Carlos J. L. Balsas, PhD, AICP

CARLOS JOSE LOPES BALSAS, PhD, AICP

1. EDUCATION

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (1999–2004)
• Ph.D. in Regional Planning
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (1996-1998)
• Masters in Regional Planning
Professor Van Hall Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands (January-July 1994)
• Visiting Student – ERASMUS Program
University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (1990-1995)
• Licentiate (High Honors Degree) in Urban & Regional Planning

2. RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

• Urban Revitalization / Governance
• Sustainable Transportation Planning
• City and Mega-Events Planning
• Scholarship of Teaching
• Sustainability and Campus Planning
• Digital Communities
• International/Global Planning

3. WORK EXPERIENCE
3.1 TEACHING

• Assistant Professor, (August 2004 – present) School of Planning, Arizona State University – Tempe, AZ
• Invited Visiting Professor, (October 2002) Faculdade de Arquitectura e Urbanismo (FAU) – University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
• Instructor, (Fall 00) Dep. of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

3.2 RESEARCH

• Senior Researcher, (2005 – present) Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL), Arizona State University. Phoenix, AZ
• Research Associate, (1997–1998 / 1999–2000) Center for Economic Development (CED), University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Project: Planning for Harbor Communities and Brownfield Redevelopment in Portugal and in Massachusetts, PI: Dr. John Mullin
• Visiting Scholar, (February–March 1998) Center for Special Programs, University of Macau (Asia). Project: City Planning in Macau
• Research Assistant, (1996–1997) Office of Urban Places Project (UPP), University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Studies: Federal and State Empowerment Programs, Municipal Budgets and Open Space Preservation, PI: Dr. Ann Forsyth
• Research Assistant, (January–May 1996) CED, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Project: Industrial Planning in Portugal, PI: Dr. John Mullin

3.3 PROFESSIONAL

• Consultant, (1999–2000) Portuguese Ministry of Economy, Lisbon, Portugal
• Transportation Planner, (January–August 1999) San Joaquin Regional Transit District - SMART, Stockton, California
• Transportation Planning Intern, (June–August 1996) City of Cambridge, Cambridge, MA
• GIS Intern, (June – September 1994) Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Portugal

4. PUBLICATIONS
4.1 BOOKS

• Balsas, C. (2002) Commercial Urbanism and Public-Private Partnerships – Lessons Learned from Foreign Experiences. Lisbon: Gabinete de Estudos e Prospectiva Económica - GEPE Press (1000 copies), 163 pgs. ISBN: 9728170947 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. – Edt. (2001) Commercial Urbanism in Portugal – The Need for a New Urban Management Approach. Lisbon: Núcleos Urbanos de Pesquisa e Investigação – URBE Press (400 copies), 62 pgs. ISBN: 9728731000 (in Portuguese and English)
• Balsas, C. (1999) Commercial Urbanism in Portugal – Implications for City Center Revitalization. Lisbon: Gabinete de Estudos e Prospectiva Económica - GEPE Press (1500 copies), 179 pgs. ISBN: 9728170556 (in Portuguese)

4.2 BOOK CHAPTERS

• Balsas, C. (In progress 2008) Sustainable Development in Portugal: An analysis of Lisbon and Porto [tentative title]. Vojnovic, I. – Ed. Building Sustainable Communities: A Global Urban Perspective. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press
• Balsas, C. (2008) Sustainable urban regeneration in Phoenix, Arizona: Implications for multi-dimensional governance. Kidokoro, T.; Harata, N.; Subanu, L.; Jessen, J.; Motte, A. Seltzer, E. – Eds. Sustainable City Regions: Space, Place and Governance. Urban Regeneration and Local Governance in Regional Cities. New York: Springer, pp. 299-319
• Balsas, C. and Lathey, V. (2007) Tax Increment Financing and Urban Revitalization in Arizona. In: College of Design (Ed.) Unintended Consequences. Tempe: College of Design at Arizona State University, pp.63-68
• Balsas, C. (2006) Commercial urbanism in Portugal, evolution and future perspectives. Feehan, D. and Feit, M. – Ed. Making Business Districts Work. New York: The Haworth Press, pp. 357-369
• Balsas, C.; Kotval, Z. and Mullin, J. (2004) City center revitalization in the USA, principles, techniques and case studies. In: Moras, G.; Codato, G. and Franco, E. – Eds. L’Approccio Integrato Alla Qualificazione Urbana, Modelli e Strategie di Urbanistica Commerciale. Torino: Celide, pp. 209-218
• Balsas, C. (2003) The return to downtown – initial reflections on the European capital of culture, Porto 2001. In: Eckardt, F. and Hassenpflug, D. – Eds. Consumption and the Post-Industrial City. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Publishers, pp. 239-248
• Balsas, C. (2001) Commercial urbanism: past, present and future. In: Balsas, C. – Ed. Commercial Urbanism in Portugal – The Need for a New Urban Management. Lisbon: URBE Press, pp. 7-14, (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2001) Commercial urbanism: instruments and foreign case studies. In: Balsas, C. – Ed. Commercial Urbanism in Portugal – The Need for a New Urban Management. Lisbon: URBE Press, pp. 23-33, (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (1997)Retailing in Portugal, an instrument of urban planning. In: Ahern, J. and Machado, J. – Eds. Environmental Challenges in an Expanding Urban World. Lisbon: CNIG, pp. 37-48

