Professor
Monica Haddad PhD
Professor, Community and Regional Planning
Mailing Address
Community and Regional Planning Department
158 College of Design
Ames, IA, 50011
Contact Information
Phone: (515) 294-8979
Email: haddad@iastate.edu
Office: 583 Design
Education
BArch, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
MUP, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2000
PhD, Regional Planning, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2003
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Research Interests
Dr. Monica A. Haddad is a Professor of Community and Regional Planning at Iowa State University. She specializes in geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis applications for planning issues. Climate justice and social justice are the driving forces of her scholarship. She frequently uses GIS as part of her methodological approach. Her work has been published in journals such as Applied Geography, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, The Professional Geographer, and Economic Development Quarterly. She received her PhD and master’s degrees in urban and regional planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Recent Publications
Jung, M.W., Haddad, M., & Gelder, B. (2023). Examining heat inequity in a Brazilian metropolitan region. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science.
Magalhães, L., Kuffer, M., Nina Schwarz, N., & Haddad, M. (2023). Bringing economic complexity to the intra-urban scale: The role of services in the urban economy of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Applied Geography.
Okaidjah, D., Haddad, M., Day, C., & Das, B. (2022). Spatial Analysis of Relationships Between Intersection Safety, the Urban Built Environment, and Average Income Level: A Case Study of Des Moines. Transportation Research Record, 03611981221108392.
Haddad, M., Christman, Z., Pearsall, H., & Sanchez, M. (2021). Using Google Street View to Examine Urban Context and Green Amenities in the Global South: The Chilean Experience. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 68.
Poleacovschi, C., True-Funk, A., Haddad, M., & Peters, D. (2021). Resilient Micropolitan Areas in the Face of Economic Shocks: A Stakeholder Collective Capacity Perspective. Engineering Project Organization Journal, 10.
Haddad, M., Moura, A. C., Cook, V., & Lima e Lima, T. (2021). The Social Dimensions of the Iron Quadrangle Region: A Geodesign Experience. The Professional Geographer.
Haddad, M. (2020). Residential income segregation and commuting in a Latin American city. Applied Geography, 117, 102186.
Haddad, M., & Hellyer, J. (2018). Decent Work and Social Protection in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 38(1), 86-97.
Haddad, M. (2018). Open space provision and environmental preservation strategies: A case study in Brazil. In G. Bhan, S. Srinivas, & V. Watson (Eds.) Routledge Companion to Planning in the Global South (pp. 192-203). Routledge.
Haddad, M., Freguglia, R., & Gomes, C. (2017). Public Spending and Quality of Education in Brazil. The Journal of Development Studies, 53(10), 1679-1696.
Current Projects
Application of social vulnerality when planning for climate change in both - Global North (Iowa, U.S.) and Global South (Minas Gerais, Brazil)