Meagan Ehlenz
Assistant Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
Arizona State University
PO Box 875302
Tempe, AZ 85287-5302
Titles
- Senior Global Futures Scholar, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
- Assistant Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Biography
Meagan Ehlenz is an assistant professor at Arizona State University's School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning. Her major fields of study include urban revitalization and community development, with specializations in the roles of anchor institutions in urban places and mechanisms for building community wealth. She is particularly interested in exploring urban policies that support community stability and sustainability. Prior to joining ASU's faculty, Ehlenz was a Research Associate at the Penn Institute for Urban Research. In this capacity, she developed a set of case studies for Penn IUR's Anchor Institution Roundtable (PRAI), The Power of Eds & Meds: Urban Universities Investing in Neighborhood Revitalization and Innovation. She was also a Lincoln Institute of Land Policy C. Lowell Harriss dissertation fellow. Previously, Ehlenz worked as a planning consultant in Southeastern Wisconsin and as a senior planner for the City of Milwaukee’s Department of City Development.
Education
- PhD, City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania, 2015
- MUP, Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2007
- BA, Communication and the Arts; Environmental Design, Spanish, University of Wisonsin-Green Bay, 2003
Expertise
Journal Articles
2022
Pfeiffer, D., M. M. Ehlenz and R. Saadaoui. 2022. Coping and connecting through creativity in the neighborhood realm during COVID-19. Journal of Planning Education and Research DOI: 10.1177/0739456X221125443. (link )
2020
Pfeiffer, D., M. M. Ehlenz, K. L. Larson, S. Cloutier and R. Andrade. 2020. Do neighborhood walkability, transit, and parks relate to residents’ life satisfaction? Insights from Phoenix. Journal of the American Planning Association 86(2):171-187. DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2020.1715824. (link )
2019
Pfeiffer, D., G. Pearthree and M. M. Ehlenz. 2019. Inventing what Millennials want downtown: Housing the urban generation in low-density metropolitan regions. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability 12(4):433-455. DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2019.1626267. (link )
2016
Ehlenz, M. M. 2016. Neighborhood revitalization and the anchor institution: Assessing the impact of the University of Pennsylvania's West Philadelphia Initiatives on University City. Urban Affairs Review 52(5):714-756. DOI: 10.1177/1078087415601220. (link )
2014
Ehlenz, M. M. 2014. Managing the land access paradox in the urbanizing world. Critical Housing Analysis 1(1):17-25. DOI: 10.13060/23362839.2014.1.1.26. (link )
Book Chapters
2020
Pasqualetti, M. J. and M. Ehlenz. 2020. Energy in the sustainable city. In: Hagen, B. and K. Pijawka eds., Sustainability for the 21st Century: Pathways, Programs, and Policies, 2nd Ed.. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. ISBN: 9781524989415.
2018
Pasqualetti, M. and M. Ehlenz. 2018. Chapter 13. Energy in the sustainable city. Pp. 255-272 In: Hagen, B. and D. Pijawka eds., Sustainability for the 21st Century: Pathways, Programs, and Policies. Kendall Hunt. ISBN: 9781524969349.
Reports
2017
Larson, K., R. Andrade, A. York, D. Childers, P. Coseo, S. Earl, M. Ehlenz, N. Grimm, S. Hall, S. Harlan, D. Hondula, S. Lerman, D. Pfeiffer, J. Ripplinger, V. K. Smith, P. Warren, M. Watkins, D. White, S. Wittlinger, M. Wright and A. Wutich. 2017. The Phoenix Area Social Survey IV: Linking Social and Biophysical Dynamics in Urban Neighborhoods. (link )
Pfeiffer, D., G. Pearthree and M. M. Ehlenz. 2017. Cementing Millennials Downtown: Expressions and Impacts. Kinder Institute of Urban Research. (link )
2014
Ehlenz, M. M., E. L. Birch and B. Agness. 2014. The Power of Eds & Meds: Urban Universities Investing in Neighborhood Revitalization & Innovation Districts. University of Pennsylvania. (link )
Working Papers
2014
Ehlenz, M. M. 2014. Community land trusts and limited equity cooperatives: A marriage of affordable homeownership models?. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (link )