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Smart Shrinkage: Better Planning And Decision-Making For Legacy Cities, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Smart Shrinkage: Better Planning And Decision-Making For Legacy Cities, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Michael P. Johnson
Neighborhoods, cities and regions facing long-term declines in population and economic activity may consider alternative responses, such as revitalization, regeneration, shrinkage and abandonment. In this presentation I show that planning decisions intended to improve quality of life, informed by qualitative and quantitative data and analytic methods, implemented through accessible and affordable technologies, and based on notions of social impact and social justice, can enable residents to play a leading role in the positive transformation of shrinking cities and
distressed communities.
Informs Seattle Dei Final 191020.Pdf, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Informs Seattle Dei Final 191020.Pdf, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Michael P. Johnson
Scholarly research on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the decision sciences is largely concentrated in areas of management and organization design. However, DEI is relevant to other domains of inquiry, and can be understood in terms other than economic efficiency and organization effectiveness. I discuss what a research agenda in decision sciences would look like if DEI, and a focus on social costs and benefits and social justice were central to this work. Examples to be discussed include: the new economy, climate resilience and disaster response, and human services.
Decision Science For Community Development And Social Change, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Decision Science For Community Development And Social Change, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Michael P. Johnson
Operations research, also known as management science or decision science, is a mathematics-based discipline that draws from engineering, information systems, management, public policy and planning. OR enables individuals and organizations to make better decisions regarding manufacturing and logistics, service provision and strategy design. My particular interest in OR focuses on the needs of mission-driven and resource-constrained organizations that serve urban communities. In my talk I will describe how OR can use qualitative and quantitative analysis through meaningful engagement of communities to enable creative identification, formulation and solution of complex problems for local impact and social justice. Specific applications I'm currently …
Michael Johnson Biography, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Michael Johnson Biography, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Michael P. Johnson
No abstract provided.
Community-Focused Problem-Solving With Operations Research And Analytics, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Community-Focused Problem-Solving With Operations Research And Analytics, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Michael P. Johnson
In these days of ‘analytics’, ‘big data’ and ‘smart cities’, many of us are aware of the importance of data and quantitative analytic methods for program design, implementation and evaluation. Less commonly-understood are specific tools and methods for community-based interventions in which the problem to be solved is unclear, and the ways in which data of many different kinds can be used to develop interventions that represent best-possible uses of organization and community resources. Moreover, it is also less commonly-understood how to put communities, and community members, near the center of problem-solving and decision-making.
Examples of challenging problems include: How …
Diversity And Or/Ms/Analytics: Deepening The Impact Of Our Research, Broadening Access To The Profession, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Diversity And Or/Ms/Analytics: Deepening The Impact Of Our Research, Broadening Access To The Profession, Michael P. Johnson Jr.
Michael P. Johnson
In a society that is growing ever more diverse, and where perspectives, needs and priorities of traditionally-underrepresented groups are increasingly important to incorporate into our work and discourse, it is incumbent on the OR/MS/Analytics field to consider what diversity, equity and inclusion mean to us, our progress towards becoming a more diverse profession, and how our research, teaching and practice would look like if diversity, equity and inclusion were at the center of our work. The occasion of the publication of an Editor’s Cut volume on diversity, equity and inclusion is an opportunity to reflect on the range of work …