Dr. John R. Mullin is a Professor of Urban Planning in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning and Associate Director of the Center for Economic Development at the University of Massachusetts (UMass). Between September 2001 and August 2012 he served as Vice Chancellor/Vice Provost for Outreach and Dean of the Graduate School. His research interests focus upon industrial revitalization, port development and downtown revitalization. Dr. Mullin has written or edited over 100 book chapters, book reviews, technical reports, journal articles and conference proceedings. He is a Fulbright Scholar, charter member of the Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners and the recipient of the Chancellor's Medal, the highest honor bestowed to faculty at UMass Amherst. He is a retired, federally recognized, Brigadier General from the Army National Guard.
Articles
The University and Local Economic Development (with Zeenat Kotval-K and Jonathan Cooper), Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences (2012)
Increasing pressures on universities and educational institutions to be more involved in the communities that...
The Economic Vitality of the Blackstone Valley Mills: A Snapshot at a Moment in Time (with Zenia Kotval and Robert Rocheleau), Massachusetts Benchmarks (2010)
The Economic Resilience of the Blackstone Valley Mills Illustrates the Viability of a Flexible-use Business...
The Revitalization of New England's Small Town Mills: Breathing New Life into Old Places (with Zenia Kotval), Local Economy (2009)
This paper describes and analyzes the recent experience of communities in the six New England...
Partnerships and the Fiscal Implications of Planning and Development: A Case Study of Maynard, Massachusetts (with Zenia Kotval and Zeenat Karamchandani), Planning Practice and Research (2008)
Redevelopment of urban sites is an ongoing concern for many communities in the industrial Northeast...
Protecting Coastal Communities: Managing Change (with Zenia Kotval), Communities & Banking (2007)
Many New England coastal communities have long been protected from large-scale development. Marked by poor...
Contributions to Books
The New Economy: Thriving Amidst Change (with Zenia Kotval), Preserving and Enhancing Communities: A Guide for Residents, Planners, and Government Officials (2007)
Communities increasingly see their economic development goal as one of attracting job-generating industrial development and...
Unpublished Papers
Working paper of Fiscal Impact Analysis: Methods, Cases, and Intellectual Debate (with Zenia Kotval), Copyright 2006 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (2006)
Fiscal impact analysis seeks to connect planning and local economics by estimating the public costs...
Other
Book review of The United States in the Global Economy: Challenges and Policy Choices, Journal of the American Planning Association (1993)
Academics who teach either economic development or industrial policy courses struggle to find a core...
Book Review of America's Ailing Cities: Fiscal Health and the Design of Urban Policy, Journal of the American Planning Association (1990)
Over the past decade it has become increasingly clear that many of our larger cities...
Book review of Deindustrialization and Plant Closure, Journal of the American Planning Association (1989)
Any planner assigned the responsibility of preparing a recovery plan for a community following a...
Book Review of Communities on the Way: "Rebuilding Local Economies in the United States and Canada (1988)
Many planners caught up in the everyday struggle of preparing zoning bylaws, subdivision regulations, and...
Book review of Local Economic Development: A Guide to Practice, Journal of the American Planning Association (1986)
In community after community the local planner is becoming increasingly involved in the economic problems...