4.3 JOURNAL ARTICLES
4.3.1 REFEREED

• Balsas, C. (2007) City center revitalization in Portugal: a study of Lisbon and Porto. Journal of Urban Design, 12(2): 231-259
• Balsas, C. and Dandekar, H. (2006) The revitalization of the west side of Phoenix, Arizona. GEOINOVA, 12: 39-63
• Balsas, C. (2006) Historic evolution of city planning in Portugal. EURE – Journal of Latin American Urban and Regional Studies, 97(32): 81-95 [in Spanish]
• Balsas, C. (2006) The 2005 Phoenix capitol mall studios as examples of community embeddedness. Open House International, 31(3): 67-76
• Balsas, C. (2004) City center revitalization in the context of the 2001 European capital of culture in Porto. Local Economy, 19(4): 396-410
• Balsas, C. (2004) Measuring the livability of an urban center: an exploratory study of key performance indicators. Planning Practice and Research, 19(1):101-110
• Balsas, C. (2003) Commercial urbanism: myths and best practices in the revitalization of urban centers.Sociedade e Território – Revista de Estudos Urbanos e Regionais, Vol.36: 116-130 [in Portuguese]. (Reprinted in: Moras, G.; Codato, G. and Franco, E. – Eds. (2004) L’Approccio Integrato Alla Qualificazione Urbana, Modelli e Strategie di Urbanistica Commerciale. Torino: Celide, pp.195-206)
• Balsas, C. (2003) Sustainable transportation planning on college campuses.Transport Policy, 10(1): 35-49
• Balsas, C. (2002) New directions for bicycle and pedestrian planning education in the US. Planning Practice and Research, 17(1): 91-105
• Balsas, C. (2001) Building dreams of mass-consumption across the Atlantic, a comparative study of two mega malls. Passages: Journal of Transnational and Transcultural Studies, 3(2): 137-162
• Balsas, C. (2001) Towards more sustainable transportation: lessons learned from a teaching experiment. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2(4): 316-328
• Balsas, C. (2000) Developing a transport infrastructure in a context of political change, the example of Macau. Third World Planning Review, 22(3): 261-288
• Balsas, C. and Mullin, J. (2000) Economic development in the US and in Europe, a contribution to the European industrial policy. Economia e Prospectiva, 11: 91-111 [in Portuguese]
• Balsas, C.; Kotval, Z. and Mullin, J. (2000)Historic preservation in waterfront communities in Portugal and the USA, Portuguese Studies Review, 8(1): 40-61
• Balsas, C. (2000) City center revitalization in Portugal, lessons from two medium size cities, CITIES – The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning, 17(1): 19-31
• Balsas, C. (1998) Quality of life and city center commercial activity, a southern European study, International Journal of Iberian Studies, 11(2): 37-47

4.3.2 NON-REFEREED

• Balsas, C. (Forthcoming 2009) Encyclopedia entry: General Plan. Encyclopedia of Urban Studies. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publishers
• Balsas, C. (Forthcoming 2008) Dictionary entry: Commercial Urbanism. Historic Dictionary of the Portuguese Ministry of Public Works (MPW). Lisbon: MPW (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2007) Two encyclopedia entries:City Planning (v.1 pp.157-160); James Rouse (v.2 pp.688-689). Goldfield, D. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of American Urban History. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publishers
• Balsas, C. (2005) The EXPO’98 World Fair in Lisbon, Portugal, From Idea to Legacy. Plan Canada, 45(2): 23-25
• Balsas, C. (2005) Urban and Regional Planning Education in the US. Urbanismo, No. 21: 35-39 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2004) City Center and Sustainable Transportation Planning in the Porto 2001 European Capital of Culture. Trasporti e Cultura, 10: 8-15 (in Italian)
• Balsas, C. (2004) BIDs as Instruments of City Center Revitalization. APA Economic Development Newsletter, Winter: 7-12
• Balsas, C. (2002) Conference report. Chicago: a century of visionary planning – Part II.Urbanismo, No.13: 7-12 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2002) Chicago: a century of visionary planning – Part I.Urbanismo, No.12: 7-13 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2002) College campuses as sustainable transportation laboratories. Progressive Planning, No.153, pp. 23-26
• Balsas, C. (2001) Public-private partnerships for city center management. Centros Históricos, 2(8): 23-24 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2001) Commerce and the European city center: modernization, regeneration and management. European Planning Studies, 9(5), 677-682
• Balsas, C. (2001) Bicycle and pedestrian planning. New England Planning, March: pp.1, 8-9
• Balsas, C. (2000) Urban and regional planning in the USA, an agenda for the new Millennium. Urbanismo, No.7: 47-49 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2000) Cities, bicycles and quality of life. Urbanismo, No.6: 38-43 (in Portuguese)

