Robert Goodspeed

Social Sciences · University of Michigan

Mid career · publishing since 2008

Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Land Use and Ecosystem Services Smart Cities and Technologies Geographic Information Systems Studies Urban Transport and Accessibility

Publications

Citations

1,201

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 2008

In context

Among 947 mid career Social Sciences PIs within our index

Citations: 1,201cohort median 312

Publications / year (recent): 3.0cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 65% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 17 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/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

Planning competencies and transformative pedagogy for sustainable development
Progress in Planning · 2025
Diverse dynamics of urban sprawl: Examining changes in urban form, forest landscapes, and demographics across the Metropolitan Detroit region
Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science · 2025
Exploring the Urbanism of Platform Urbanism: The Digital Mediation of Urban Space and Social Relations
2025
More than Analytics: Five Approaches to Educating Professionals to Shape Today’s Digital Cities
Journal of Planning Education and Research · 2024
Are Michigan Cities Planning for a Changing Future, or More of the Same?
Deep Blue (University of Michigan) · 2024
Creating Flexible Plans for an Uncertain Future: From Exploratory Scenarios to Adaptive Plans With Real Options
Planning Theory & Practice · 2023
Intelligence for Future Cities
The urban book series · 2023
Introduction
The urban book series · 2023
From Exploratory Scenarios to Plans: Bridging the Gap
Planning Theory & Practice · 2022
Introduction to Urban Science: Evidence and Theory of Cities as Complex Systems
Journal of the American Planning Association · 2022
Incorporating water quality into land use scenario analysis with random forest models
Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science · 2022
Facilitating PSS Workshops
2022
Urban Informatics and Future Cities
The urban book series · 2021
Eviction Case Filings and Neighborhood Characteristics in Urban and Rural Places: A Michigan Statewide Analysis
Housing Policy Debate · 2021
Assessing the Value of New Big Data Sources for Transportation Planning: Benton Harbor, Michigan Case Study
The urban book series · 2021

Publishes in

The urban book series×5
Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science×4
Planning Theory & Practice×3
Journal of the American Planning Association×2
Housing Policy Debate×2

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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