Kerry Brooks
Associate Professor and Director,Geographic Information Systems and
Simulation Laboratory
(WSU faculty member since 2000)
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Areas of Interest
- Land use and environmental planning
- Computerized geographic information systems
- Image processing and remote sensing
- Planning research methods and computer applications.
Educational Background
- Ph.D. Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington Specializing in Land Use and Geographic Information Systems/Remote Sensing
- Master of Urban Planning, University of Washington
- Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Fairhaven College, Western Washington University
Work Experience
- August 2000-Present
Interdisciplinary Design Institute and Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Washington State University, Spokane WA. Associate Professor and Director, Geographic Information Systems and Simulation Laboratory. - 1998-2000
Department of Planning & Landscape Architecture, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. Assistant and Associate Professor. Teaching land use and environmental planning, computerized geographic information systems (GIS), planning research methods, planning studio, introduction to planning. Research
interests include GIS-based modeling, applications and technology issues, open space, image processing and visualization, and land use-planning outcomes. - 1985-Present
Consultant. Geographic Information Systems and Land Planning. Clients include numerous state, local and federal agencies, and community and conservation groups. Remote sensing and land use/environmental planning.
Honors and Awards
- Appointed to Fulbright Senior Specialists Roster J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB), the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State (ECA), and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
- Received Plaque/award for Service to South Carolina State Mapping Committee and the state mapping community (2001)
- Certificate of Appreciation, Greenville County, SC Planning Commission, 1996
- Outstanding Dissertation Award, University of Washington College of Architecture & Urban Planning, 1991
- Department of Urban Design and Planning, Faculty Medal, June 1991
- Research Honor Award, Washington State American Planning Association and
Planning Association of Washington for "Lots of Space: An Evaluation of Mandated
Open Space in Subdivisions of King County, Washington" (Ph.D.
Dissertation), 1991
Classes Taught
- LA 450, Principles and Practice of Planning
- LA 467, Regional Landscape Inventory and Analysis
- LA 477, Landscape Applications of Geographic Information Systems
Selected Publications
- Brooks, K., B. Nocks, T. Farris and G. Cunningham. 2002. “Teaching for Practice:Implementing a Process to Integrate Work experience in an MCRP Curriculum” Journal of Planning Education and Research 22:188-200
- Brooks, K. 2001. “Flying the Palouse: Metaphors for movement over virtual Landscapes.” Peer reviewed Abstract submitted for 2002 ESRI National GIS Conference, July 2002.
- Brooks, K and M. Bishopp. 2001. “Evaluating Conflicts and Costs Associated
with Proposed Landscape-based Salmon Habitat Protection Measures” Peer
Reviewed Abstract published in Proceedings/Program, 16th Annual
Symposium of the International Association of Landscape Ecology, U.S.
Chapter, Tempe AZ April 25-29 2001, page 102. - Brooks, K., D. Aken and T. Lucas. 1999. Final Report: Using CITYgreen to Develop Municipal Forest-Friendly Planning Goals and Development Regulations," Grant Number 98U31, Submitted to: the South Carolina Forestry Commission, Columbia, SC.
- Brooks, K. 1998. "GIS Augmented Grassroots Conservation Planning in the
Southern Appalachians, Lessons and Prospects." Peer Reviewed Paper Prepared
for the 40th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning,
November 5-8, 1998, Pasadena, CA, USA. - Nyerges, T., M. Barndt and K. Brooks. 1997. Public Participation GIS. In Proceedings, ACSM/ASPRS Annual Convention & Exposition technical Papers, Volume 5 Auto Carto 13, Seattle WA, April, 1997:224-233.
- Bao, S., Henry, M.S., D.L. Barkley, K. R. Brooks. 1996. "RAS: A System for Regional Analysis." Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. Brooks, KR. 1995, "Proposed Chattooga Basin Conservation Plan" Southern Appalachian Man and Biosphere Annual Conference, Knoxville, TN, November 14-16, 1995.
- Brooks, KR. 1995. “Report on GIS Activities of the Southern Appalachian
Assessment.” Submitted to the Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition, July 1995.
Office: WSU-Spokane
Interdisciplinary Design Institute
Phone: 509-358-7911
E-mail: kerrybrooks@wsu.edu