Biography

Ric Richardson, Professor, was formerly Dean and Associate Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning. He has been a member of the CRP faculty since 1984, and was Director of the Community and Regional Planning Program from 1990 to 1994. Ric received an M Arch in Advanced Studies and Master of City Planning from MIT, while his B Arch is from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Ric recently completed a major project mediating negotiations among ranchers, oil and gas executives, federal and state agencies, and local citizens to prepare a consensus-based conservation strategy for a bird species in Southeastern New Mexico. The negotiated agreement is a first of its kind to avoid listing a species as endangered. He is a senior Associate at the Consensus Building Institute, Cambridge, MA, the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program at the Harvard Law School, and The Lincoln Institute for Land Policy

Concurrent with his faculty position, Ric maintains a consulting practice with Consensus Builder and was a founder of the Community Zoning Institute and the US West Rural Economic Assistance Link (REAL). His research and consulting are in environmental dispute resolution, community growth and land use planning, and urban design. Ric has received teaching and research awards, been appointed to various university and municipal planning committees, and been invited to speak at numerous public and academic seminars.

His Recent publications include Negotiating Community Consensus in Preparing Environmental Impact Statements in Mediating Environmental Conflicts; Governing Western Mineral Resources: The Emergence of Collaboration in The Natural Resources Journal, Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Continuum Of Control, in Mediation vs. Community Organizing: Paths for Community Change; "Missing Pieces of the Smart Growth Puzzle," in Insight and Opinion, The Albuquerque Tribune, Guiding Development in the Rio Valley, a multi-issue, multi party simulation for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's Mediating Land Use Disputes seminar; Urbanizing Forest and Village Trees in Hong Kong's Sha Tin Valley: 1976 - 1997," with Jeffery Cody, in the Journal of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments; Sha Tin New Town 1975 - 1997, with Jeffery Cody in Space and Society; and Albuquerque, New Mexico - A City at the Crossroads, in Space and Society.

At the University of New Mexico, Ric teaches the Advanced Planning Studio, Negotiation and Public Dispute Resolution, Community Growth and Land Use Planning, and Urban Design and a module in Planning Theory and Process.

Curriculum Vita

Contact Information:

University of New Mexico (505) 277-6460 office
School of Architecture and Planning (505) 277-0076 fax
2414 Central S.E. MSCO4 2530 (505) 265-8789 home
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 e-mail: <jrich@unm.edu>

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Master of Architecture in Advanced Studies, 1981.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Master of City Planning, 1981.
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, Bachelor of Architecture, 1971.

ACADEMIC AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Professor of Planning, 2004 to the Present
Associate Professor of Planning, 1989 to 2004.
Associate Dean, School of Architecture and Planning, June 1999 to July 2001.
Interim Dean, School of Architecture and Planning, Jan 1997 to June 1999.
Director, Community and Regional Planning Program, 1990 to 1997.
Assistant Professor of Architecture and Planning, 1984 to 1989.

Teaching: Negotiation and Public Dispute Resolution; Community Growth and Land Use Planning; and Advanced Planning Studio.

Research: Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution, Citizen Participation and Collaborative Planning Methods.

Practice: Collaborative Planning in Land Use and Community Development; Strategic Planning for Water and Natural Resources; Mediated Negotiations in Natural Resource and Community Development disputes.

Curtin University of Technology, Perth Australia
Visiting Fellow, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, College of Building, Architecture and Environmental Design, Perth, Australia, March 2003.

Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Visiting Professor, Department of Architecture, Chung Chi College. Asian Cultural Council Scholar in Residence, Spring 1996.
Team Leader and Charrette Publication Editor, The International Urban Environmental Design Charrette in the Pearl River Delta, Guangzhou, China, June 2002.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Visiting Professor of Urban Design and Development, Fall 1995.
Edward H. Linde Visiting Professor of Urban Development, 1987 - 1988.
Senior Associate, Harvard-MIT Public Disputes Program, 1989 to present.
Senior Associate, East Asian Architecture and Planning Program, 1986 to 1990.

The Lincoln Institute for Land Policy
Senior Associate 2000 to present;
Lead Instructor Basic Course in Mediating Land Use Disputes 2000 – 2001.
Instructor Advanced Course in Mediating Land Use Disputes 2002 to present.

The University of Nebraska
Visiting Professor, Hyde Chair for Excellence in Architecture and Planning. School of Architecture and Planning, Spring 1995.

