Ward Thomas

About Ward Thomas

SPECIALTY AREAS: Economic Development, Public Policy Analysis, Environmental Planning

Areas of Expertise

Economic Development, Environmental Planning and Resource Management

Selected Publications

• Thomas, Ward, and Paul Ong. 2016. “Do stringent environmental regulations cause firm relocations and job loss? A case study of the wood furniture industry.” Interdisciplinary Environmental Review. Vol. 17, (1), 20-37
• Thomas, Ward. 2009. “Do environmental regulations impede economic growth? A case study of the metal finishing industry in the South Coast Basin of California.” The Economic Development Quarterly, Vol. 23, (4), 329-341
• Ong, Paul, and Ward Thomas. 2021. “Early adopters, firm survival, and environmental policy: dry cleaners in the South Coast Basin of California.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 64 (4), 635-648
• Thomas, Ward. 2007. “Environmental regulations and the diffusion of clean technologies in the
  dry cleaning industry.” Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, Vol. 10 (2), 154 – 184.

Recent Courses Taught

• URBS 310: The Growth and Development of Cities
• URBS 425: Social Policy
• Environmental Justice and the Cit
• URBS 150: Discover the City
• URBS 490C: Fieldwork