Title
Professor

Department
Dept of City & Regional Planning
Dept of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning


Faculty URL
http://ced.berkeley.edu/ced/faculty-staff/elizabeth-macdonald

Email
emacdon@berkeley.edu

Phone
(510) 643-3765

Fax
(510) 642-1641


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Research Expertise and Interest
urban design

Research Description
Elizabeth Macdonald is an urban designer. Her research focuses on street design and the history of urban form. Particular interests include: the impacts of engineering street standards on the pedestrian realm; context sensitive street design; North American waterfront promenades and their impacts on physical activity; the interface between buildings and the public realm; post occupancy evaluation of urban design plans and projects; the sustainability dimensions of urban design; urban design graphic communication; urban microclimate characteristics; urban soundscapes; and methods for urban design knowledge-building.