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| Position | Associate Professor Graduate Program Coordinator |
|---|---|
| Phone | 805.756.2496 |
| Fax | 805.756.1340 |
| mboswell@calpoly.edu | |
| Office | 21-117B |
| Office Hours | |
| Web Site | www.calpoly.edu/~mboswell |
Education
BA Political Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, 1989
MSP Urban & Regional Planning, Florida State University, 1991
Ph.D. Urban & Regional Planning, Florida State University, 2000
Areas of Interest
Environmental and natural resource planning
Sustainable development
Climate action planning
Planning theory
Natural hazards policy
Planning Experience
Professor Boswell has published on topics such as hazard mitigation, adaptive management and governance, local government planning and decision-making, and sustainable development. At Cal Poly, he is Co-director (with Ken Topping and William Siembieda) for the 2010 update of California’s State Hazard Mitigation Plan, under contract with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES). Dr. Boswell’s other research projects have focused on examining the effectiveness of a nation-wide Clean Water Act program (NPDES Phase II) aimed at addressing non-point source pollution. Dr. Boswell worked as a professional planner for Brevard County, Florida, the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. His public service leadership includes serving on the board of the San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition and as a Planning Commissioner for the City of San Luis Obispo. As Planning Commissioner, he served as chair during the update of the City’s Conservation & Open Space Element and spearheaded new changes relating to energy efficiency and green buildings.
Publications
White, Stacey Swearingen and Michael R. Boswell. 2007. Stormwater Quality and Local Government Innovation. Journal of the American Planning Association. 73(2): 185-193.
White, Stacey Swearingen and Michael R. Boswell. 2006. Planning for Water Quality: Implementation of the NPDES Phase II Program in California and Kansas. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 49(1): 141-160.
Boswell, Michael R. 2005. The Emergence of New Governance Systems in the South Florida Ecosystem. Chapter in Adaptive Governance of Water Conflicts. John Scholz and Bruce Stiftel, eds. Washington, D.C.: Resources for the Future Press.
Stiftel, Bruce and Michael R. Boswell. 1999. Assumptions and Alternatives Testing in Florida Comprehensive Plans: Do We Plan the Future or Project the Present? Chapter 5 in Charting Florida=s Future. Lance deHaven Smith and Dena Hurst, eds. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida Institute of Government.
Boswell, Michael R., Robert E. Deyle, Richard A. Smith, and E. Jay Baker. 1999. A Quantitative Method for Estimating Public Costs of Hurricanes. Environmental Management 23(3): 359 372.
Boswell, Michael R. and Ivonne Audirac. 1997. Rural Sustainable Development: A New Regionalism. Chapter 13 in Rural Sustainability in America. Ivonne Audirac, ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Memberships
APA
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
Association of Environmental Professionals
Other
No information available.