Laura Schmahmann

Ph.D. Student - City & Regional Planning

laura.schmahmann@berkeley.edu

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraschmahmann/
http://www.lauraschmahmann.com

laura.schmahmann@berkeley.edu

SPECIALIZATIONS

My dissertation explores the political economy of warehouse development across California, focusing on two case studies — the Inland Empire and North San Joaquin Valley.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Planning (Honours Class 1), University of New South Wales

Master of Philosophy (Planning and Urban Development), University of New South Wales

COURSES TAUGHT

CYPLAN 113A Economic Analysis for Planning (Course Instructor, summer 2021)

CYPLAN 220 Urban and Regional Economy (Methods Instructor, spring 2021, fall 2022, spring 2023)

Publications

Schmahmann, L., Ramiller, A., & Fields, D. (2023). Platform Firms, Commercial Real Estate Cycles and San Francisco’s Growth as a Tech Cluster, 2008–2020. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 0(0), 1–25.

Chapple, K., & Schmahmann, L. (2023). Can we “Claim” the Workforce? A Labor-Focused Agenda for Economic Development in the Face of an Uncertain Future. Economic Development Quarterly, 37(1), 14–19.

Schmahmann, L., Poorthuis, A., & Chapple, K. (2022). Pandemic polycentricity? Mobility and migration patterns across New York over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 15(3), 515–535.