Ph.D. Candidate
Lisa M. Hanley joined the Department of City and Regional Planning in 2005. As a doctoral candidate at CRP, Lisa´s research focuses on the rehabilitation of historic districts in Latin America. She is interested in how rehabilitation projects of historic districts are being used to connect social, economic, and democratic planning. Currently, Lisa is researching the case of Quito, Ecuador on a Fulbright U.S. Student grant for the academic year 2007-2008.
Quito was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, and is recognized as the most preserved colonial center in Latin America. During her time in Quito, Hanley is examining ways in which the Municipality and the Inter-American Development Bank have worked together to successfully finance a full scale physical rehabilitation. In addition, she is investigating how the Municipality, trader associations and local residents have interacted and dealt with the changes and impacts that have taken place in the historic district over the past decade. With the execution of this project, Quito’s planners hope to change the city’s image internationally, through increasing investment and attracting more tourists.
Prior to joining CRP, Lisa coordinated the Comparative Urban Studies Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.
education
- George Washington University, BA International Affairs
- University of Texas, Austin MA Geography
publications
- The Inclusive City: Infrastructure and Public Services for the Urban Poor in Asia, Edited by Aprodicio A. Laquian, Vinod Tewari and Lisa M. Hanley (Woodrow Wilson and Johns Hopkins University Press)
- Urban Regeneration and Revitalization in the Americas: Toward A Stable State, Edited By Fernando Carrion Mena and Lisa M. Hanley (Published By: Woodrow Wilson Center, FLACSO Ecuador, and USAID)
- Immigration and Integration in Urban Communities: Renegotiating the City, Edited by Lisa M. Hanley, Blair A. Ruble, and Allison M. Garland (Woodrow Wilson Center Press and Johns Hopkins University Press) to be published in May 2008
research
Lisa's research centers on the rehabilitation of historic districts in Latin America. She is interested in how rehabilitation projects of historic districts are being used to connect social, economic, and democratic planning. Currently, Lisa is researching the case of Quito, Ecuador on a Fulbright U.S. Student grant for the academic year 2007-2008.
