Research Assistant/Ph.D. graduate in Urban and Regional Science

Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Degrees: PhD, Urban and Regional Science, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, 2005
Research interests: Sustainable development, Ecological Footprint Analysis, and Landscape Analysis using GIS/Remote Sensing
E-mail address: hryu@neo.tamu.edu



EDUCATION
Texas A&M University, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
Ph.D. Urban and Regional Science. Advisor: Samuel D. Brody.
Research Focus: ecological footprint analysis and transportation & land use policy.
Dissertation Title: Modeling the Per Capita Ecological Footprint for Dallas County, Texas: Examining Demographic, Environmental Value, Land-Use, and Spatial Influences [pdf 8,180 kb] / [summary] .

University of Southern California, School of Policy, Planning, and Development
M.A. in Transportation and Land Use. Emphasis on institutional and policy issues in transportation and land use planning. May, 2001.

University of Seoul, Department of Urban Administration
M.A. in Urban Administration. Emphasis on sustainable land use policy. February, 1998.
Thesis Title: A Study on the Sustainability of Mixed-Use Development

University of Seoul, Department of Urban Administration
B.A. in Urban Administration. February, 1995.

ACADEMIC HONORS
Texas A&M University – Phi Kappa Phi, 2004
Univ. of Southern California (USC), Master of Planning Comprehensive Examination Prize,2001
USC, International Student Outstanding Academic Achievement, 2001
USC, Gordon Whitnall Outstanding Academic Achievement in Planning, 2001
University of Seoul (UOS), Outstanding Academic Achievement Scholarship, 1990-1991
UOS, Outstanding Academic Achievement Scholarship, 1994
UOS, Outstanding Academic Achievement Scholarship, 1996-1998

FELLOWSHIPS
The James Irvine Foundation, Graduate Scholarship, Fall 2000 and Spring 2001.

ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE
Texas A&M University, Environmental Planning and Sustainability Research Unit
Research Assistant: Conduct research on a comparative project between Florida and Texas, titled “Modeling watershed flooding and adaptive flood management: an integrative plan for research, teaching and learning. (NSF award number 0346673) Develop historical databases for both states such as the stream gage height and stream flow, the flood damages, precipitation, and land use and land cover changes using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Principal Investigator: Samuel D. Brody. June, 2004 – present.

Texas A&M University, Texas Transportation Institute (TTI)
Research Assistant: Conduct research on Dallas area project, which is a study of the transportation investment impact on land use changes and housing market. Develop database of housing transaction records, evaluate statistical analyses on driving factors of housing price using GIS, identify critical aspects of environmental justice issues in the light of cost allocation and benefit distribution of the added capacity investment projects, and conduct case study analysis. Principal Investigator: Sharada R. Vadali. September, 2001 – May, 2004.

University of Southern California, School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD)
Teaching Assistant: Assisted and coordinated international joint study and conference on comparative land use and urban development in the US and Korea for Professors Harry W. Richardson and C.H. Bae. July, 2001 – August, 2001.

University of Southern California, School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD)
Research Assistant: Conducted research on Sprawl and Segregation: Another Side of the Los Angeles Debate. Designed a GIS database and produced maps of Los Angeles Metropolitan areas. Principal Investigators: Tridib Banerjee and Niraj Verma. January, 2001 – May, 2001.

University of Southern California, School of Policy, Planning, and Development, Center for Economic Development (CED)
Research Assistant: Conducted research on Eco-Industrial Development project which is to facilitate job creation and sustainable industrial expansion in distressed communities by applying principles of industrial ecology and conducted case study analyses. Principal Investigator: Leonard Mitchell. September, 2000 – January, 2001.

University of Southern California, School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD)
Teaching Assistant: Assisted teaching a course on urban sprawl and sustainable development for Professor Tridib Banerjee, which is a comparative study of the Los Angeles Metropolitan area and the Rhine-Ruhr region. Developed class schedules, materials and World Wide Webpage titled Containing Urban Sprawl (http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/dortmund/). September, 2000 – December, 2000.

University of Southern California, School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD)
Research Assistant: Involved research on “The role of public transit in the mobility of low-income households”, developed database and conducted statistical analyses. Principal Investigator: Genevieve Giuliano. January, 2000 – May, 2000.

University of Seoul, Department of International Relations
Teaching Assistant: Assisted teaching courses on international relations for Professors Dong-Soo Kim, Hieyeon Keum, and Jinwon Lee. Managed the department’s administration, counseled students, and coordinated research seminars. May, 1996 – May, 1999.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
University of Southern California, Center for International Policy, Planning, and Development
International Symposium Coordinator: Managed and coordinated international symposium on capacity building conducted by Professor Koichi Mera. June, 2001 – July, 2001.

University of Southern California, Civic and Community Relations (CCR)
Project Coordinator: Maintained and upgraded the CCR Website to enhance the quality of life for people who live and work in the neighborhoods near USC by providing resources that strengthen the communities around USC's campuses. February, 2000 – May, 2000.

University of Seoul, Institute of Seoul Studies
Research Assistant: Managed and coordinated international symposiums, coordinated research seminars, and published the Journal of Seoul Studies. May, 1995 – May, 1996.

Member of The New Urbanism. September, 2000 – September, 2001.

Member of the Korean Urban Management Association (KUMA). March, 1996 – present.

SELECTED PAPERS
Ryu, H.C. and S.D. Brody. 2005. Can Higher Education Influence Sustainable Behavior? - Examining the impacts of a graduate course on sustainable development Using Ecological Footprint Analysis. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (in process).

Brody, S.D. and H.C. Ryu. 2004. Measuring the Impact of a Graduate Course in Sustainable Development: Transforming Behavior Through Authentic Learning Environments. Environmental Education Research (in process).

Brody, S.D., W. Highfield, and H.C. Ryu. 2005. The Economic Cost of Wetland Development. (in preparation).

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Ryu, H.C. and Samuel D. Brody. 2004. Examining Socioeconomic/Demographic, Environmental Value, Land-Use, and Spatial Impacts on the Ecological Footprint for Dallas County, Texas. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 45th Annual Conference. Portland, Oregon.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Ryu, H.C., S. Mailian, and A. Klingberg. 2000. The New Urbanism: Cases of Celebration, Kentlands, and Seasides. In the International Joint Study and Conference: Comparative Land Use and Urban Developments in the US & Korea, June 1-22, 2000, Taejon, Korea.

REPORTS
Vadali, S.R. and H.C. Ryu. 2003. Added Capacity Projects Dallas County, TX. Draft. Texas Transportation Institute.

Vadali, S.R. and H.C. Ryu. 2003. Residence Surveys for Mesquite. Draft. Texas Transportation Institute.

Vadali, S.R. and H.C. Ryu. 2003. “Before-Construction” Business Surveys for Mesquite. Draft. Texas Transportation Institute.

Vadali, S.R. and H.C. Ryu. 2003. Land Use and Land Development Impact Indicators. Draft. Texas Transportation Institute.

NARRATIVE BIOGRAPHY
Currently, I am a doctoral candidate at Texas A&M University’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning focusing on sustainable development. My research combines Ecological Footprint Analysis with GIS/Remote sensing routines to improve land use policy that attempts to achieve less resource consumption land-use practices in Texas. Since 2001, I have been working at Texas Transportation Institute emphasizing transportation impact on land use changes and housing market. I have been involved in added capacity investment project in Dallas County, which is a study of the system-level impact of a recent major urban highway reconstruction project on residential property values. My most recent work involved modeling watershed flooding and adaptive flood management for Florida and Texas with Dr. Brody at Environmental Planning and Sustainability Research Unit (EPSRU).