4.3.3 BOOK REVIEWS

• Balsas, C. (2007) Wong, C. (2006) Indicators for Urban and Regional Planning (London: Routledge). Town Planning Review, 78(2): 253-254
• Balsas, C. (2006) Banister, D. (2005) Unsustainable Transport, city transport in the new century (London: Routledge). Urban Studies, 43(11): 2120-2121
• Balsas, C. (2006) Von Hoffman, A. (2003) House by House, Block by Block – the rebirth of America’s urban neighborhoods (New York: Oxford University Press). Regional Studies, 40(5): 568-569
• Balsas, C. (2006) Toor, W. and Havlick, S. (2004) Transportation and Sustainable Campus Communities; issues, examples, solutions (Washington DC: Island Press). Journal of the American Planning Association, 72(3): 369-370
• Balsas, C. (2003) Albrechts, L.; Alden, J.; Pires, A. - Eds. The Changing Institutional Landscape of Planning (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2001) xii, 275 pp. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 27(2): 471-472
• Balsas, C. (2002) Heliana Vargas. Espaço Terciário – o lugar, a arquitectura e a imagem do comércio. (São Paulo: Editora SENACSP, 2001), 335 pp. Urbanismo, No.13: p.51 [in Portuguese]. Reprint Revista PÓS, No.13: 186-187 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2002) Peter Marcuse and Ronald van Kemper – Eds. Globalizing Cities, A New Spatial Order? (Oxford: Blackwell, 2000), 318 pp. Progress in Development Studies, 2(1): 81-83
• Balsas, C. (2001) Book review. Crawford, J. Carfree Cities (Utrech: International Books, 2000), 323pp. Dunn, J. Driving Forces, the automobile, its enemies, and the politics of mobility (Washington D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 1998), 230pp. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 25(4): 916-917
• Balsas, C. (2001) Lisbon city centre: past, present, and open questions for the future. Santos, Maria. A Baixa Pombalina, Passado e Futuro. (Lisbon: Livros Horizonte, 2000), 246pp. Guerra, Isabel et al. A Baixa Pombalina, Diagnóstico, Prospectiva e Estratégia de Actores. (Oeiras: Celta Editora, 1999), 123pp. Pereira, M. and Teixeira, J. O Comércio da Baixa Pombalina de Lisboa. (Lisbon: Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, 1997), 51pp. Direcção Municipal de Abastecimento e Consumo. CD-ROM Comércio e Restauração da cidade de Lisboa em Mapas. (Lisbon: Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, 1999). South European Society and Politics, 6(1): 138-146
• Balsas, C. (2001) Cities, automobiles and sustainability. Jane Holtz Kay, Asphalt Nation – how the automobile took over America and how we can take it back (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997), 385 pp. Moshe Safdie with Wendy Kohn, The City After the Automobile – an architect’s vision (New York: Basic Books, 1997), 187 pp. And Peter Newman and Jeffrey Kenworthy, Sustainability and Cities, overcoming automobile dependence (Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1999), 464 pp. Urban Affairs Review, 36(3): 429-432

4.4 PAPERS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

• Balsas, C. (Forthcoming 2008) Homelessness in Phoenix, Implications for Downtown Revitalization. International Conference Eradication of Poverty and Exclusion, Strategies for the XXI century. Lisbon, Portugal, March 15-16, 2007
• Xavier, G., Balsas, C., Buis, J. and Della Gustina, C. (2004) Developing a “Cities for Cyclists” program in a southern state in Brazil.14th Velo-City International Conference, Paris, France, September 23-24. CD-ROM. p. 213
• Balsas, C., Kotval, Z. and Mullin, J. (2002) Waterfront planning and brownfield redevelopment in Massachusetts. Littoral 2002 - VIth International Conference of the Costal Union and Eurocoast Federation (EUCC). Porto, Portugal, September 22-26, V.1, pp. 301-310
• Balsas, C. (2001) Commercial urbanism and city center livability. VIIth National Conference on Environmental Quality, Aveiro, Portugal, April 18-20. pp. 650-664, (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2001) Cities, pedestrians and bicycles: lessons learned from foreign experiences. VIIth National Conference on Environmental Quality, Aveiro, Portugal, April 18-20. pp. 907-924 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2000) Vertical and horizontal integration in bicycle planning. World Congress Velo Mundial 2000, Amsterdam, Holland, June 18-22, 2000, (CD-ROM)
• Balsas, C. (1999) A review of city center commercial revitalization mechanisms: BIDs, TCMs, CUPs. VIth National Conference of the Portuguese Association of Regional Development (APDR). Braga, Portugal. July 1-2. pp. 327-343
• Balsas, C. and Mullin, C. (1998) Land reclamation in Macau. 34th International Congress of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP). Azores, Portugal, September 26 – October 2, Vol.1, pp. 305-310
• Balsas, C., Devellioglu, Z., Khondker, N. and Puy, J. (1998) A commercial revitalization strategy for the town market of Ribeira Grande. Young Planner’s Workshop - 34th International Congress of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP). Azores, Portugal, September 26 – October 2, Vol.2, pp. 159-162
• Balsas, C. (1998) Urban planning for the bicycle and the pedestrian: Aveiro case study. IInd Iberian Congress Bicycle and the City. La Coruña, Spain, September 26–27. pp. 23-27, (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (1997) Eco-Aveiro: an urban cycling strategy in Portugal. 10th International Bicycle and Transportation Planning Conference Velo City, Barcelona, Spain, September 15-19. pp. 217-220
• Balsas, C. (1997)Interregional cooperation across national borders: the case of Portugal and Spain. 10th European Advanced Studies Institute in Regional Science of the European Regional Science Association. Are, Sweden and Meraker, Norway, June 15-19. pp. 1-25