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Visiting Professor, School of Architecture and Planning, Summer Urban Design Studio and Study Tour, 1985, 1987 and 1989.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Enterprise Foundation, Planner and Facilitator for the Albuquerque Civic Trust. Lead a task force of community leaders, business interests, elected officials and neighborhood representatives in creating the mission, vision and operating principles for the Albuquerque Civic Trust, August 2002 to present.

Consensus Building Institute, Senior Consultant. Co-author of simulations and negotiation training materials. Instructor in natural resource collaborative planning workshops and courses in mediating land use disputes, Fall 1995 to present.

New Mexico Defense Adjustment Planning Task Force, Technical Team Leader. Provided analysis of downsizing, defense conversion and economic restructuring for the Los Alamos National Laboratory, March 1995 to December 1995.

Historic Neighborhood Alliance in the Pocket of Poverty, Planning Advisor and Facilitator. Prepared strategic plans for neighborhood-based reinvestment and redevelopment, October 1993 to present.

New Mexico Legislative Council, Planner and co-facilitator for the New Mexico Horizons Task Force. Provided planning and facilitation services for legislative leaders, cabinet secretaries, business executives and community leaders in designing a strategic planning process for the State of New Mexico. Fall 1994.

South Dakota State Planning Bureau, Pierre, South Dakota, Commissioner of Planning.. Cabinet member and head of Governor's research and planning agency. Coordinated Governor's annual legislative package, wrote state policy on energy minerals development, and designed criteria to offset impacts of energy development. Chairman of Council on Local Affairs and Natural Resources Cabinet, 1978 to 1981.

Sha Tin New Town Development Office, New Territories, Hong Kong, Senior Planner/Architect. Performed design review for the Town Center and private residential developments; prepared site plans and land use plan for town expansion; coordinated master landscape plan; and developed strategy to accommodate traditional Chinese villages, 1976 to 1977.

Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota, Assistant Director of Planning. Managed housing acquisition, community development and natural resource planning. Instituted community-based planning network in fifteen reservations communities, 1971 to 1974.

PUBLICATIONS

Monographs
“Theory to Practice: Methods for Creating Interdisciplinary Dialogue with Mediators, Practitioners and Scholars,” with Christopher Honeyman, et.al. The Association for Conflict Resolution, Research Section Inaugural Publication, October 2003.

Refereed Journal Articles

“Governing Western Mineral Resources: The Emergence of Collaboration” The Natural Resources Journal, University of New Mexico School of Law, Vol. 43, No 2, Spring 2003.

"Rural Economic Assistance Link: Innovations and Collaboration in Small Town Planning," with Robert Coppedge and Robert Czerniak in Economic Development Quarterly, April 1994.

“Urbanizing Forest and Village Trees in Hong Kong’s Sha Tin Valley: 1976 - 1997,” with Jeffery Cody, in Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review, the Journal of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments, Vol. 1, Oct, 1997.

"Overcoming Obstacles to Negotiating Electric Utility Industry Regulations, in Negotiation Journal: On the Process of Dispute Settlement , Volume 7, Number 1, January 1991.

Professional Journals
“Collaborative Public Health: Creating New Possibilities For New Mexico’s Behavioral Health Care System,” in The National Association of County and Community Health Officers Journal, The NACCHO Exchange, January 2002.

“A New Town Beyond the Nine Dragons: Transformations Sha Tin New Town 1975 - 1997,” with Jeffery Cody in Space and Society, June 1997.

"Development on the Border," MASS, Journal of Architecture and Planning, University of New Mexico, Co-Editor, with D. Henkel. October 1994.

"Albuquerque, New Mexico: A Crossroads in Space and Time," Space and Society, International Journal of Architecture and Environmental Design, MIT Press, September 1989.

Book Chapters
"The Albuquerque Pocket of Poverty Alliance: Building Consensus in Neighborhood-Based Planning and Participation, " with T. Cordova, C. Isaac and K. Hildebrand, in The Community Building Series, The Development Training Institute and The Urban Institute, unpublished manuscript. 1996.

"Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Continuum of Control," in The Hyde Chair Series, University of Nebraska Press, unpublished manuscript, 1995.

"Negotiating Community Consensus in Preparing Environmental Impact Statements," in Environmental Mediation, Theory and Practice, Greenwood Press 1994.

