Profile
Dr. Bright is presently program coordinator of master of urban planning
program where she teaches courses in the department of landscape architecture
and urban planning. During 1999-2004, she was MCRP program coordinator
and graduate advisor in School of Urban and Public Affairs at University
of Texas at Arlington. She is also undertaking a major new research project,
comparing property tax appraised values in several parts of Arlington,
Texas with market values, to determine whether lower-valued properties
are overappraised. She works in a variety of planning and design positions
for state, federal, regional and local government. In addition, she has
run a private company firm, Bright Associates. She is helping to form
an alumni/practitioner advisory council, doing admissions and aid awards,
and chairing meeting of the MUP Advisory Committee. Teaching and research
specializations are land suitability analysis, site planning and design;
urban revitalization, planning for low income neighborhoods, economic
development; international planning; environmental planning, impact assessment
and policy analysis; zoning, design and subdivision regulations. Elected
by ACSP member schools, Dr. Bright is South-Central Regional representative
to the ACSP governing board. Furthermore, she also received AICP designation,
2004 of Charter member, APA. Dr. Bright are also invited to be lecturer
in many events.
Dr. Bright’s current research focuses on the effects
of property tax over-appraisal in low income neighborhoods and the importance
of regional containment
in central city health. Her other areas of expertise include economic development,
zoning, environmental planning, and impact assessment.
Elise has written or
co-authored several books including Redevelopment American Style: APA
Planners Press, 2004; Reviving America’s Forgotten Neighborhoods:
An Investigation of Inner City Revitalization Efforts, 2003; Reviving America’s
Forgotten Neighborhoods: An Investigation of Inner City Revitalization Efforts.
2000. Winner, Paul Davidoff Award, ACSP, 2001
Refereed Journal Articles including “Plague of TOADS: An Investigation
into the Prevalence, Attributes and Effects of Vacant Abandoned Properties
in U.S. Cities,” Housing Studies; “Comments upon Receiving the
Paul Davidoff Award,” Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2002; “Factors
Affecting the Provision of Parkland: Implication for Planners,” Journal
of Architectural and Planning Research, 1994.
Ph.D., (Environmental Design),
Texas A&M University, 1980; M.S., (City
Planning), Harvard, 1975; B.S., (Government & Spanish), University of
Arizona, 1972...[more] |
