Nicholas Marantz
Associate Professor, Urban Planning and Public Policy
School of Social Ecology
School of Social Ecology
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014, Urban & Regional Planning
J.D., Harvard Law School, 2009
J.D., Harvard Law School, 2009
University of California, Irvine
300 Social Ecology 1
Mail Code: 7075
Irvine, CA 92697
300 Social Ecology 1
Mail Code: 7075
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Metropolitan governance; land-use and environmental law; housing.
Publications
Marantz, Nicholas J., Christopher S. Elmendorf, and Youjin B. Kim. 2023. “Overseeing Infill: How State Agencies Can More Effectively Monitor Local Land Use Administration,” Journal of the American Planning Association, DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2023.2255580
Marantz, Nicholas J., Christopher S. Elmendorf, and Youjin B. Kim. 2023. “Where Will Accessory Dwelling Units Sprout Up When a State Lets Them Grow? Evidence From California,” Cityscape. 25(2), 107-118.
Lewis, Paul G. and Nicholas J. Marantz. 2023. Regional Governance and the Politics of Housing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
Biber, Eric, Giulia Gualco-Nelson, Nicholas J. Marantz, and Moira O’Neill. 2022. “Small Suburbs, Large Lots: How the Scale of Land-Use Regulation Affects Housing Affordability, Equity, and the Climate,” Utah Law Review. 2022(1), 1-62.
Marantz, Nicholas J. and Paul G. Lewis. 2021. “Jurisdictional Size and Residential Development: Are Large-Scale Local Governments More Receptive to Multifamily Housing?” Urban Affairs Review, DOI: 10.1177/1078087420988598
Marantz, Nicholas J. and Huixin Zheng. 2020. “State Affordable Housing Appeals Systems and Access to Opportunity: Evidence From the Northeastern United States,” Housing Policy Debate, DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2020.1712612
Camacho, Alejandro E. and Nicholas J. Marantz. 2020. “Beyond Preemption, Toward Metropolitan Governance,” Stanford Environmental Law Journal. 39(2), 125-198.
Marantz, Nicholas J., Christopher S. Elmendorf, and Youjin B. Kim. 2023. “Where Will Accessory Dwelling Units Sprout Up When a State Lets Them Grow? Evidence From California,” Cityscape. 25(2), 107-118.
Lewis, Paul G. and Nicholas J. Marantz. 2023. Regional Governance and the Politics of Housing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
Biber, Eric, Giulia Gualco-Nelson, Nicholas J. Marantz, and Moira O’Neill. 2022. “Small Suburbs, Large Lots: How the Scale of Land-Use Regulation Affects Housing Affordability, Equity, and the Climate,” Utah Law Review. 2022(1), 1-62.
Marantz, Nicholas J. and Paul G. Lewis. 2021. “Jurisdictional Size and Residential Development: Are Large-Scale Local Governments More Receptive to Multifamily Housing?” Urban Affairs Review, DOI: 10.1177/1078087420988598
Marantz, Nicholas J. and Huixin Zheng. 2020. “State Affordable Housing Appeals Systems and Access to Opportunity: Evidence From the Northeastern United States,” Housing Policy Debate, DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2020.1712612
Camacho, Alejandro E. and Nicholas J. Marantz. 2020. “Beyond Preemption, Toward Metropolitan Governance,” Stanford Environmental Law Journal. 39(2), 125-198.
Lewis, Paul G. and Nicholas J. Marantz. 2019. “What Planners Know: Using Surveys About Local Land Use Regulation to Understand Housing Development.” Journal of the American Planning Association. 85(4), 445-462. DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2019.1643253
Marantz, Nicholas J. and Nicola Ulibarri. 2019. “The Tensions of Transparency in Urban and Environmental Planning.” Journal of Planning Education & Research. DOI: 10.1177/0739456X19827638
Marantz, Nicholas J. and Huixin Zheng. Forthcoming. “Exclusionary Zoning and the Limits of Judicial Impact.” Journal of Planning Education & Research.
Marantz, Nicholas J. 2018. “Drift and Conversion in Metropolitan Governance: The Rise of California’s Redevelopment Agencies.” Journal of Urban Affairs. 40(7), 901-922. DOI: 10.1080/07352166.2017.1421434
Marantz, Nicholas J. and Harya S. Dillon. 2018. “Do State Affordable Housing Appeals Systems Backfire? A Natural Experiment.” Housing Policy Debate. 28(2), 267-284. DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2017.1362021
Marantz, Nicholas J. 2015. “What Do Community Benefits Agreements Deliver? Evidence From Los Angeles.” Journal of the American Planning Association. 81(4), 251-267. DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2015.1092093
Fisher, Lynn M., and Nicholas J. Marantz. 2015. “Can State Law Combat Exclusionary Zoning? Evidence from Massachusetts.” Urban Studies 52(6), 1071-1089. DOI: 10.1177/0042098014534906
Marantz, Nicholas J. 2012. “Review: China’s Pan-Pearl River Delta; Regional Cooperation and Development.” Journal of the American Planning Association 78(1), 111-112. DOI:10.1080/01944363.2011.644209
Marantz, Nicholas J., and Eran Ben-Joseph. 2011. “The Business of Codes: Urban Design Regulation in an Entrepreneurial Society.” In Urban Design in the Real Estate Development Process, edited by Steve Tiesdell and David Adams. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Marantz, Nicholas J. 2018. “Drift and Conversion in Metropolitan Governance: The Rise of California’s Redevelopment Agencies.” Journal of Urban Affairs. 40(7), 901-922. DOI: 10.1080/07352166.2017.1421434
Marantz, Nicholas J. and Harya S. Dillon. 2018. “Do State Affordable Housing Appeals Systems Backfire? A Natural Experiment.” Housing Policy Debate. 28(2), 267-284. DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2017.1362021
Marantz, Nicholas J. 2015. “What Do Community Benefits Agreements Deliver? Evidence From Los Angeles.” Journal of the American Planning Association. 81(4), 251-267. DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2015.1092093
Fisher, Lynn M., and Nicholas J. Marantz. 2015. “Can State Law Combat Exclusionary Zoning? Evidence from Massachusetts.” Urban Studies 52(6), 1071-1089. DOI: 10.1177/0042098014534906
Marantz, Nicholas J. 2012. “Review: China’s Pan-Pearl River Delta; Regional Cooperation and Development.” Journal of the American Planning Association 78(1), 111-112. DOI:10.1080/01944363.2011.644209
Marantz, Nicholas J., and Eran Ben-Joseph. 2011. “The Business of Codes: Urban Design Regulation in an Entrepreneurial Society.” In Urban Design in the Real Estate Development Process, edited by Steve Tiesdell and David Adams. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
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Last updated
01/22/2025
01/22/2025