Dr. Thomas Wuerzer came to Boise State University in 2011 after earning his Ph.D. in Regional Development Planning from the University of Cincinnati's School of Planning. He holds a Masters of Urban Affairs and Public Policy from the University of Delaware, and is Diplom Geographer (Spatial Planning) from the University of Bayreuth in Germany. Dr. Wuerzer's research interests include mixed-use developments as infill redevelopment, optimization modeling of mixed-use, and Geographic Information Systems in planning and policy. He advocates and researches "healthy cities".
Contributions to Books
Kuala Lumpur: System of Spatial Planning, Development Programs and Development Plans, The Great Leap Forward: World Cities, Global Cities, Smart Cities, Postmodern Cities; Singapore and Kuala Lumpur as Models of the Great City in the 21st Century (2003)
Presentations
Share a Bike, Get a Ride: Analytical Development and Forecasting for Bikeshare-Systems (with Susan Mason), Urban Affairs Association 42nd Annual Meeting (2012)
The paper presents a novel approach to the conceptual development of bikeshare systems to create...
Optimized Land Use Combinations as New Infill Strategies?, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) 51st Annual Conference (2010)
Planning approaches such as sustainability, growth management, and the Smart Growth element mixed-use seek to...
CagisAIM Revamped - New Generation Inventory Asset Management (with Jay Erndt), ESRI 30th International User Conference (2010)
The presentation focuses on the Asset Inventory Management (AIM) software developed by the Cincinnati Area...
Firebird: GIS Driven Mobile Dispatch Control for Emergency Services (with Raj Chundur), ESRI 30th International User Conference (2010)
Mobile dispatch support with integrated mapping is the main task for CagisFirebird.
Firebird intercepts dispatch...