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Omur Damla Kuru
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publications
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/
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
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/
Sea Level Rise: Rising Tides, Surging Policy Agenda Permalink
Published in Elgar Encyclopedia of Climate Policy (pp. 124–128), 2024
An encyclopedia entry examining sea level rise and its place on the climate policy agenda.
Recommended citation: Kuru, O. D. (2024). "Sea Level Rise: Rising Tides, Surging Policy Agenda." In Elgar Encyclopedia of Climate Policy (pp. 124–128). https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/elgar-encyclopedia-of-climate-policy-9781802209198.html
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
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
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
talks
A Review of Place Making with respect to the Interaction of Design and Public Use in Case Study of Sultanahmet District, Istanbul
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Evaluation of Sultanahmet District, Istanbul based on placemaking guidelines—sociability, uses & activities, comfort & image, and access & linkages.
To Respond or Not to Respond?
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Conducting Systematic Literature Reviews
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Webinar organizer and presenter. Covered database search and document review based on the PRISMA method and analysis using software (e.g., Zotero, Mendeley).
Post-disaster Relocation in the Face of Rising Seas: The Florida Keys after Hurricane Irma
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Post-disaster Relocation in the Face of Rising Seas: The Florida Keys after Hurricane Irma
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Relocation in the Face of Rising Seas: The Florida Keys Post-Hurricane Irma
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A recorded talk can be found here.
Community and Government Responses to the Wicked Problem of Sea Level Rise
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Co-authored with N. E. Ganapati (presenter).
Climate Migration Workshop
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Workshop organizer and panel discussant.
Transformational Change through Domestic Climate Migration
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Poster presentation (co-author/designer).
Emerging Insights into Post-Disaster Community Relocation: From Theory to Implementation
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Roundtable with Divya Chandrasekhar (moderator), Rob Olshansky, Ivis Garcia, and Santina Contreras.
Preparing for Climate Migration: Insights from Emerging Receiving Cities
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Panel with Tim Robustelli, Patrick Welch, Amy Cotter, and Peniel Ibe.
Elevated Coastal Communities Resilience Workshop
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Workshop organizer (hybrid event), in collaboration with an interdisciplinary research team funded by Florida Sea Grant.
teaching
Managing Global Cities (PAD 3800)
Guest Lecture, Florida International University, Department of Public Policy and Administration, 2019
Fall 2019. Undergraduate-level course—guest lectured and provided feedback on group project presentations.
Managing Global Cities (PAD 3800)
Guest Lecture, Florida International University, Department of Public Policy and Administration, 2020
Spring 2020. Undergraduate-level class—guest lectured and provided feedback on group project presentations.
Applied Research Methods for Policy and Management (PAD 4723)
Guest Lecture, Florida International University, Department of Public Policy and Administration, 2020
Spring 2020. Undergraduate-level course—developed and taught one lecture covering the main differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods and guiding students to brainstorm research questions for their proposal project.
Applied Research Methods for Policy and Management (SUSTCOMM 297G)
Guest Lecture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, 2023
Spring 2023. Undergraduate-level course—developed and taught one lecture on climate/environmental justice and geographic and social vulnerability to climate change.
Research Issues (LANDARCH/REGIONPL 635)
Guest Lecture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, 2023
Spring 2023. Graduate-level course—developed and taught one lecture on conducting focus groups and interviews and obtaining human-subjects review approval.
Case Studies in Urban and Rural Climate Adaptation (REGIONPL 590X)
Guest Lecture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, 2024
Winter 2024. Graduate-level course—developed and taught one lecture on climate migration and managed/unmanaged retreat as responses to climate change impacts.
Planning for Disasters and Environmental Change (CMP 6140)
Instructor, University of Utah, Department of City and Metropolitan Planning, 2025
Spring 2025. Graduate-level course taught in combination with the undergraduate section (CMP 4140); introduces underlying concepts, analytical techniques, and practices in disaster management and environmental disturbances, with hands-on experience and agency site visits.
Field Studies in Urban Ecology II (CMP 4020)
Instructor, University of Utah, Department of City and Metropolitan Planning, 2025
Spring 2025 & 2026. Instructor for the second of two hands-on courses in research skills for urban analysis, focusing on qualitative methodological approaches; students develop and implement a research study.
The Just City (CMP 4600)
Guest Lecture, University of Utah, Department of City and Metropolitan Planning, 2026
Spring 2026. Undergraduate-level course—developed and taught one lecture on environmental justice in the context of post-Hurricane Irma relocations from Monroe County, Florida.
Disaster Recovery Planning (PLAN 650)
Guest Lecture, Texas A&M University, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, 2026
Spring 2026. Graduate-level course—developed and taught one lecture on population displacement, recovery, and retreat.
Green Communities (CMP 4380/6380)
Instructor, University of Utah, Department of City and Metropolitan Planning, 2026
Spring 2026. Graduate-level course taught in combination with the undergraduate section (CMP 4380); introduces students to the definitions and applications of “green communities” through international case studies, applying the lessons to Salt Lake City.