5. FUNDED RESEARCH/SERVICE AND/OR SCHOLARSHIP

• Researcher (2007-2008) Maryvale Affordable Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation – Maryvale Weed and Seed. US Justice Department ($20,000 from a 5 year $1Million grant, 2007-2011). PI: Sherry Ahrentzen
• Co-Principal Investigator (2007) An analysis of pedestrian and bicycle safety in downtown Phoenix, implications for downtown revitalization. Catholic Healthcare West – St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center ($25,000 match) (total project $43,750), Co-PI: Mary Kihl
• Senior Personnel (2006-2008) International Project Office for Urbanization: A Partnership with the International Human Dimension Program. Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS, ASU) – National Science Foundation (NSF) ($516,000), PIs: Charles Redman, Alan Artibise, Richard Aspinall, Francisco Lara, Sander Van Der Leeuw
• Principal Investigator (2006) Homelessness in Phoenix, Implications for Downtown Revitalization. The Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family at ASU ($10,000)
• Principal Investigator (2006) Tax Increment Financing and Urban Revitalization in Arizona. Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory at ASU ($7,500)
• Co-Principal Investigator (Summer 2005) A Plan for Planning the West Phoenix Revitalization Area. Office of the President at ASU ($14,000), Co-PI: Hemalata Dandekar
• Member of the Faculty Urban Design Team (Spring 2005) ASU Downtown Study Phase II. Office of the President at ASU ($15,000), PI: Michael Underhill; members: Daniel Hoffman, Nan Ellin, Max Underwood, Thomas Hartman and Darren Petrucci 
• Co-Principal Investigator (2005) Delivering Community Embeddedness – 2005 Phoenix Capitol Mall Studios. Phoenix Community Alliance (PCA) and Arizona Public Service (APS) ($50,000), Co-PIs: Claudio Vekstein and Catherine Spellman
• Post-Doctoral Scholarship (2004-2006) from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) [declined]
• Doctoral Scholarship (2000-2004) Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
• Principal Investigator (1999–2000) Best Practices in Public-Private Partnerships for City Center Revitalization, Portuguese Ministry of Economy (in Portuguese)
• Fellowships (1996–1997, 1999–2000) Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD)
• Scholarship (January–July 1994) ERASMUS Program – European Union
• Small Scholarships/Travel Grants: ASU’s Investigator Incentive Award (January 2008); New University of Lisbon (March 2007); University of Tokyo (January 2007); University of Berkeley (August 2006); Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (July 2006); University of São Paulo - Brazil (October 2002); Municipality of Figueira da Foz – Portugal (September 2002); Harvard University (April 2002); Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (April 2002, November 2002, March 2004); German Scientific Foundation/Bauhaus University of Weimar – Germany (December 2001, December 2003, September 2005, February 2006); ACSP/Fannie Mae Foundation (November 2001); URBE (March 2001); University of Coimbra – Portugal (June 2000); Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts (June 1997, June 1998, February 2001); European Association of Urban Historians (September 1998); European Regional Science Association (June 1997)

