Gavin Shatkin

Name: Gavin Shatkin

Title(s):

• Associate Professor of Urban Planning

Contact Information: 734.763.2075 , shatkin@umich.edu

Website: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/shatkin/home

International Institute Affiliation(s):

• CSEAS
• CSAS
• CICS

Department Affiliation(s):

• Architecture & Urban Planning

Education Background: Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2001; M.URP., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1996; B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1989

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

• Southeast Asian Studies
• South Asian Studies

Related Countries:

• Thailand
• Philippines

Research/Teaching Specialization: Urbanization in developing countries, urban community development and housing in the Philippines

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Altered Encounters: Global Change in Asian Cities, Housing Systems, Neighborhood Planning, Infrastructure Planning in Developing and Developed Countries, Urban and Regional Planning in Developing Countries, Research Seminar in Urban, Technological and Env

Publications:

• Empowering Parents and Building Communities: The Role of School-based Councils in Educational Governance and Accountability. 2007. (Refereed Journal Article)
• Planning to Forget: Informal Settlements as ‘Forgotten Places’ in a Globalizing Metro Manila. (Refereed Journal Article)
• Global Cities of the South: Perspectives on Growth and Inequality. 2007. (Refereed Journal Article)
• Globalization and Local Leadership: A Case Study of Chonburi, Thailand. 2004. (Refereed Journal Article)
• Are Communities Organized? A Quantitative Examination of Two Cities in Metro Manila. 2003. (Refereed Journal Article)
• Decentralization and the Struggle for Participation in Local Politics and Planning: Lessons from Naga City, the Philippines. 2008. (Book Chapter)
• Decentralization and the Struggle for Participation in Local Politics and Planning: Lessons from Naga City, the Philippines. 2008. (Book Chapter)
• The Changing Symbolism of Urban Space: State Legitimization Strategies and Political Protest in Manila, the Philippines. 2007. (Book Chapter)
• Collective Action and Urban Poverty Alleviation: Community Organizations and the Struggle for Shelter in Manila. 2007. (Authored Book)
• Colonial Capital, Modernist Capital, Global Capital: The Changing Symbolism of Urban Space in Manila, the Philippines. 2005-2006. (Refereed Journal Article)