Mary Frances Berry Distinguished University Professor and Centennial Professor of Urban & Regional Planning at the University of Michigan
About
June Manning Thomas, PhD, FAICP, is centennial professor of urban and regional planning at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan. Her doctorate is from the University of Michigan, and her bachelor's degree from Michigan State University. She is the recipient of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 1999 Paul Davidoff Award for her book Redevelopment and Race.
Current Work:
One major project is to further explore the nature of relocation in Detroit as a way of understanding processes, motivations, and barriers. This is a companion with a previous article that looked at the racial dynamics of the first public housing project in Detroit, built for black low-income residents. Another project includes a study of social equity in the planning profession, by accessing archival resources about the origins of a turn toward a greater focus on social equity. In addition, she is working on a longer-length study of the school desegregation movement in South Carolina, with a focus on 1960-1971.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Urban planning history, redevelopment, social justice, public housing, race relations
