Brian Muller
Associate Professor • Ex CEDaR Faculty Director

Brian Muller is the CEDaR babyÖ±²¥app director and an associate professor in the environmental design program at the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder, where he teaches environment and land use planning, planning history and spatial analysis. HisÌýresearch interestsÌýincludeÌýcommunity engagement, spatial analysis, environment/land use policyÌýand resilient infrastructure.

Muller's research focuses on planning methods, regional planningÌýand planning for hazards and climate change, and his recent work has focused on green infrastructure as a climate adaptation strategy. His research has been supported by the US Forest Service, US Bureau of Land Management, National Science Foundation, the Microsoft Corporation, the Wyss Foundation and the babyÖ±²¥app Department of Transportation.

Previously, Muller wasÌýchair of the planning and design program at the University of babyÖ±²¥app Denver and director of planning studies for the Program in Environmental DesignÌýat the University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder.Ìý

MullerÌýholds an undergraduate degree from Yale University and a PhDÌýin Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California Berkeley. Prior to returning to school for his PhD, heÌýhad a 15-year career as an environmental planner, policy analyst and program manager.

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Selected Publications

  • Heris, Mehdi P., Ariane Middel and Brian Muller.Ìý2020. Impacts of form and design policies on urban microclimate: Assessment of zoning and design guideline choices in urban redevelopment projects.ÌýLandscape and Urban Planning. 202: 103870.Ìý
  • J.ÌýMcGlinchy, B. Johnson, B. Muller, M. Joseph and J. Diaz, "Application of UNet Fully Convolutional Neural Network to Impervious Surface Segmentation in Urban Environment from High Resolution Satellite Imagery," IGARSS 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, 2019, pp. 3915-3918.Ìý
  • Heris, Mehdi P., Brian Muller and Alana M. Wilson. 2019. Why Planning Matters in Microclimate Management and Urban Heat Mitigation.ÌýJournal of Planning Education and Research.Ìý.
  • Afzalan, Nader and Brian Muller. 2018. Online Participatory Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges for Enriching Participatory Planning.ÌýJournal of the American Planning Association. 84:2, 162-177.
  • Muller, Brian and Travis Flohr. 2016. A Geodesign Approach to Environmental Design Education: Framing the Pedagogy, Evaluating the Results.ÌýLandscape and Urban Planning. 156: 101-117.
  • Muller, Brian. 2016. Mending Man's Ways: Wickedness, Complexity and Off-Road Travel.ÌýLandscape and Urban Planning. 154: 93-101.
  • Afzalan, Nader and Brian Muller. 2014. The Role of Social Media in Green Space Planning: A Case Study of Neighborhood Participation in Park Siting.ÌýJournal of Urban Technology. 21 (3) 67-83.

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