SHISHIR MATHUR
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Education: Ph.D., Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle.
July 2003.
Master of Planning (Specialization in Urban Planning), School of Planning
& Architecture, N. Delhi, India. January 1997.
Bachelor of Architecture, Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirapalli, India. May 1995.
Areas of Expertise: Strategic Planning; Systems Analysis; Urban Economics;
Infrastructure Planning/ Finance; Urban & Regional Planning & Policy;
Public & Municipal Finance; Housing; Growth Management; Real Estate
Development/ Finance; and Quantitative Methods.
Computer Proficiency:
Spatial Analysis – ArcView (GIS Software)
Statistical / Econometric Analysis – SST, SPSS, LIMDEP, MS Excel
Word Processing – MS Word
Presentation – MS Power Point, Corel, Adobe Pagemaker, Auto CAD, 3D Studio, Photoshop
Econometric Methods:
OLS, Poisson, Binomial, Multinomial Logit, System of Equations
Work Experience:
Employer: University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Position: Acting Assistant Professor
Period: September 16, 2003- Present.
§ Developing and Teaching Courses in the ‘Masters in Strategic Planning for Critical
Infrastructures’ (MSPCI) Program.
Course developed/ developing:
Strategic Planning and Systems Analysis (co-developed); Strategic Planning Practicum III; and
Capstone Project.
Course taught/ presently teaching: Strategic Planning and Systems Analysis; and Strategic
Planning Practicum I.
§ Coordinating development of courses on Critical Infrastructure Systems, and Strategic Planning
Practicum I & II.
§ Administering the MSPCI Program.
§ Advising prospective and current students of the MSPCI Program.
Employer: University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Position: Research and Teaching Associate/ Assistant
Period: October 1999- September 15, 2003.
§ Development of Courses on Strategic Planning
Developed courses on Strategic Planning for the MSPCI Program at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
June 2003- September 2003.
§ Doctoral Research – Effect of Impact Fees on Housing Prices: Analysis of Quality
Differentiated Single Family Housing Market of King and Snohomish County, Washington.
Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) authorizes cities and counties the use of
impact fees for financing streets, schools, parks and fire services. The research estimates the effect
of GMA Impact Fees on price of single family housing, while taking into account the structural
attributes of the house, the characteristics of the neighborhood and the jurisdictions, as well as the
macro economic and demographic drivers of housing market. As part of my doctoral research I have also performed complex spatial analysis using ArcView GIS software.
Research Methods: Hedonic and Logit Regression.
October 1999 – Summer 2003.
§ East Side Transportation Concurrency Study
Client: Cities of Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah and Kirkland, WA, USA.
Reviewed literature dealing with transportation concurrency, adequate facilities requirements, land use - transportation connection, and inter local agreements. Developed models for regional infrastructure finance, and for regional inter jurisdictional coordination.
June 2002 – March 2003.
§ Snohomish County Annexation Transition Study
Client: Snohomish County, WA, and Participating Cities and Special Districts.
Analyzed the issues that various stakeholders (county, cities, and special districts) face during annexation transition.Co-authored the final report.
June 2001- October 2002.
Employer: Downtown Seattle Association, Seattle, WA, USA.
Position: Intern
Period: July 2001- September 2001.
§ Economic Profile of Downtown Seattle
Independently analyzed and prepared the profile of downtown Seattle by analyzing the residential, commercial, and office real estate markets, demographics, socio-economic characteristics,and quality of life issues of Downtown Seattle.
Employer: HomeSight, Seattle, WA, USA.
Position: Intern
Period: July 2000- September 2000.
§ Affordable Condominium Study
Independent research project that included: a) national, state level and local affordable condominium housing market study; b) study of the regulatory mechanismsgoverning provision of affordable housing in Washington State; c) study of relevant affordable housing project finance mechanisms; d) organizing and carrying out consumer surveys and focus group discussions.
Employer: Prastara Consultants, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Position: Associate Planner- Architect
Period: January 1997- August 1999.
