Dr. Bourassa's research interests focus on urban housing and land policy, with an emphasis on issues related to housing and land tenure. Recent publications have explored the impacts of tax policies on home ownership and the use of community land trusts to provide affordable housing. He is the co-editor, with Yu-Hung Hong, of Leasing Public Land: Policy Debates and International Experiences, published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in 2003. He regularly teaches the Capstone Studio in the Master of Urban Planning Program. He serves on the Boards of Directors of Louisville's Metropolitan Housing Coalition and the Center for Neighborhoods.

Doctor of Philosophy (City and Regional Planning), University of Pennsylvania, 1988

Master of Arts (Geography), Temple University, 1982

Bachelor of Arts (Geography, with High Honors and Distinction), University of Delaware, 1977

PLAN 650 Capstone Studio

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