MCRP Faculty Research & Activities

• Rodrigo Cantareo
• N.Brito Mutunayagam
• Yunwoo Nam
• Gordon Scholz
• Zhenghong Tang

Rodrigo Cantareo, Ph.D

Research Case Studies
A Case Study of the Impact of Population Influx - Great Plains Research
Authors: James Potter, Rodrigo Cantarero, X. Wmon Yan, Steve Larrick, and Blanca Ramirez-Salazar

Building Sustainable Communities - Perceptions of Quality of Lie, Sense of Community, and Life Satisfaction Among Elderly Residents in Schuyler and Crete, Nebraska Authors: Rodrigo Cantarero, James J. Potter and Christina K. Leach (University of Nebraska)

How Does Increasing Population and Diversity Affect Resident Satisfaction?
A Small Community Case Study Authors: James J. Potter and Rodrigo Cantarero

Stress, Status, and Sociability: Exploring Residential Satisfaction in the Rural Midwest Following Rapid Immigration. Authors: Rodrigo Cantarero, James Potter, Amy E. Boren, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Quality of Life, Perceptions of Change, and Psychological Well-being of the Elderly in Small Rural Towns in the Midwest Authors: Rodrigo Cantarero, James Potter, Laura Kratochvil, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Stressors Affecting Newly Arrived and Long Term Residents in Two Rural Nebraska Communities Authors: Rodrigo Cantarero, James Potter, Mathew Gedney, Carrie Butler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln



Minority Behavioral Risk Factor Surveys

Authors: Rodrigo Cantarero Ph.d and Blanca E. Ramirez (MCRP)
A series of surveys carried out in seven communities in Nebraska, generating data and knowledge of health behavior/status of the African-American, Asian, Native American and Hispanic population.

• Adams County, Nebraska
• Colfax County, Nebraska
• Cuming County, Nebraska
• Dakota County, Nebraska
• Lancaster County, Nebraska

Research Conference Presentations


Presenter: Rodrigo Cantarero Ph.d
A bibliography of conference presentations highlighting research projects and findings.


Zhenghong Tang, Ph.D

Most Recent Journal Articles


Tang, Z., 2009, How are California local jurisdictions incorporating a strategic environmental assessment in local comprehensive land use plans? Local Environment, (in press)

Tang, Z., Brody, S. D., 2009, Link planning theories with factors influencing local environmental plan quality. Environmental and Planning B: Planning and Design, (Available on-line now and in press)

Tang, Z., Bright, E., Brody, S. D., 2009, Evaluating California local land use plans’ environmental impact reports, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 29: 96–106.

Tang, Z., 2008, Integrating the principles of strategic environmental assessment into local comprehensive land use planning. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 10(2): 143-171.

Tang, Z., 2008, Evaluating the capacities of local jurisdictions' coastal zone land use planning in California. Ocean and Coastal Management, 51(7): 544-555.

Tang, Z., Lindell, M., Prater, C., Brody, S. D., 2008, Measuring tsunami hazard planning capacity on the U.S. Pacific coast. Natural Hazards Review, 9(2): 91-100.

Brody, S. D., Grover, H., Bernhardt, S., Tang, Z., Whitaker, B., Spencer, C., 2006, Identifying potential conflict associated with oil and gas exploration in Texas state coastal waters: A multicriteria spatial analysis. Environmental Management, 38:597-617.

Yunwoo Nam, Ph.D


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