Published Simulations
Guiding Development in the Pike River Valley: Regional Growth Management, adapted from a simulation by Armand Ciccarelli and Lawrence Susskind, for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Consensus Building Institute, April 2001.

Open Lands: A Private Land Planning Negotiation, with Patrick Field, a multi party negotiation simulation for growth management and land use planning, for The Harvard Program on Negotiation, October 1997.

Editorials
“Missing Pieces of the Smart Growth Puzzle,” in Insight and Opinion, The Albuquerque Tribune, September 24, 2002.

Book Reviews
The Nature of Cities: Ecocriticism and Urban Environments, Edited by Michael Bennett and David W. Teague. (The University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2001). In The Journal of the Southwestern Historical Review, Fall 2001

Using Assisted Negotiation to Settle Land Use Disputes: A Guide Book for Local Officials, by Lawrence Susskind, et.al, (The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy: 1999), in The Journal of Planning Education And Research, The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Spring 2001.

Mediating Land Use Disputes: Pros and Cons, by Lawrence Susskind, et.al, (The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy: 1999), in The Journal of Planning Education And Research, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Spring 2001.

Unpublished Conference and Working Papers
“Negotiating a Vision for The Heart of Albuquerque’s North Valley: Practice and Principles for Community-Based Citizen Participation,” with Mikeala Renz, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Kansas City. Missouri, October 2005

“Federal Agency Experience In Using Consensus Building And Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques To Manage Public Conflicts In The West,” The U S Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, Tucson Arizona, April 2005.

“The Lesser Prairie Chicken Working Group and The New Mexico Behavioral Health Advisory Committee: Lessons In Timeframes, Technical Analysis and Joint Fact-Finding,” The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Portland Oregon October, 2004.

“Charrettes in China: Newer Urbanism in Older Cities,” with Jeffrey W. Cody Professor Chinese University of Hong Kong, 11th International Planning History Conference Barcelona, Spain, July 2004

“Building Consensus in New Mexico’s Behavioral Health Care System: Process and Outcomes,” The Conflict Resolution Quarterly, The Association for Conflict Resolution, Sept 2003.

“Planning Strategies and Design Guidelines: Regulating Tradition?”, Traditional Dwellings and Settlements: Working Paper Series, International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments, Volume Ninety-Three/IASTE 93-96.

“Environmental Justice,” with J. Roque. A study presented to the 1994 ACSP Conference roundtable on Setting An Environmental Justice Agenda for Planning Education And Research, February 1995.

Community-Based Practice and Planning
A Strategic Plan for Information Technology Services, Children, Youth and Family Services Department, State of New Mexico, August 2005.

Executive Summary for The Lesser Prairie Chicken and Sand Dune Lizard Conservation Strategy, Bureau of Land Management and the Southeastern New Mexico Lesser Prairie-Chicken Working Group, August 2005.

A Five-year Operational Strategic Plan, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 2005.

Watershed Restoration Planning Workshop Report, for the Las Placitas Association, January 2005.

Facilitated Negotiations to Develop a Conservation Strategy for the Lesser Prairie Chicken, with Toby Herzlich, for the Southwest New Mexico Lesser-Prairie Chicken Working Group and the Wildlife Management Institute, March 2004.

Community Visioning Report, with Tim Karpoff, et. al, for the 4th Street & Montaño Area Improvement Collation: November 2004.

A Report of The Urban Environmental Design Charrette in Changdi, Guangzhou, China, The South China Institute of Technology and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Design Team Facilitator and Charrette Publication Editor, August 2003.

Planning Process Overview and Ground Rules for Building Consensus in The Albuquerque Civic Trust Business and Investment Plan, June 2003.

Water Resources Management Plan, The City of Rio Rancho Public Utilities and Planning Departments, Citizen Steering Committee. June 2003.

Strategic and Operational Plan, Southwest Strategy Regional Federal Agency Directors, January 2003.

Regionalism Summit: A Report of the Public Dialogue, with Lucy Moore, The City of Santa Fe/Santa Fe County Regional Planning Authority, April 2002.

The Southwest Strategy Tribal Federal Gathering, “Working Together to Create a Better Southwest: A Gathering of People and Government”, April 2002.

Strategic Plan for the Nursing Program, Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, March 2003.

Institutional Advancement Strategic Planning Framework University of New Mexico, Office of Institutional Advancement, March 2002, August 2002.

Strategic Plan for Reorganizing Arts and Sciences, Technical Vocational Institute, December 2001.

