https://michaelhooper.cargo.site Michael Hooper Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:44:39 +0000 https://michaelhooper.cargo.site en https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Home Tue, 22 Dec 2020 17:03:26 +0000 Michael Hooper https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Home HOME&nbsp; &nbsp; PUBLICATIONS&nbsp; &nbsp; CV&nbsp; &nbsp; TEACHING &nbsp; STUDENTS &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="1008" height="100" width_o="1008" height_o="100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5bbd3db37c276f9f4cba1e4b017adfa7c58e42b1503b377cd8b84cfd19e94cd1/greenlabel-100-michael-hooper.jpg" data-mid="92894858" border="0" data-scale="43" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5bbd3db37c276f9f4cba1e4b017adfa7c58e42b1503b377cd8b84cfd19e94cd1/greenlabel-100-michael-hooper.jpg" /> I am an Associate Professor of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia. I previously spent a decade as a faculty member at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University and worked for the United Nations. My research focuses on urban planning, policy and politics, with particular interest in three themes related to urban spatial transformation: displacement, disasters and densification. Across these topics I have strong cross-cutting interests in public participation, governance and organizations. I have broad geographical experience, having lived, worked and conducted research in many different places, ranging from Taiwan to Tanzania, and am passionate about comparative, empirical research in the rapidly changing cities of the Global South and North. Past research projects have addressed, among other topics, forced displacement in East Africa, post-disaster reconstruction in Haiti, urban densification in Mongolia and the climate-related risks faced by unsheltered residents of North American cities. I received the Urban Planning and Design teaching award from students at Harvard on three occasions. Professionally, I am a certified planner in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.A copy of my CV can be downloaded here. Contact: michael.hooper@ubc.ca.&nbsp; https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Header-Copy-Publications Tue, 22 Dec 2020 23:57:14 +0000 Michael Hooper https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Header-Copy-Publications HOME&nbsp; &nbsp; PUBLICATIONS&nbsp; &nbsp; CV&nbsp; &nbsp; TEACHING &nbsp; STUDENTS &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="1008" height="100" width_o="1008" height_o="100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5bbd3db37c276f9f4cba1e4b017adfa7c58e42b1503b377cd8b84cfd19e94cd1/greenlabel-100-michael-hooper.jpg" data-mid="92904345" border="0" data-scale="43" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5bbd3db37c276f9f4cba1e4b017adfa7c58e42b1503b377cd8b84cfd19e94cd1/greenlabel-100-michael-hooper.jpg" /> https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Publications-Title Tue, 22 Dec 2020 02:21:18 +0000 Michael Hooper https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Publications-Title PUBLICATIONS https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Insect-borne-illnesses-2026 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:44:39 +0000 Michael Hooper https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Insect-borne-illnesses-2026 Homelessness and insect-borne illness risks: A study of the unsheltered homeless population in Cambridge, Massachusetts Hooper, M. 2026. “Homelessness and insect-borne illness risks: A study of the unsheltered homeless population in Cambridge, Massachusetts.” International Journal on Homelessness [In Press]. Link <img width="573" height="567" width_o="573" height_o="567" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/436c43b4188151be68112dc4cc324a15b9d8f406824a3aadf44b36a5deb542ba/IJOH_green_logo_circle.jpeg" data-mid="243508866" border="0" data-scale="45" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/573/i/436c43b4188151be68112dc4cc324a15b9d8f406824a3aadf44b36a5deb542ba/IJOH_green_logo_circle.jpeg" /> https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Disgust-and-Density-2025 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 02:08:08 +0000 Michael Hooper https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Disgust-and-Density-2025 Disgust sensitivity and perceptions of urban density and densification Hooper, M. 2025. “Disgust sensitivity and perceptions of urban density and densification.” Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research [In Press]. Link <img width="870" height="1200" width_o="870" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/15ad21f940172f168c46e3b997c5985b47a5476fe30eb9505dd3169cb4b35732/ARCH20full20size.jpg" data-mid="234254346" border="0" data-scale="41" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/870/i/15ad21f940172f168c46e3b997c5985b47a5476fe30eb9505dd3169cb4b35732/ARCH20full20size.jpg" /> https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Vancouver-Preparedness-Report-2025 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:31:56 +0000 Michael Hooper https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Vancouver-Preparedness-Report-2025 Understanding Disaster Preparedness in Vancouver: Community Perspectives Somani, R., H. C. Ip, J. Eaton, M. Hooper, T. Lim and S. Shneiderman. 2025. Understanding Disaster Preparedness in Vancouver: Community Perspectives. UBC Disaster Resilience Research Network (DRRN) and the City of Vancouver Emergency Management Agency (VEMA). Link <img width="1094" height="1328" width_o="1094" height_o="1328" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c107f01bc4eabf2f6ccfc0ffee43c9e7156e2ce0878db8dc9a6c1f5189fb55f/Screenshot-2025-09-15-at-2.35.13-PM.png" data-mid="238251651" border="0" data-scale="41" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c107f01bc4eabf2f6ccfc0ffee43c9e7156e2ce0878db8dc9a6c1f5189fb55f/Screenshot-2025-09-15-at-2.35.13-PM.png" /> https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/African-Arguments-Disorder-as-Political-Instrument Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:20:48 +0000 Michael Hooper https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/African-Arguments-Disorder-as-Political-Instrument Disorder as political instrument: Lessons from Patrick Chabal’s African scholarship for contemporary America Hooper, M. 2025. “Disorder as political instrument: Lessons from Patrick Chabal’s African scholarship for contemporary America.” Debating Ideas - African Arguments, International African Institute, Sep. 16, 2025. Link <img width="564" height="220" width_o="564" height_o="220" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/43f05ebbb6859b9af01c65d5cebe60b8cfa99a2bf3b4ee798bb963ec55c50f75/Screenshot-2025-08-18-at-11.37.39-AM.png" data-mid="237295259" border="0" data-scale="43" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/564/i/43f05ebbb6859b9af01c65d5cebe60b8cfa99a2bf3b4ee798bb963ec55c50f75/Screenshot-2025-08-18-at-11.37.39-AM.png" /> https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Next-City-Disgust-2025 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:41:05 +0000 Michael Hooper https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Next-City-Disgust-2025 Disugst: The unexpected psychological reason some people dislike density Hooper, M. 2025. “Disugst: The unexpected psychological reason some people dislike density.”&nbsp;Next City, Aug. 8, 2025. Link <img width="500" height="500" width_o="500" height_o="500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9479f9d6dae1c07cb5635b8799d30efe4d05bede7589377226a68e87018ba080/NC-WhiteOnOrange-1.png" data-mid="236834527" border="0" data-scale="43" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/9479f9d6dae1c07cb5635b8799d30efe4d05bede7589377226a68e87018ba080/NC-WhiteOnOrange-1.png" /> https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/BC-Studies-Review-2025 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:19:01 +0000 Michael Hooper https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/BC-Studies-Review-2025 Review of Crossing Paths Crossing Perspectives: Urban Studies in British Columbia and Québec Hooper, M. 2025. “Review of Crossing Paths Crossing Perspectives: Urban Studies in British Columbia and Québec by M. Holden and S. Breux.” BC Studies, 226: 170-171. Link <img width="496" height="728" width_o="496" height_o="728" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dde116590c14c0ddfdd9714e4ef28001edb07dd6184b446cf24a563d335d1ff4/Screenshot-2025-10-29-at-9.47.29AM-1.png" data-mid="240048856" border="0" data-scale="42" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/496/i/dde116590c14c0ddfdd9714e4ef28001edb07dd6184b446cf24a563d335d1ff4/Screenshot-2025-10-29-at-9.47.29AM-1.png" /> https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Vancouver-Sun-Density-Op-Ed-2025 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:47:44 +0000 Michael Hooper https://michaelhooper.cargo.site/Vancouver-Sun-Density-Op-Ed-2025 For Vancouver’s densification to succeed, planners and elected officials must listen to detractors Hooper, M. 2025. “For Vancouver’s densification to succeed, planners and elected officials must listen to detractors.” The Vancouver Sun, Mar. 27, 2025. 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