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Elizabeth Burns

Elizabeth Burns

Professor, School of Geographical Sciences

ekburns@asu.edu

480-965-7533

School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
Arizona State University
POB 875302
Tempe, AZ 85287-5302

Titles

  • Professor, School of Geographical Sciences

Journal Articles

2005

Burns, E. K. and E. D. Kenney. 2005. Building and maintaining urban water infrastructure: Phoenix, Arizona from 1950 to 2003. Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers 67:47-64. (link )

2004

Burns, E. K. and G. Bey. 2004. City of Phoenix and Arizona State University map water features with GIS and GPS. Underground Focus 18(3):12-13.

2002

Gober, P. and E. K. Burns. 2002. The size and shape of Phoenix's urban fringe. Journal of Planning Education and Research 21(4):379-390. DOI: 10.1177/0739456X0202100403 . (link )

1995

Burns, E. K. 1995. Employee and Student Trip reduction: First-Year results from Metropolitan Phoenix.. Transportation Research Record 175-183.

1994

Burns, E. K. 1994. Linking Geographic Information Systems and Trip Reduction: Limitations in a Pilot Application.. Journal of Planning Education and Research 208-215.

Rosenbloom, S. and E. K. Burns. 1994. Why Working Women Drive Alone: Implications for Travel Reduction Programs.. Transportation Research Record 39-45.

1993

Rosenbloom, S. and E. K. Burns. 1993. Gender Differences in Commuter Travel in Tucson: Implications for Travel Demand Management Programs.. Transportation Research Record 82-90.

1989

Burns, E. K. and R. D. Hawley. 1989. Population density and land consumption trends in the metropolitan Southwest.. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 13(4):231-242. DOI: 10.1016/0198-9715(89)90049-5. (link )

Books

1996

Burns, E. K. 1996. Involuntary Mobility, Gender, and Travel Demand Management in Metropolitan Phoenix. Center for Advanced Transportation Systems Research, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences ASU. Tempe, Arizona.

Book Chapters

1998

Gober, P., E. K. Burns, K. Knowles-Yanez and J. James. 1998. Rural-to-urban land conversion in metropolitan Phoenix. Pp. 40-45 In: Hall, J. S., N. J. Cayer and N. Welch eds., Arizona Policy Choices. Morrison Institute for Public Policy. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

1993

Burns, E. K. and D. Onderdonk. 1993. Urban growth and environmental protection at the local level. Pp. 129-143 In: Stein, J. M. ed., Sage Publications. Newbury Park; London.

1992

Burns, E. K. 1992. Vance's Commuting Analysis: An Application in Tempe, Arizona.. Pp. 77-96

Posters

2004

Burns, E. K. and E. D. Kenney. 2004. Urban fringe expansion measured by water infrastructure development: Phoenix, Arizona, 1954-2003. Poster presented at the 23 February 2004 Sixth Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. (link )

2000

Nelson, A. L., S. L. Harlan, T. D. Hogan, T. R. Rex, E. J. Hackett, B. Bolin, E. Sadalla, K. Pijawka, E. K. Burns and A. M. Kirby. 2000. Phoenix area social survey. Poster presented at 19 January 2000, CAP LTER Second Annual Poster Symposium, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link )

1999

Gober, P., E. K. Burns, K. Knowles-Yanez, J. James and K. E. Blevins. 1999. Rural-to-urban land conversion in metropolitan Phoenix. Poster presented at the 22 January 1999, CAP LTER First Annual Poster Symposium, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe.

Presentations

2004

Burns, E. K. 2004. Spatial technologies for management of water collection and distribution. Presented at 27 April 2004, Conference 27 Geospatial Information Technologies Association (GITA), Seattle, WA.

Burns, E. K. 2004. Urban patterns in water operations: A qualitative approach using spatial technologies in Phoenix, Arizoan. Presented at 16 March 2004, 100th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, PA.

Kenny, E. and E. K. Burns. 2004. Urban expansion measured by water infrastructure development: Phoenix, Arizona from 1950 to 2000. Presented at 17 March 2004, 100th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, PA.

1998

Burns, E. K., P. Gober and K. Knowles-Yanez. 1998. Rural-to-urban land conversion in Phoenix: The ecology of a city. Presented at the October 15-16, 1998 NSF Long-Term Ecological Research Coordinating Committee, Madison, WI.

Burns, E. K., K. Knowles-Yanez and P. Gober. 1998. The changing urban fabric of the Phoenix metropolitan area: Focus on the urban fringe. Presented at the October 15-16, 1998 Arizona Planning Association Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

Knowles-Yanez, K., E. K. Burns and P. Gober. 1998. Urban fringe morphology of metropolitan Phoenix. Presented at the October, Arizona Planning Association Annual Conference, Flagstaff, AZ.

Conference Papers

2004

Burns, E. K. and G. Bey. 2004. Spatial technologies for management of water collection and distribution. Philadelphia, PA.