Larissa Larsen

Environmental Science · University of Michigan

Established · publishing since 1977

Urban Green Space and Health Climate Change and Health Impacts Urban Heat Island Mitigation Air Quality and Health Impacts Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

Publications

Citations

4,490

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 1977

In context

Among 553 established Environmental Science PIs within our index

Citations: 4,490cohort median 2,538

Publications / year (recent): 2.0cohort median 3.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~2 · 69% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 10 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently

Collaborators per year

Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.

Recent publications

The importance of city services to internally displaced persons, returnees, and host residents in Juba, South Sudan
Journal of Urban Affairs · 2025
The impact of land governance and ownership regimes on public green spaces in East African cities: The case of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Kampala (Uganda)
Cities · 2024
The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet Jeff Goodell (2023). Little, Brown and Company, 400 pages. $29 (hardcover)
Journal of the American Planning Association · 2023
Using Land to Promote Refugee Self-Reliance in Uganda
Land · 2022
Reimagining Sustainable Cities: Strategies for Designing Greener, Healthier, More Equitable Communities
Journal of the American Planning Association · 2022
Urbanization in the Anthropocene: inaugural npj Urban Sustainability
npj Urban Sustainability · 2021
Design With Nature Now
Journal of the American Planning Association · 2021
The Impact of Rapid Urbanization and Public Housing Development on Urban Form and Density in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Land · 2019
Accurate Characterization of Land Cover in Urban Environments: Determining the Importance of Including Obscured Impervious Surfaces in Urban Heat Island Models
Atmosphere · 2019
Tackling Uncertainty in US Local Climate Adaptation Planning
Journal of Planning Education and Research · 2018
Stormwater impact on water quality of rivers subjected to point sources and urbanization – the case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Water and Environment Journal · 2018
Low-Cost Stormwater Filtration System to Improve Urban Water Quality: The Case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Journal of Water Resource and Protection · 2017
A Bicycle-Based Field Measurement System for the Study of Thermal Exposure in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2016

Publishes in

Journal of the American Planning Association×4
Environmental Health Perspectives×2
Land×2
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health×2
Environmental Science Water Research & Technology×1

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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