Strategic Plan for Neighborhood Investment and Development, with K. Hildebrand and C Isaac, Albuquerque’s Historic Neighborhood Alliance in the Pocket of Poverty, April 2001.

The Final Report of the Medicaid Behavioral Health Advisory Committee, New Mexico State Human Services Department, Medicaid Division, November 2001.

Strategic Action Plan, Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau, with K. Hildebrand, July 2001.

Strategic Management Plan, University of New Mexico of New Mexico Children’s Psychiatric Hospital, May 2001.

Lincoln National Forest: Fire Zone Actions and Strategies, The Southwest Strategy, February 2001.

Design Charrette for the Joint Computing and Engineering Laboratory, with Tim Karpoff, Sandia National Laboratory, January 2001.

Alliance for Green Development: Strategic Plan 2000 – 2005, “ with Kate Hildebrand and Tim Karpoff Associates, Albuquerque Development Services, June 2000.

Recommendations for Small Power Production Regulatory Reform,” with Tim Karpoff, New Mexico Alternative Energy Symposium, December 2000.

A Strategic Plan for the Groundwater Division of the Department of the Environment, with Karpoff Associates, November 2000.

Planning for Another 50 Years of Water in Placitas, New Mexico, Del Agua Institute, November 1999.

Recent Research Reports
Assessment of the UNM College of Fine Arts’ Environmental Scan Methodologies and Data Analysis, for the College of Fine Arts Strategic Planning Committee, Environmental Scan Sub-committee, April 2005

The Jemez Y Sangre Water Plan Alternatives Assessment Charrette, with Lucy Moore et.al., for the Jemez Y Sangre Regional Water Planning Task Force, March 2002.

Regional Water Planning Community Conversations, with Lucy Moore, The Middle Rio Grande Water Assembly, February 2002.

Engagement: A Bridge for Healthy Behavior: Strategic Choices, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Department of Pediatrics, April 2001.

A Strategic Development Plan for the Department of Anthropology, with Kate Hildebrand, University of New Mexico, October 1999, Departmental Action Plan February 2001.

An Action Plan for the Regional Water Plan, with Tim Karpoff, The Middle Rio Grande Water Assembly, June 2000.

Community – Lender Partnership Summit Report, with Kate Hildebrand, UNM Fair Lending Center and Albuquerque Project Change, September 1999.

Strategic Plan for Neighborhood Development, with T. Cordova and C Isaac, The Pocket of Poverty Alliance, Albuquerque, New Mexico. June 1994.

The Los Alamos Defense Adjustment Planning Project, with Mt. Auburn Associates, et al. Report to the Northern New Mexico Defense Adjustment Task Force, December 1995.

The Promise of Strategic Planning, with Tim Karpoff, et. al.. Report of the New Mexico Horizons Task Force, New Mexico Legislative Council, January 1995.

Resource Guide, with T. Cordova and C. Isaac. Research report to the Pocket of Poverty Alliance and the City of Albuquerque, Office of Economic Development, January 1995.

Capacity Assessments, with T. Cordova and C. Isaac. Capacity building and technical assistance needs of community organizations in the Albuquerque's Pocket of Poverty, December 1994.

Analysis of the Regional Land Market, with D. Henkel. Research report to the Mayor of Chama, New Mexico, October 1994.

SPONSORED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS
Advanced Course on Mediating Land Use Disputes for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Consensus Building Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 2003 to Present

Seminar in Mediating Land Use Disputes for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Consensus Building Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 2001; Portland, Oregon, May 2001, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 2001.

Collaborative Problem Solving for the National Council of State Legislatures, Western Division, San Diego, California, October 2001.

Negotiating Agreement on Natural Resources and Public Policy for the Bureau of Land Management with Matt McKinney and Pat Field, Tucson, Arizona, August 2000. Washington State University, October 2001.

Negotiating Strategies for Care and Treatment, and Community-based Planning in Health Care Delivery, for Project Unite, with Andy His, et.al., Department of Pediatrics, October 2000.

Negotiation and Consensus Building for the New Mexico Governor’s Cabinet, Workshop on Collaborative Policy-Making and Alternative Dispute Resolution, December 1999.

Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution in Trans-disciplinary Education, for Project UNITE in collaboration with Professor Andrew Hsi, et. al., University of New Mexico, Department of Pediatrics, 1996 to 1999. [Presently being adapted for distance learning.]

