Frank James Popper
Encyclopedia
Frank J. Popper is a professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
of Rutgers University
and the Princeton Environmental Institute at Princeton University
, known for proposing the Buffalo Commons
concept for the Great Plains
region of the United States
and coining the term locally unwanted land use
(LULU).
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy of Rutgers University serves as a center for the theory and practice of urban planning and public policy scholarship. The school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was named in honor of the former Rutgers University president,...
of Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
and the Princeton Environmental Institute at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, known for proposing the Buffalo Commons
Buffalo Commons
The Buffalo Commons is a conceptual proposal to create a vast nature preserve by returning of the drier portion of the Great Plains to native prairie, and by reintroducing the buffalo, or American Bison, that once grazed the shortgrass prairie...
concept for the Great Plains
Great Plains
The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S...
region of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and coining the term locally unwanted land use
Locally unwanted land use
Locally unwanted land use is a planning term. It is a land use that is useful to society, but objectionable to its neighbors. The acronym is LULU.LULUs can include power plants, dumps, prisons, roads, factories, hospitals and many other developments...
(LULU).
Publications
- "Siting LULULocally unwanted land useLocally unwanted land use is a planning term. It is a land use that is useful to society, but objectionable to its neighbors. The acronym is LULU.LULUs can include power plants, dumps, prisons, roads, factories, hospitals and many other developments...
s" (1981) - "The Great Plains: From Dust to Dust" (1987), with Deborah E. Popper
External links
- Frank J. Popper at Rutgers University