Omur Damla Kuru

Omur Damla Kuru

Postdoctoral Fellow

Publications

Understanding U.S. Internal Climate-related Migration: Research to Date and Implications for Planners Permalink

Published in Journal of Planning Literature, 2026

A systematic literature review of internal climate-related migration in the United States and its implications for planners.

Recommended citation: Shome, P., Kuru, O. D., & Infield, E. (2026). "Understanding U.S. Internal Climate-related Migration: Research to Date and Implications for Planners." Journal of Planning Literature. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08854122261429510

Population Mobility in the Wake of COVID-19 in the US Northeast Region: Lessons for Regional Planning Permalink

Published in Land, 15(1), 3, 2025

A mixed-methods case study of COVID-era population movement in the US Northeast and its outcomes for receiving communities.

Recommended citation: Kuru, O. D., Infield, E., Renski, H., Shome, P., & Hodos, E. (2025). "Population Mobility in the Wake of COVID-19 in the US Northeast Region: Lessons for Regional Planning." Land, 15(1), 3. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/15/1/3

Climate Migration: Planning for Just and Welcoming Communities Permalink

Published in Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning, 8(1), 2025

Synthesizing research on demographic modeling, mobility choices, and policy to plan for just and welcoming receiving communities under climate migration.

Recommended citation: Infield, E., Renski, H. C., & Kuru, O. D. (2025). "Climate Migration: Planning for Just and Welcoming Communities." Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning, 8(1). https://openpublishing.library.umass.edu/fabos/article/id/2752

Insights for Receiving Communities in Planning Equitable and Positive Outcomes Under Climate Migration Permalink

Published in Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Working Paper, 2024

A working paper offering insights for receiving communities to plan equitable and positive outcomes under climate migration.

Recommended citation: Infield, E., Welch, P., Kuru, O. D., Cotter, A., & Renski, H. (2024). "Insights for Receiving Communities in Planning Equitable and Positive Outcomes Under Climate Migration." Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Working Papers. https://www.lincolninst.edu/publications/working-papers/insights-receiving-communities-planning-equitable-positive-outcomes-climate-migration/

Perceptions of Local Leaders Regarding Postdisaster Relocation of Residents in the Face of Rising Seas Permalink

Published in Housing Policy Debate, 33(5), 1124–1145, 2023

How local leaders in Monroe County, Florida perceive residents' postdisaster relocation decisions in the face of sea level rise.

Recommended citation: Kuru, O. D., Ganapati, N. E., & Marr, M. (2023). "Perceptions of Local Leaders Regarding Postdisaster Relocation of Residents in the Face of Rising Seas." Housing Policy Debate, 33(5), 1124–1145. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10511482.2022.2077800

Living on the Front Line: Community and Government Responses to Sea Level Rise in US Vulnerable Communities Permalink

Published in Ph.D. Dissertation, Florida International University, 2022

Doctoral research on how vulnerable US communities and their governments respond to sea level rise.

Recommended citation: Kuru, O. D. (2022). "Living on the Front Line: Community and Government Responses to Sea Level Rise in US Vulnerable Communities." Ph.D. Dissertation, Florida International University. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/5204/