Planning for the Deceased

Bio: Professor Coutts's research examines the influence of the built environment and ecologically-sensitive land use practices on community health and health behavior. His biophilic epidemiology research is aimed at unraveling how environmental elements and socio-ecological relationships influence health.

Education: Ph.D., Urban, Technological, & Environmental Planning University of Michigan, 2006 M.P.H., Health Behavior and Education New Mexico State University, 2003 B.C.H., Community Health Education Minor: Chemistry, Honors Distinction New Mexico State University, 1997

Key Publications: Coutts, C., Basmajian, C., & Chapin, T. (2011). Projecting landscapes of death. Landscape and Urban Planning, 102(4), 254-261. Basmajian, C., & Coutts, C. (2010). Planning for the disposal of the dead. Journal of the American Planning Association, 76(3), 305-317.

Other Publications: Coutts, C., Chapin, T., Horner, M., & Taylor, C. (2013). The county-level effects of green space access on physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 10(2), 232-240. Coutts, C. (2012). Creating connected open space in Florida: The influence on human use for recreation. Managing Leisure, 17(1), 67-74. Miles, R., Coutts, C., & Mohamadi, A. (2012). Neighborhood urban form, social environment, and depression. Journal of Urban Health, 89(1), 1-18. Coutts, C. & Taylor, C. (2011). [Feature article] Putting the capital "E" environment into ecological models of health. Journal of Environmental Health, 74(4), 26-29. Coutts, C. & Miles, R. (2011). Greenways as green magnets: The relationship between the race of greenway users and race in proximal neighborhoods. Journal of Leisure Research, 43(3), 317-333. Coutts, C., Horner, M., & Chapin, T. (2010). Using GIS to model the effects of green space accessibility on mortality in Florida. Geocarto International, 25(6), 471-484. Coutts, C. (2010). Green infrastructure and public health in the Florida Communities Trust land acquisition program. Planning Practice and Research, 25(4), 439-459. Coutts, C. (2010). Public health ecology. Journal of Environmental Health, 72(6), 53-55. Coutts, C. (2009). Locational influence of land use type on the distribution of uses along urban river greenways. Urban Planning and Development, 135(1), 31-38. Coutts, C. (2008). Greenway accessibility and physical activity behavior. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 35(3), 552-563. Alaimo, K., Bassett, E., Wilkerson, R., Petersmarck, K., Mosack, J., Mendez, D., Coutts, C., Grost, L., & Stegmier, L. (2008). The promoting active communities award: Development of Michigan’s self-assessment tool. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 5(1), 4-18. Coutts, C. & Feiock, R. (Eds.) (2013). The local benefits of sustainability. Special issue of the journal Cityscape. Feiock, R. & Coutts, C. (2013). City sustainability policy: Issues of scale, policy instruments, and governance. Introduction to special issue of the journal Cityscape. Chapin, T., & Coutts, C. (Eds.) (2011). Growth management and public land acquisition: Balancing conservation and development. Surrey, UK: Ashgate.

Past Assignments: Coutts, C. (2012, July). Human health in The London Plan: How health is framed in a world city's spatial development and climate action strategy. Association of European Schools of Planning, Ankara, Turkey. Coutts, C., Basmajian, C., & Chapin, T. (2011, October). Projecting landscapes of death. Association of the Collegiate Schools of Planning, Salt Lake City, UT. Coutts, C. (2011, March). Urban and environmental planning for public health. Duke University, Durham, NC. Coutts, C. (2010, August). Developing a GIS methodology to study the relationship between landscape structure and human health in Florida. EcoHealth annual conference, London, UK. Coutts, C. (2010, January). Climate change and public health. Florida Dept. of Health and 1000 Friends of Florida sponsored workshop. Tallahassee, FL.