6. INVITED CONFERENCES AND EXHIBIT ENTRIES
6.1 INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES

• Balsas, C. (2008) Commercial urbanism in Phoenix, a brief study of four retail formats in Arizona. II CinCci – Colóquio International Sobre Comércio e Cidade. University of São Paulo, FAU/USP, Brazil, March 17-19 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2008) Urban development in Phoenix, Arizona. University of São Paulo, São Paulo (March 11); Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá, Riberirão Preto (March 13); Universidade de Franca, Franca (March 14); Brazil (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2007) Homelessness in Phoenix, Implications for Downtown Revitalization. International Conference Eradication of Poverty and Exclusion, Strategies for the XXI century. Lisbon, Portugal, March 15-16
• Balsas, C. (2007) Sustainable urban regeneration and metropolitan governance in Phoenix, Arizona. International Symposium Sustainable Urban Regeneration and Local Governance in Regional Cities. Tokyo, Japan, January 12-13
• Balsas, C. (2005) Writing skills for urban scientists. Future Urban Research in Europe Workshop – The Electronic City. Bratislava, Slovakia, September 23-30
• Balsas, C. (2005) Presentation skills for urban scientists. Future Urban Research in Europe Workshop – The Electronic City. Bratislava, Slovakia, September 23-30
• Balsas, C. (2005) Public-private partnerships in urban regeneration. 1st International Conference City and Retail Development. University of São Paulo, FAU/USP, Brazil, September 1 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2005) Planning livable city centers for the 21st century. Department of Urban Engineering - University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, January 14, 2005
• Balsas, C. (2005) Planning livable city centers for the 21st century: implications for Japan. Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, January 13
• Balsas, C. (2005) Planning livable city centers for the 21st century: the relevance of city center management. Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama, Japan, January 12
• Balsas, C. (2004) Commercial urbanism in Portugal: evolution and future perspectives. First Conference Qualifying Places of Commerce, New Consumer Scenarios, Comparing Models and Case Studies. Turin, Italy, February 11-12
• Balsas, C. (2002) Bicycle planning: implications for the Brazilian reality.Florianópolis Institute of Urban Planning (IPUF), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, November 1, (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2002) Bicycle planning: utopia or reality. Blumenau Institute of Research and Urban Planning (IPPUB), Bluemanu, Santa Catarina, Brazil, October 30, (in Portuguese).
• Balsas, C. (2002) Keynote presentation: Commercial urbanism: myths and best practices in the revitalization of urban centers. International Conference of the Research Center on the Technology of Architecture and Urbanism – NUTAU’02. University of São Paulo, FAU/USP, Brazil, October 7-11 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2002) Reflections on tourism and city marketing. International Conference Partnerships for Economic Development in Small Port Cities. Figueira da Foz, Portugal, September 25, (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2002) Town center management. National Conference Commerce and Consumption: a Challenge to Modernity. Cascais, Portugal, September 13, (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2002) City and culture: reflections on the 2001 European capital of culture in Porto - Portugal. Center for European Studies – Harvard University, Cambridge, April 22
• Balsas, C. (2002) Best practices in public-private partnerships for city center revitalization.Ministry of Economy, Lisbon, Portugal, January 7, (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2001) Commercial urbanism and the globalization of consumption spaces. University of Porto - FAUP, Porto, Portugal, April 26, (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2001) Commercial urbanism: past, present and future. IIIrd URBE’s International Urban Forum, Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal, March 23-24
• Balsas, C. (2001) Commercial urbanism: instruments and foreign case studies. IIIrd URBE’s International Urban Forum, Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal, March 23-24
• Balsas, C. (2001) Traffic calming and neighborhood livability.West-Downtown Amherst Neighborhood Association, Amherst, USA, February 21
• Balsas, C. (2000) Best European Practices on Urban Regeneration and Public-Private Cooperationat the 2nd European Congress on Commerce and City, Lille, France, November 15-17
• Balsas, C. (2000) Urban cycling: from plan to implementation. Dep. of Landscape Architecture and regional Planning LARP 2000/2001 Distinguished Guest Speaker Lecture Series, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, September 14
• Balsas, C. (2000) Public-private partnerships for city center revitalization. Faculty of Economics – University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, June 30, (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2000) Public-Private Partnerships for City Center Regeneration at the IIIrd World Congress of the World Alliance of Towns and Cities. Association of Town Center Management, London, England, June 14-16
• Balsas, C. (2000) The “disturbanization” of Macau and the end of the Portuguese empire. Dep. of Landscape Architecture and regional Planning LARP 1999/2000 Distinguished Guest Speaker Lecture Series, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, April 20
• Balsas, C. (2000) Macau: the urban development of a territory in transition,University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, January 12, (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (1999) Macau: urban development of a Portuguese enclave in Asia, Center for Area Asian Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, November 19
• Balsas, C. (1999) The revitalization of harbor communities in Massachusetts, Center for Economic Development (CED), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, November 8
• Balsas, C. (1998) The importance of commercial urbanism projects to the livability of Portuguese city centers, University of Macau, Macau, Asia, February 27
• Balsas, C. (1997) Visual fragments of the US.Ist Municipal Planning Conference of the Department of Environment and Planning. Aveiro, Portugal, June 6, (in Portuguese)

6.2  EXHIBIT ENTRIES

• Balsas, C. and Lathey, V. (2006) Exhibit entry, Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and urban revitalization. Unintended Consequences Exhibit, College of Design at ASU, Tempe, AZ, Fall 06