§ Zonal Development Plan, Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, India
Assisted in preparation of detailed infrastructure plans for transportation, sewer, water and electrical supplysystems. Supervised socio - economic and household surveys; study of environmental characteristics of the plan area; urban development systemfor plan implementation; monitoring and evaluation of the plan.
§ Pre-Feasibility Study of Six Principal Towns of Rajasthan under Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project
Study of 6 principal cities of Rajasthan taking into account: a) their existingurban growth scenario; b) potentials & constraints for growth; c) holding capacity & likely directions of growth; and d) broad framework of futureurban growth scenario.
§ Land Use Zoning Code for Jaipur Master Plan - 2011
Assisted in preparation of the ‘Land Use Zoning Code for Master DevelopmentPlan-2011’ for Jaipur. This included theurban as well as the rural areas of the region.
§ Rule for Development of Mini Townships and Residential Schemes
Assisted in preparation of ‘Rules for Development of Townships and Residential Schemes in Jaipur Region through Private Developers’.
§ Planning Norms and Guidelines and Building Bye Laws for Development of Integrated Industrial Parks
Assisted in preparation of ‘Planning & Architectural Norms andBuilding Bye Laws for Industrial Towns’.
Other Teaching Experience:
Instructor
§ Introduction to Community and Environment and Planning, Fall 2002.
Teaching Assistant:
§ Urban Economics and Public Policy, Winter 2001.
§ Introduction to Site Planning, Summer 2001.
§ Infrastructure Planning and Local Finance, Fall 2000.
Publications / Conference Papers:
Journal Publication
Mathur, S., P. Waddell, and H. Blanco. 2003. Effect of Impact Fees on Price of New Single Family Housing. Paper to be published by the Urban Studies Journal in June, 2004.
Refereed Book Chapter
Carlson, D., and S. Mathur. 2003. Can We Tell if Smart Growth Aids or Thwarts Affordable Housing? A paper prepared for the Brooking Institution Symposium on Smart Growth and Affordable Housing held on May 29, 2003 at Washington, DC. To be published by the Brookings Institution Press as a chapter in the book ‘Growth Management and Affordable Housing: Do They Conflict?’
Paper Published in Refereed Conference Proceedings
Mathur, S. 2001. Impact Fees: The Unanswered Questions. International Post Graduate Conference in Built and HumanEnvironment at University of Salford, U.K. March 14-16, 2001. This is a refereed publication.
Conference Paper
Mathur, S., and H. Blanco. 2002. The disconnection between annexation and growth management statutes: The experience of the states of Washington and Oregon. Paper presented at ACSPconference at Baltimore, Maryland in November 2002.
Forthcoming Journal Paper
Mathur, S., and V. Shankar. Forthcoming. ‘The Factors that Effect Municipalities Decision To Impose Impact Fees’.
Other Research Papers/ Reports/ Presentations:
§ Blanco, H., and S., Mathur. 2002. ‘Snohomish County Annexation Transition Study’.
Report prepared for Snohomish County Department of Planning and Developmental Services.
§ Mathur, S. 2000. ‘Literature Review of Local Government’s Infrastructure Finance Options: Impact Fees, Tax Increment Financing, User Charges, and Special District’.
Workshops/ Panel Discussions:
§ Panel Discussant at the Higher Education Project Conference to be organized by the FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute at Emmitsburg, MD from June 8 to June 10, 2004.
§ Participated in workshop titled Workshop on Transportation Concurrency: Assessing the Effectiveness of Concurrency.
This workshop was organized by Puget Sound Regional Council.
Bellevue, WA. November 2002.
§ Participated in workshop titled Urban Regeneration of Mehrauli.
This workshop was organized jointly by the Department of Urban Planning and the Department of Conservation. School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, and NTN University Norway. New Delhi, India. December 1995.
Awards/ Professional Activities:
§ Fannie Mae Foundation Travel Award for ACSP 2002 Conference at Baltimore, MD. October. 2002.
§ Member, Steering Committee of Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle. 2000 - 2001.
§ 16th rank all over India in the National Graduate Studies Scholarship Examination in the year 1996.
§ 1st rank in the national level entrance examination for admission to the Masters in Urban Planning Program in the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India.
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