Summary of Research Interests:
Marlon Boarnet is a nationally recognized authority on issues at the intersection of economics, land use, and urban planning. His data-driven studies of land use – travel behavior interactions, urban growth patterns, infrastructure investment, and economic development have helped shape research and policy on those topics. Boarnet edits the Journal of Regional Science, a leading journal in the fields of urban economics and quantitative geography. He is an associate editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Planning Literature, Journal of Transport and Land Use, and Papers in Regional Science.
Web Links of Research Sites
Selected Publications
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M. Boarnet, M. Greenwald, and T. McMillan, “Walking, Urban Design, and Health: Toward a Cost-Benefit Analysis Framework,” Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2008, forthcoming.
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R. Funderburg, and M. Boarnet, “Agglomeration Potential: The Spatial Scale of Industry Linkages in the Southern California Economy,” Growth and Change, 2008, forthcoming.
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M. Boarnet, R. Crane, D. Chatman, and M. Manville. “Emerging Planning Challenges in Retail: The Case of Wal-Mart,” Journal of the American Planning Association, volume 71, issue 4, Fall, 2005.
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M. Boarnet, K. Day, C. Anderson, T. McMillan, and M. Alfonzo, “California's Safe Routes to School Program: Impacts on Walking, Bicycling, and Pedestrian Safety,” Journal of the American Planning Association, volume 71, issue 3, Summer, 2005, pp. 301-317.
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M. Boarnet and A. Glazer, “Federal Grants and Yardstick Competition,” Journal of Urban Economics, volume 52, issue 1, pp. 53-64, July, 2002.
- M. Greenwald and M. Boarnet, “The Built Environment as a Determinant of Walking Behavior: Analyzing Non-Work Pedestrian Travel in Portland, Oregon,” Transportation Research Record, number 1780, pp. 33-42, 2002.
- M. Boarnet and S. Chalermpong, "New Highways, House Prices, and Urban Development: A Case Study of Toll Roads in Orange County, CA," Housing Policy Debate, 2001.
- M. Boarnet and R. Crane, Travel by Design: The Influence of Urban Form on Travel, Oxford University Press, 2001.
- M. Boarnet and N. Compin, "Transit-Oriented Development in San Diego County: The Incremental Implementation of a Planning Idea," Journal of the American Planning Association, Winter, 1999.
- S. Rey and M. Bournet, "A Taxonomy of Spatial Econometric Models for Simultaneous Systems." in Advances in Spatial Econometrics, Anselin & Florax/(eds.) E.Springer-Verlag, 1999.
- M. Boarnet, "Spillovers and the Locational Effects of Public Infrastructure," Journal of Regional Science, August, 1998.
- M. Boarnet and S. Sarmiento, "Can Land Use Policy Really Affect Travel Behaviour? A Study of the Link Between Non-Work Travel and Land UseCharacteristics," Urban Studies, June 1998.
- M. Boarnet and R. Crane, "L.A. Story: A Reality Check for Transit-Based Housing," Journal of the American Planning Association, volume 63, number 2, Spring,1997.
- M. Boarnet, "Infrastructure Services and the Productivity of Public Capital: The Case of Streets and Highways," National Tax Journal, volume 50, volume 50, number1, pp. 39-57, March, 1997.
- M. Boarnet and W. T. Bogart, "Enterprise Zones and Employment: Evidence From New Jersey," Journal of Urban Economics, volume 40, number 2, pp. 198-215,September, 1996.
- M. Boarnet, "The Monocentric Model and Employment Location," Journal of Urban Economics, volume 36, number 1, pp. 79-97, July, 1994.
- M. Boarnet, "An Empirical Model of Intrametropolitan Population and Employment Growth," Papers in Regional Science, The Journal of the RSAI, volume 73, number2, pp. 135-152, April, 1994.