About Christine Quattro
Dr. Chris Quattro, AICP, has a PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania focusing on Land Use Planning and Planning Law. Their research focuses on the social and environmental implications of property law and land development regulations. Quattro has practical experience in city planning, having previously worked in multiple jurisdictions' appointed and elected offices where their work covered zoning, comprehensive planning, housing, and infrastructure matters. In addition to App State, they work for a private Texas-based law firm as their Lead Land Development Researcher assisting a variety of clients on planning law concerns and engage in community-based work in WNC including serving on the board of the Watauga Housing Council. Dr. Quattro’s first passion is teaching and educational development, believing that training and information provide a strong basis for community development. Chris is an organizer of the University’s Early Career Parent Faculty Network group, and a co-advisor of the department’s Student Planners Association.
Areas of Expertise
Planning law, land use planning, land development, environmental planning, social determinants of healthSelected Publications
2026 publications: Healthy and Just Cities (textbook) Encyclopedia of Environmental Justice (Entry on Zoning) APA NC Housing Taskforce Report https://doi.org/10.1177/15385132261434967 (Journal of Planning History) https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308456 (American Journal of Public Health)
2025 select publications: https://www.planning.org/publications/document/9316221/ (Zoning Practice, APA)https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2024.2442050 (Journal of the American Planning Association)https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2025.2500089 (Housing Policy Debate) https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2025.2518749 (Cities and Health Special Issue)https://www.planning.org/publications/report/9295614/ (PAS Report 608)
Recent Courses Taught
- PLN 2410:Town,City,andRegionalPlanning(Introduction/GeneralEducation)
- PLN 2100: Healthy and Just Cities
- PLN 3730: Land, Property, and Law
- PLN 3432: Planning Techniques
- PLN 4450: Inside the Sustainable City
- PLN4700:Planning in Action (Studio)
- PLN 4542: Impacts of Property Law
- GHY/PLN 4900: Internship in Geography and Planning
- PLN 4900: Independent Study
- PLN5450:Sustainability Planning fo rGraduate Students
- PLN5431:Planning Methods Techniques
- PLN 5730:Land Use Controls and Planning Law Ethics
- PLN 5542: Impacts of Property Law (Graduate)
- PLN 5999: Independent Study
- GHY/PLN 5900: Internship
Assistant Professor