Profile
Dr. Brody is Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at the Texas
A&M University. He is conducting research as part of the Sustainable Coastal Margins
Program and teaching in the areas of environmental planning, coastal management, and dispute
resolution.
Dr. Brody holds a joint appointment of associate professor in the departments of Landscape
Architecture and Urban planning and Marine Sciences at Texas A&M University. He holds the
George P. Mitchell '40 Chair in Sustainable Coasts and directs the Center for Texas Beaches
and Shores at the Galveston campus. He also heads the Environmental Planning and Sustainability
Research Unit. Dr. Brody is conducting research and teaching in the areas of environmental
planning, coastal management, climate change adaptation, and dispute resolution.
Selected Publications:
"Policy Learning for Flood Mitigation: a longitudinal assessment of
CRS activities in Florida." Risk Analysis, 2009; "Identifying Factors Influencing Flood
Mitigation at the Local Level in Texas and Florida: the Role of Organizational Capacity."
Natural Hazards, 2009;"A Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Wetland Alteration in Texas and Florida:
Thirteen Years of Impact Along the Coast." Wetlands, 2008; "Examining the Relationship between
Physical Vulnerability and Perceptions of Global Climate Change in the U.S." Environment and
Behavior, 2008; "The rising costs of floods: Examining the impact of planning and development
decisions on property damage in Florida." Journal of the American Planning Association, 2007;
"Examining the Relationship between Wetland Alteration and Watershed Flooding in Texas and
Florida." Natural Hazards, 2007; "Does Planning Work? Testing the Implementation of Local
Environmental Planning in Florida." Journal of the American Planning Association, 2005;
"Measuring the Collective Capabilities of Local Jurisdictions to Manage Ecosystems in
Southern Florida." Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning, 2004; "Are We Learning to Make
Better Plans? A Longitudinal Analysis of Plan Quality Associated with Natural Hazards."
Journal of Planning and Education Research, 2003.
Ph.D.,Environmental Planning and Policy, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2001;
M.S., Resource Policy and Behavior, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1996;
Grad dip,
Environmental Studies, University of Adelaide, Australia,1995;
B.A., Environmental Studies and
Anthropology, Bowdoin College, 1992....[more]
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