Jason Corburn, Ph.D.,M.C.P.
Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning
PHONE: (510) 643-4790
FAX: 510) 642-1641
LOCATION:
410C Wurster Hall
E-MAIL: jcorburn@berkeley.edu
WEBSITES:
College of Environmental Design,
Healthy Cities Blog
Courses
- CY Plan 256: Healthy Cities
- PH167D: Health Impact Assessment
Research Interests
- Urban health
- Place and health
- CBPR
Research Description
Jason Corburn holds a joint appointment with the UC Berkeley Department of City and Regional Planning. His research focuses on urban health equity, place and health, slum health, and urban governance and health. He co-directs the joint Masters in Public Health-Masters in City Planning degree program and he is a core faculty member in the Center for Global Public Health's Slum Health Initiative. Professor Corburn also has major international research projects investigating how policy and planning aimed at improving living conditions for residents of urban informal settlements can address health inequities and help the poor adapt to climate change.Selected Publications
Corburn, J. Toward the Healthy City: People, Place and the Politics of Planning. Cambridge: MIT Press. 2009.
Corburn, J. Street Science: Community Knowledge and Environmental Health Justice. Cambridge: MIT Press. 2005. (Winner ACSP 2007 Davidoff Award for best book in field)
Profile updated: January 31, 2011