7, OTHER CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Balsas, C. (2007) Sustainable Urbanism and Multi-Dimensional Governance Innovations in Phoenix, AZ. Conference of the Association of Collegiate of Schools of Planning (ACSP). Milwaukee, October, 18-21
• Balsas, C. (2006) Mega-event development in Portugal: lessons learned from the EURO2004. Second World Planning Congress. Mexico City, Mexico, July 11-16
• Balsas, C. (2006) Best practices in downtown revitalization. Environment, Safety and Quality Summit – EXPONOR, Porto, Portugal, May 19
• Balsas, C. and Dandekar, H. (2006) Inner suburb revitalization in a sunbelt city - the West Phoenix case. 36th Conference of the Urban Affairs Association UAA. Montreal, Canada, April 20
• Balsas, C. (2006) Mobility debates about pedestrian areas in downtown San Paulo, Brazil. Conference of the American Association of Geographers - AAG. Chicago, March 10
• Balsas, C. (2006) Municipal wireless networks and downtown revitalization. Future Urban Research in Europe International Conference – The Electronic City. Bratislava, Slovakia, February 6
• Balsas, C. (2005) An introduction to sustainable urban regeneration. 1st Sustainable Urban Regeneration Symposium in Japan and Phoenix, ASU, Tempe, AZ, May 26
• Balsas, C. (2005) City planning and regeneration implications of the Expo’98 in Lisbon. 35th Conference of the Urban Affairs Association (UAA). Salt Lake City, Utah, April 13-16
• Balsas, C. (2005) The pedagogical use of build out analysis in the city planning curriculum Microcomputers in Education. Arizona State University, Tempe, March 14-16
• Balsas, C. (2004)City center revitalization in southern Europe, evidence from Lisbon and Porto. Conference of the Association of Collegiate of Schools of Planning (ACSP). Portland, October 21-24
• Balsas, C. (2004) Build out analysis as a learning activity in the undergraduate curriculum. SPACE Workshop. University of California at Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, July 12-23
• Balsas, C. (2004) The European Soccer Championship EURO 2004 and country marketing in Portugal. 34th Conference of the Urban Affairs Association. Washington, DC, March 31- April 3
• Balsas, C. (2004) Porto metropolitan area: the regional governance of a city-region in Portugal.100th Conference of the Association of American Geographers. Philadelphia, March 14-19
• Balsas, C. (2003) Porto metropolitan area: a ‘donut’ city-region at the eve of the XXI century. Euro-Conference The City and the Region. Bauhaus University of Weimar, Weimar, Germany, November 13-15
• Audirac, I., Dalton, L., Jones, A., White, S., Balsas, C., Higgins, H. and Jourdan, D. (2002) Round table: Ecological campus planning. Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP). Baltimore, November 21-24
• Balsas, C. (2002) Town-gown sustainable transportation planning. National Planning Conference of the American Planning Association (APA). Chicago, April 13-17
• Balsas, C. (2002) City center revitalization, governance, arts and culture in Portugal. 32nd Conference of the Urban Affairs Association. Boston, March 20-23
• Balsas, C. (2001) The return to downtown: initial reflections on the European capital of culture, Porto 2001. Euro-Conference Consumption and the Post-Industrial City. Bauhaus University of Weimar, Weimar, Germany, December 14-15
• Balsas, C. (2001) Sustainable transportation planning on college campus. Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP). Cleveland, November 8-11
• Balsas, C. (2001) Commercial urbanism and city center livability. VIIth National Conference on Environmental Quality, Aveiro, Portugal, April 18-20 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2001) Cities, pedestrians and bicycles: lessons learned from foreign experiences. VIIth National Conference on Environmental Quality, Aveiro, Portugal, April 18-20 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2001) Public-private partnerships for city regeneration, mixing “oil and water” or “bicycles with two seats”.Vth International Research Symposium on Public Management. Barcelona, Spain, April 9-11
• Balsas, C. (2001) Commercial urbanism and the integrated management of Portuguese historic districts. VIIth National Conference of the Association of Municipalities with Historic Centers, Lisbon, Portugal, March 28-30 (in Portuguese)
• Balsas, C. (2000) New directions for bicycle and pedestrian planning in the US. Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), Atlanta, November 2-5
• Balsas, C. (2000) City center revitalization in Europe. National Planning Conference of the American Planning Association (APA). New York, April 15-19
Balsas, C. (2000) Macau: the urban history of a colonial port city in the south China sea. Annual Meeting of the Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies (SSPHS). New York, April 27-30
• Balsas, C. and Mullin, J. (1998)Land reclamation in Macau. 34th International Congress of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP). Azores, Portugal, September 26 – October 2
• Balsas, C.; Devellioglu, Z.; Khondker, N. and Puy, J. (1998) A commercial revitalization strategy for the town market of Ribeira Grande. Young Planner’s Workshop - 34th International Congress of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP). Azores, Portugal, September 26 – October 2
• Balsas, C. (1998)Poster: waterfront development in Macau.34th International Congress of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP). Azores, Portugal, September 26–October 2
• Balsas, C. and Mullin, J. (1998) Macau, a changing reality in the south China sea. 44th World Congress of the International Federation of Housing and Planning (IFHP). Lisbon, Portugal, September 13-17
• Balsas, C. and Mullin, J. (1998) Hong Kong and Macau, the urban development of two colonial port cities in the south China sea. IVth International Conference of Urban History. Venice, Italy, September 3-5
• Balsas, C. (1998) The Mall of America (USA) and the Colombo (Portugal), a comparative study in retail globalization. International Conference of the International Geographical Union (IGU). Lisbon, Portugal, August 28-31
• Balsas, C. and Mullin, J. (1998) Retail planning in Portugal, a comparative study of Coimbra and Aveiro. XIIth Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP). Aveiro, Portugal, July 22-25
• Balsas, C. (1998)Quality of life and city center commercial activity, a southern European study. Ist International Conference on Quality of Life in Cities. Singapore, March 4-6.
• Balsas, C. (1997) Eco-Aveiro: an urban cycling strategy in Portugal. 10th International Bicycle and Transportation Planning Conference Velo City, Barcelona, Spain, September 15-19
• Balsas, C. (1997) Retailing in Portugal, an instrument of urban planning. International Conference Environmental Challenges in an Expanding Urban World, and the Role of Emerging Information Technologies. Lisbon, Portugal, June 23-27
• Balsas, C. (1997) Interregional cooperation across national borders - the case of Portugal and Spain. 10th European Advanced Studies Institute in Regional Science of the European Regional Science Association. Are, Sweden and Meraker, Norway, June 15-19

