Dr. Samuel Brody is Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning in the
Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M
University. He is an Executive Committee and Advisory Board member of the
University’s Sustainable Coastal Margins Program (SCMP) as well as a faculty
fellow at the Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center.

Dr. Brody’s research focuses on collaborative ecosystem planning, coastal
management, environmental dispute resolution, spatial analysis, and natural
hazards mitigation. He has published articles on ecosystem management in
Florida, stakeholder participation in natural hazards mitigation, and the role of
resource-based industries in collaborative natural resource management. His
most recent research uses Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to analyze
the mosaic of management across ecological systems and facilitate collaborative
approaches to environmental planning.

Dr. Brody has recently (2003/2004) been awarded an NSF Career Award to examine
the relationship between wetland development and coastal flooding. 

Curriculum Vitae

Selected Recent Publications:
Brody, Samuel D., David Godschalk, and Ray Burby. (2003). Mandating Citizen
Participation In Plan-Making: Six Strategic Choices. Journal of American Planning
Association, 69(3): in press.

Brody, Samuel D. (Forthcoming). Implementing the Principles of Ecosystem Management Through Local Land Use Planning. Population and Environment.

Brody, Samuel D. (Forthcoming). Examining the Effects of Biodiversity On the Ability
of Local Plans To Manage Ecological Systems. Journal of Environmental Planning
and Management.

Brody, Samuel D. (Forthcoming). Examining the Role of Resource-Based Industries
In Ecosystem Approaches to Management: An Evaluation of Comprehensive Plans
In Florida. Journal of Society and Natural Resources.

Brody, Samuel D. (Forthcoming). Examining the Impacts of Stakeholder Participation
in Watershed Approaches to Planning. Journal of Planning and Education Research.

Godschalk, David, Samuel Brody, and Ray Burby. (Forthcoming). Public Participation
in Natural Hazard Mitigation Policy Formation: Challenges for Comprehensive Planning.
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.

Brody, Samuel D. 2003. Are We Learning to Make Better Plans? A Longitudinal
Analysis of Plan Quality Associated With Natural Hazards. Technical Report No.
02-08-R. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Hazard Reduction and
Recovery Center.

Brody, Samuel D. V. Carrasco, and W. Highfield. 2003. Evaluating Ecosystem
Management Capabilities at the Local Level in Florida: A Policy Gap Analysis Using
Geographic Information Systems. Technical Report No. 03-14-R. College Station, TX:
Texas A&M University Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center.

Brody, Samuel. 2001. Pinellas County: The Role of Focused Participation in the
Comprehensive Planning Process. Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Urban and Regional
Studies.