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Letora is a landscape architect, urban planner, and educator with a background in sustainable design, park master planning, comprehensive planning, and community development. She is an Assistant Professor within the Landscape Architecture Program at the University of Texas Arlington’s College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA), where she began teaching as a Adjunct Assistant Professor in 2018.
Broadly, her research focuses on planning and design approaches that foster environmental reconnection, equitable engagement, and cultural community development in minority neighborhoods. Her current research examines issues of displacement and a lost sense of place in gentrifying communities and historically disinvested neighborhoods.
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How to Add and Change Plot Styles in AutoCAD
Plot styles are an essential component to set when plotting or printing your AutoCAD files. If done correctly, plot styles ensure the readability of text and legibility of the linework within your printed documents. In this post, I will cover the following:...
Key US Amendments Impacting Planning
ROAD TO AICPIf you are looking for insight into the major amendments that affect planning, this blog post will provide an overview of amendments and correlating planning and zoning court cases. First Amendment The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law...
Planning History
ROAD TO AICPIf you are preparing for the AICP Exam. This post is a summary of notes taken on planning history. This is not an extensive list of what the exam may cover, but are the concepts I reviewed prior to the exam. Hopefully this helps as you structure your study...