8. AWARDS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION
8.1 AWARDS

• ‘Best Ph.D. Graduate’ given by the Department of Regional Planning – Class of 2004.
• 2nd Prize for best Masters Thesis on City Planning and Urban Environment written about Portugal (1995-2000). VIIth National Conference on Environmental Quality, University of Aveiro, Portugal, April 18-20, 2001
• Social Advocacy Award 1997 of the American Planning Association, Massachusetts Chapter, given to the Office of Urban Places Project (UPP)

8.2 AWARDS FOR WORK BY STUDENTS

• 2005 Best Student Project Award for a Large Urban Area, APA Arizona Chapter - Arizona Capital Mall District Revitalization Plan, SoP-ASU, Advanced Urban Planning Studio – Spring 2005. Co-Instructor

8.3 SPECIAL RECOGNITION

• Invited keynote speaker on commercial urbanism: myths and best practices in the revitalization of urban centers at the International Conference NUTAU’02 (Núcleo de Pesquisa em Tecnologia da Arquitectura e Urbanismo. University of São Paulo, São Paulo – Brazil, October 7-11, 2002 (in Portuguese)
• Invited Expert on the evaluation of Best European Practices on Urban Regeneration and Public-Private Cooperation by the French Presidency of the European Union. 2nd European Congress on Commerce and City. Lille – France, November 15-17, 2000
• Author’s books (1999 and 2002) are required readings in several Portuguese and Brazilian universities

9. TEACHING
9.1 COURSES TAUGHT

Arizona State University

• PUP301 Introduction to Urban Planning (undergr.), Fall 05 (134 students); Fall 06 (173 students); Fall 07 (174 students)
• PUP452 Ethics and Planning Theory (undergr.), Fall 04 (53 students); Fall 05 (70 students)
• PUP462 Advanced Urban Planning Studio (undergr.), Spring 05, co-taught with Duane Blossom (31 students); Spring 06 (23 students); Spring 08 (19 students)
• PUP598 Sustainable Transportation Planning (grad.), Spring 05 (12 students); Spring 06 (7 students); Spring 07 (7 students); Spring 08 (7 students)
• PUP494/PUP598 Digital Communities and Urban Development (undergr. & grad.), Summer 06 – Online course (18 students)
• PUP494/PUP598 Mexico Metropolises (undergr. & grad.), Summer 06, co-taught with Francisco Lara and Hemalata Dandekar; Summer study abroad program (7 students)
• PUP520 Planning Theory and Processes (grad.), Fall 06 (34 students); Fall 07 (35 students)

University of São Paulo

• Downtown Revitalization (undergr. & grad.), October 02 (22 students)

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

• Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning (grad.), Fall 00 (12 students)

 9.2 THESIS AND DISSERTATION COMMITTEES

• Efstathia Buras (2008-present) Landscape Urbanism – tentative title (PhD Dissertation –Environmental Design and Planning), member
• Ana Castilho (2008) Consensos e Dissensos no Centro de São Paulo: Significado, delimitação, apropriação e intervenção. (PhD Dissertation – Architecture and Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of São Paulo, Brazil), member
• Marwan Elmubarak (2007-present) A Critique of the Character Area Approach to the Application of Form-Based Codes in Established Urban Centers – tentative title (PhD Dissertation –Environmental Design and Planning), co-chair
• Jennifer Love (2007-present) Improving Pedestrian Thermal Comfort Through Urban Design in a Desert Climate – tentative title (Master Project – Urban and Environmental Planning, ASU), chair
• Pranav Singhal (2007-present) An Analysis of Non-Motorist Safety in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona (Master Project – Urban and Environmental Planning, ASU), chair
• Lisa Faiss (2007) Form-Based Code Applicability in the Town of Florence South Main Street Study Area (Master Project – Urban and Environmental Planning, ASU), member
• Jacob Fisher (2006) Streets and work centers: day labor hiring sites in the Phoenix Metro Area (Master Thesis – Urban and Environmental Planning, ASU), member
• Matthew Mills (2006) National ICT Policy and Political Freedoms in Jordan (Master Thesis – Global Technology and Development, ASU), member
• Susan Sisson (2005) Analysis of environments related to cycling on a university campus on a university campus (PhD Dissertation – Exercise Science, ASU), member

