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Urban and Public Affairs
University of Louisville
426 W. Bloom Street
Louisville, KY 40208
phone: (502) 852-7906
fax: (502) 852-4558
email: upa@louisville.edu

 

 

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Hank V. Savitch, PhD

Brown and Williamson Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Urban & Public Affairs 

    Hank V. Savitch
Office: Urban Studies Institute, Room 110
Phone: (502) 852-7929        fax:852-4558
Email: hvsavi01@gwise.louisville.edu
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Department of Urban and Public Affairs
University of Louisville
426 W. Bloom Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40208

Research and Teaching

Dr. Savitch has done work on globalization and urban development as well as the comparative analysis of cities in Europe and North America. His publications explore questions related to how cities develop strategies to shape their built environments as well as the effects of terrorism on urban space. Other publications deal with the impacts of territorial re-scaling on city performance. Dr. Savitch also served as a consultant to the Mayor’s Urban Summit, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and other organizations. He teaches courses on urban theory, comparative development and governance.

 

Educational Background

1971 University of Michigan: Inter University Consortium for Political Research. (Postdoctoral research)

1965–1971 New York University: Ph.D. 

1963–1965 Brown University: A.M.

 

Course Syllabi

Comparative Urban Development: UPA 623/PLAN 635

Urban Policy and Governance: UPA 602

Urban Theory & Public Affairs: UPA 610

 

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