern to understand the social dimensions of ecological restoration initiatives in urban contexts. Using a Lefebvrian-based method for analyzing the social production of space, Jana studies community-initiated collaboration, with particular attention to the creativity of non-experts, the role of civic science, and the application of ecological science concepts to human communitues (e.g., resilience, adaptation, diversity). Currently she is funded by the U.S. Forest Service to work with the Community Woodlands Alliance (Washington D.C./Maryland) to support community-based organization of urban waste wood recovery and utilization projects.
Jana couldn't be more pleased with the outcome of her 2004 Project Management class, whose study of possible enhancements of downtown Boone's Kraut Creek sparked a broad-based citizen committee that is working with the town, county, University and landowners to restore the creek (images and unofficial map; see also the students' report at www.mountainkeepers.org). The first demonstration project - a collaboration between the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce and ASU - is awaiting implementation funding.
Courses:
Core: Town, City and Regional Planning; Land use Regulations; Project Management. Electives: Planning for Sustainable Communities; Community Development; Principles of Social Space Analysis in Downtown Planning.
Publications:
Jana Carp. "Wit, Style, and Substance: How Planners Shape Public Participation."Journal of Planning Education and Research 23:3 (Spring 2004).
This article was the 5 th most downloaded article of all Sage Publications' planning journals published in 2004.
George C. Hemmens, Charles J. Hoch, and Jana Carp, eds. 1996. Under One Roof: Issues and Innovations In Shared Housing. Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press.
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