10. EDITORSHIP, CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION AND SERVICE
10.1 EDITORIAL BOARD

• Portuguese Studies Review, Trent University – Canada (2002 – present)
• Observatório Urbano, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, RS – Brazil (2005 – present) 

10.2 GUEST EDITOR ASSOCIATE

• Portuguese Studies Review (Preserving Portugal’s Patrimony), Vol.8 No.1, 2000
• Transportation Research Record; Co-Chair/Paper Review Coordinator (Transportation Research Board, Bicycle Committee), 2007/2008

10.3 CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION

• 1st Sustainable Urban Regeneration Symposium in Japan and Phoenix, ASU, Tempe – Arizona, May 26, 2005
• International Conference Partnerships for Economic Development in Small Port Cities, Figueira da Foz – Portugal, September 25, 2002
• 3rd URBE’s International Urban Forum, Póvoa do Varzim – Portugal, March 23-24, 2001

10.4 SERVICE
10.4.1 COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Newtown Tempe Housing CDC, Tempe, AZ – Board of Directors, director representing ASU (2006-2007)

10.4.2 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• European Commission, Brussels, Belgium – Proposal Evaluator for the FP6 Program: Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems (2006)
• Alliance for Healthy Community Design, Phoenix – Steering Committee, member (2006-present)
• Arizona Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA), Awards Committee, member (2005-present)
• Technology Division  of the American Planning Association (APA), Awards Committee, member (2005)
• Transportation Review Board – Bicycle Committee, member (2006-2009)
• Planners Network – Steering Committee, member (2007-present)
• Conference service: ACSP 2002 (Baltimore) roundtable participant; ACSP 2004 (Portland) panel discussant; UAA 2006 (Montreal, Canada) panel moderator
• Referee for the following journals and academic press: Urban Studies, CITIES, Transport Policy, Urban Morphology, Economia e Prospectiva, Portuguese Studies Review, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Journal of Planning Education and Research, Transportation Research Record, Planning Practice and Research; Michigan State University Press

10.4.3 UNIVERSITY SERVICE

• School of Planning – ASU, Faculty Search Committee, member (2004-2005)
• School of Planning – ASU, BSP Admissions Committee, member (2004-2007)
• School of Planning – ASU, MUEP Admissions Committee, member (2004-present)
• College of Design – ASU, Lecture and Exhibits Committee, member (2004-2007)
• College of Design – ASU, Computer Committee, member (2004-2007)
• College of Design – ASU Gould Evans Kiosk Design Competition, member of the jury (2004)

11. SELECTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES

• JPER Young Scholars Writing Workshop (2006) ACSP and UC Berkeley, CA, August 13-15; 16 hours
• Fiscal Dimensions of Planning (2006) Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, MA, July 24-28; 28 hours
• Poverty in America: Empirical Trends and Theoretical Explanations – Summer Workshop (2005)University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, June 20-24; 36 hours
• Urban Universities as Real Estate Developers (2005) University of Toronto and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Toronto, Canada, May 8-9; 12 hours
• Spatial Analysis for the Undergraduate Social Science Curriculum – the SPACE/GIS Workshop (2004) University of California at Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, July 12-23; 80 hours
• The Walkable Community Workshop (2004) The National Center for Bicycling and Walking and Rhode Island Statewide Planning. Providence, May 24-28; 8 hours
• Globalization, Everyday Life and Vital Functions. Summer course (2001) University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, June 25-29; 30 hours (in Portuguese)
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) course (2000) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, April-May; 20 hours
• Introduction to Transit Operations Planning (1999) Institute of Transit Operations. San Francisco, May 3-7; 40 hours
• Trapeze Transportation Software (1999) Trapeze Software Inc. Toronto, Canada, June 7-11; 40 hours
• Satellite Course APWA – Livable Neighborhoods, Rethinking our Streets (1996) American Public Works Association and City of Cambridge. Cambridge, MA, June 19; 6 hours
• Practical Training in Environmental Planning (1995) Institute for Environmental Promotion (IPAMB) and National Job and Training Institute (IEFP). Aveiro, Portugal, 120 hours; November – December (in Portuguese)

12. LANGUAGES

Portuguese (native language), English (fluent) and Spanish (understand well)

13. MEMBERSHIPS

• American Planning Association (APA)
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
• Portuguese Association of Territorial Planners (APPLA)
• Transportation Research Board (TRB)
• International Regional Science Association (IRSA)
• Portuguese Regional Development Association (APDR)
• Planners Network (PN)

14. ADDRESS

School of Planning, CDN 77
Arizona State University
PO Box 872005
Tempe, AZ 85287-2005
USA
Office ph: 480-727-7336
Fax: 480-965-0968
Email: carlos.balsas@asu.edu
http://www.public.asu.edu/~cbalsas/

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