Research Interests: Public Participation;
Sustainable Community Development; Planning Process and Decision
Making
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Gough, Meghan Z. 2015. Reconciling Livability and
Sustainability: Conceptual and Practical Implications for
Planning. Journal of Planning Education and Research,
(forthcoming)
Gough, Meghan Z. and John Accordino. 2013. Public Garden as
Sustainable Community Development Partners: Motivations,
perceived benefits and challenges. Urban Affairs Review. 49(6).
Gough, Meghan Z. 2011. “Learning to Collaborate in Post-Katrina
Mississippi.” In Blakely, E.J., Birch, E.L., Anglin, R.V., and
Haruo Hayashi. Eds. Managing Urban Disaster Recovery: Policy,
Planning, Concepts and Cases.
Evans-Cowley, Jennifer S. and Meghan Z. Gough. 2009. Evaluating
New Urbanist Plans in Post-Katrina Mississippi. Journal of Urban
Design, 14(4).
Evans-Cowley, Jennifer S. and Meghan Z. Gough. 2008. Effective
Citizen Engagement in Post-Katrina Planning. Cityscape, 10(3).
Evans-Cowley, Jennifer S. and Meghan Z. Gough. 2008. “Evaluating
Environmental Protection in Post-Katrina Plans in Mississippi ”.
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management ,
51(3).
Evans-Cowley, Jennifer S. and Meghan Z. Gough. 2007. “Is Hazard
Mitigation Being Incorporated into Post-Katrina Plans in
Mississippi ?” International Journal of Mass Emergencies
and Hazards, 25(3).
Evans-Cowley, Jennifer S. and Meghan Z. Gough. 2006. “Land Use
Planning and Zoning in Ohio Townships”. Journal of
Extension , 44 (4).
Lang, Robert E. and Meghan Z. Gough. 2005. “Growth Counties:
Home to America 's New Suburban Metropolis”. In A. Berube, B.
Katz, and R. Lang, Redefining Urban and Suburban America :
Evidence from Census 2000, Volume III. Washington , D.C.
: Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan
Research.
Lang, Robert E., Edward J. Blakely and Meghan Z. Gough. 2005.
“Keys to the New Metropolis: America 's Big, Fast-Growing
Suburban Counties ”. Journal of the American Planning
Association, 71 (4).
Richardson, Jesse J., Meghan Z. Gough, and Robert Puentes.
2003. Is Home Rule the Answer?: Clarifying the Influence of
Dillon's Rule on Growth Management. Washington , D.C. :
Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Research.
Other Papers and Reports:
Gough, Meghan Z. 2010. “Green Mapping as a Decision-Making Tool
for Sustainable Urban Planning”. VCU Teaching, Volume 11.
Evans-Cowley, Jennifer S. and Meghan Z. Gough. 2008.
“Transforming Top Down to Bottom Up Planning in Post-Katrina
Mississippi”. Progressive Planning Magazine.
Evans-Cowley, Jennifer S. and Meghan Z. Gough. 2007. “
Transforming Top Down to Bottom Up Planning in Post-Katrina
Mississippi ”. Progressive Planning Magazine .
Evans-Cowley, Jennifer S. and Meghan Z. Gough. 2005. “Land Use
Planning in Ohio Counties: Survey Result Highlights”. The
Ohio County Commissioners Association of Ohio Magazine, Issue
1.
Gough, Meghan Z. and Jennifer Evans-Cowley. 2004. “Land Use
Planning in Ohio Townships”. The Ohio Planner's News .
Jul/Aug.
Gough, Meghan Z. and Jennifer Evans-Cowley. 2004. “Land Use
Planning in Ohio Townships: Survey Result Highlights”. The
Ohio Township News. May/Jun.
Gough, Meghan Z. and Jennifer Evans-Cowley. 2004. “Township
Survey: Current Updates”. The Ohio Township News .
Jan/Feb.
Gough, Meghan Z. and Robert E. Lang. 2003. “New Metropolis
Counties: Suburbs of Suburbs.” Washington , D.C. : Metropolitan
Institute at Virginia Tech. Census Note 02:05.
Gough, Meghan Z. and Jennifer Evans-Cowley. 2003. “Township
Survey: Preliminary Results”. The Ohio Township News .
Nov/Dec.
Supported Research ($85,920):
2011 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant, Mississippi
Gulf Coast Regional Sustainability Plan ($5,573)
2010 Institute for Museum and Library Services National
Leadership Collaborative Planning Grant, Assessing the Role of
Public Gardens in Promoting Sustainable Community Development
($49,919)
2010 University Sustainability Grant: VCU Green Mapping
Initiative ($24, 948)
2010 Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Sustainable
Communities Initiative Evaluation ($3,200)
2009 VCU Center for Teaching Excellence Small Grant Recipient
($2,280)