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Richard Norton

Richard Norton

Richard Norton
Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, A Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and Professor of Program in the Environment, School for Environment and Sustainability
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Literature, Science, & Arts

Richard K. Norton is a professor in the Urban and Regional Planning Program, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. He holds a joint appointment in the Program in the Environment, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. He earned his Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning and his J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a licensed attorney in the States of North Carolina and Michigan. Dr. Norton teaches and conducts research in the areas of sustainable development, environmental planning, planning law, and coastal area management. Most recently, he has been working with the Michigan Coastal Zone Management Program to find ways to encourage Michigan's Great Lakes coastal communities to adopt stronger community resiliency principles through their local master plans, zoning codes, and infrastructure policies.

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

My work contributes directly toward solving the United Nations SDGs listed below. Learn more.

11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
12. Responsible Consumption and Production
13. Climate Action
15. Life on Land
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions