Faculty Directory
DR. GREG LINDSEY
Dr. Greg Lindsey, Associate Dean & Duey-Murphy Professor of Rural Land Policy
Associate Dean, School of Public and Environmental Affairs - Indianapolis Programs
Duey-Murphy Professor of Rural Land Policy
OFFICE: BS 3025
PHONE: 317-274-2016
E-MAIL: glindsey@iupui.edu
Dr. Lindsey joined SPEA in 1991 as a member of the planning faculty. He has served as the associate dean for SPEA's Indianapolis programs since January 2004. Due to his research in greenways and urban trails, he was named the Duey-Murphy Professor of Rural Land Policy in 2000. Since 2004, Professor Lindsey has been a Scholar with the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment and a Faculty Fellow Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence, Kelley School of Business.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Geography and Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
- M.A., Systems Analysis and Economics for Public Decision Making, Johns Hopkins University
- M.A., Geography and Environmental Studies, Northern Illinois University
- Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
MAJOR FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
- Environmental and land use planning, decision making, and management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, SPEA; Director, 6/02 - 12/03; Associate Director, 10/92 - 5/02
- Office of International Affairs, Acting Associate Dean for International Programs, 7/01-12/01
- Maryland Dept. of Environment, Sediment and Stormwater Administration, Baltimore MD, Chief - Policy, Planning, and Regulation Development Division (Natural Resources Planner): 2/87 8/91
- McHenry County Defenders, Crystal Lake IL. Executive Director: 9/81 - 9/85
- WAPORA, Inc., Chicago IL. Environmental Planner: 2/80 - 7/81
OTHER PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- IUPUI School of Liberal Arts, Department of Geography, Adjunct Faculty, 2001 - present
- IUPUI School of Science, Adjunct Faculty, 1996 - present
- American Planning Association
- Indiana Planning Association
INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS
- Lindsey, G., J. Wilson, E. Rubchinskaya, J. Yang, and Y. Han. 2007. "Estimating Urban Trail Traffic: Methods for Existing and Proposed Trails." Landscape and Urban Planning. Forthcoming.
- Lindsey, G., Y. Han, J. Wilson, and J. Yang. (2006). Neighborhood Correlates of Urban Trail Traffic, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Vol. 1, p. S134-S152.
- Wilson, J. and G. Lindsey. 2005. "Remote Sensing of Land Cover Dynamics in Central Indiana." Journal of Urban Planning and Development, Vol. 131, No. 3, p. 159-169.
- Lindsey, P. and G. Lindsey. 2004. "Using Pedestrian Count Models to Estimate Urban Trail Traffic." Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Vol. 34, p. 1-18.
- Lindsey, G., J. Man, S. Payton, and K. Dickson. 2004. "Property Values, Recreation Values, and Urban Greenways." Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. Vol. 22, No. 3, p. 69-90.
- Lindsey, G. and Nguyen Luu Bao Doan. 2004. "Use of Urban Greenway Trails in Indiana." Journal of Urban Planning and Development. Vol. 130, No. 4, p. 213-217.
- Heynen, N. and G. Lindsey. 2003. "Correlates of Urban Forest Canopy Cover: Implications for Local Public Works." Public Works Management and Policy. Vol. 8, No. 1, p. 33-47.
- Lindsey, Greg. 2003. "Sustainability and Urban Greenways: Indicators in Indianapolis." Journal of the American Planning Association. Vol. 69, No. 2: 165-180.
- Lindsey, Greg and Ann Holmes. 2002. "Tourist Support for Marine Protection in Nha Trang, Vietnam." Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. Vol. 45 (5) 461-480.
- Barr, R. C., B. Hall, J. Wilson, C. Souch, G. Lindsey, J. Bacone, R. Campbell, and L. Tedesco. 2002. "Documenting changes in the natural environment of Indianapolis-Marion County between the time of European settlement (ca. 1820) and the present." Ecological Restoration. Vol. 20, No. 1: p. 37-46.
- Lindsey, G., Maltie Maraj, and SonCheong Kuan. 2001. "Access, Equity, and Urban Greenways: An Exploratory Investigation." Professional Geographer, Vol. 53(3): p. 332-346.
- Feitelson, Eran and G. Lindsey. 2001. "Local use of Economic Instruments in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Program." Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. Vol. 44(2): 187-206.
- Palmer, Jamie and Greg Lindsey. 2001. "Approaches to Annexation in the United States," State and Local Government Review, Vol. 33, No. 1 (Winter): p. 60-73.
COURSES TAUGHT
- SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs
- SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Science
- SPEA-E 549 Environmental Planning
- SPEA-V 598 Governing and Leading in a Global Society
- SPEA-V 600 Capstone in Public and Environmental Affairs
- SPEA-P 515 Physical Systems, Infrastructure, and Development
- SPEA-P 610 Planning Workshop
SERVICE
- Editorial Board, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2000-present
- Editorial Board, Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 1999-present
- Indianapolis Parks and Recreation, Parkland Acquisition Commission, 2003
- Dept. of Metropolitan Development
- Greater Indianapolis Neighborhood Initiative, Steering Committee, 2006-present
- Indianapolis Insight Implementation Committee, 2002-present
- Tree Preservation-Conservation Committee, 2001-2002
- Marion County Health Department, Obesity Needs Assessment, Investigator/advisor, 2005-present
- Small Community Outreach Program for Environmental Issues, NASPAA/USEPA, 2004-5
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- Chancellor's Faculty Award for Excellence in Civic Engagement, 2004
- Janet Duey-Murphy Professor of Rural Land Policy, 2000 (five year appointment)
- Senior Fulbright Scholar, 1999 (Nha Trang, Viet Nam), J. William Fulbright Scholar Board, Washington DC.