Open Lands, A Private Planning Negotiation for the Western Private Lands Legacy, with Larry Susskind, Sheridan, Wyoming, May 1998.

Community Zoning Institute for the New Mexico League of Zoning Officials, developed certification program and taught "Land Use Planning and Regulation," "Innovations in Zoning," and “Citizen Participation and Dispute Resolution," 1989 to 1995.

Electric Utility Negotiated Ratemaking for the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program, The Harvard Program on Negotiation, with Larry Susskind, 1987 to 1990.

INVITED SEMINARS and LECTURES
The Department of Planning, Redevelopment and Infrastructure, Perth, Western Australia. “Prospects For Redevelopment and Affordable Housing in Downtown Albuquerque,” June 2003.

Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Government Leadership Academy, “Consensus Building: The Art of Collaborative Action”, Albuquerque, New Mexico October 2002, September 2003.

The National Commission on Leadership in Professional Education, “Approaches to Community Planning: Implications for Interdisciplinary Professional Education and Training,” Oak Brook, Illinois, April 1999.

Tsinghua University, Beijing China, Developing Sha Tin New Town, Hong Kong: The Design and Development Process,” June 1996.

Tongji University, Shanghai China, “Implementing Regional Urban Design Assistance Teams to Redevelop Route 66,” July 1996.

University of Nanjing, Nanjing, China, “Organizing Interdisciplinary Design and Planning Teams for Design,” July 1996.

Albuquerque City Planning and Family and Community Services, “Barriers and Opportunities to Increase Production of Affordable Housing in Albuquerque.” December 1994.

Neighborhood Summit, “A Dialogue of Neighborhood leaders and Community-based Organizations in Albuquerque's Pocket of Poverty,” September 1993.

FUNDED RESEARCH
McCune Foundation, to develop a negotiated investment strategy and revised strategic plan with the Pocket of Poverty Neighborhoods, partnership with United South Broadway Corporation and UNM College of Education, October1999 to 2003.

Interdisciplinary Curricula in Higher Education, with Andy Hsi, MD, UNM Department of Pediatrics, Department of Health and Human Services, August 1996 to present.

Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, Scholar in Residence: Kong Kong, January 1996.

U. S. Department of Energy, for The New Mexico Defense Adjustment Planning Task Force, Defense Conversion Impact Analysis Study, with Mt. Auburn Associates, et. al., December 1995.

U S West Foundation, for The Rural Economic Assistance Link, April 1992 to April 1995.

City of Albuquerque, Office of Community Economic Development, for capacity building in neighborhood economic development, February 1994.

City of Albuquerque, Planning Department
• Spring 1992 – Application and Analysis of Development Agreements
• Spring 1991 – City Image And Identity Studies
• Spring 1989 – Planned Unit Development Ordinances
• Spring 1986 – Methods for Development Impact Assessment
• Spring 1987 – Monitoring Comprehensive Plan Implementation
• Spring 1985 – Comparative Analysis Of Performance Zoning Systems

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS

Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, College of Built Environment, Art and Design
• Department of City and Regional Planning
Departmental Fellow April 2003.

Asian Cultural Council
• Department of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Scholar in Residence January 1996.

University of Nebraska, School of Architecture and Planning
• Hyde Chair of Excellence in Architecture and Planning,
Visiting Professor, Spring 1995.

Arthur D. Little
• National Award for Excellence in Economic Development, March 1994.

Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
• Executive Committee, Southeastern Regional Representative, 1991 to 1993.
• Nominated President, November 1994.

New Mexico Rio Grande Regional Water Assembly
• Co-Founder and Organizer, Fall 1996
• Steering Committee Member, 1997 to 1999
• Action Committee Member, 1997 to 2001

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Nominated, Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 1988, 1989
• Presidential Lectureship for excellence in teaching and research, 1985 to 1987
• Rated Outstanding Instructor in the School of Architecture and Planning, 1986
• Presidential Recognition Award, Outreach Program, October 1985

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Edward H. Linde Professor of Urban Development, Endowed Chair, 1987/88
• Senior Program Associate, East Asian Architecture and Planning Program, 1986 to 1990
• Program Associate, Harvard-MIT Public Disputes Program, Fall 1989 to present

American Planning Association
• Member APA, New Mexico Chapter, 1985 to present
• Chairman, Awards Committee, 1987/88
• Executive Committee Member, October 1986 to 1988

Henry Luce Foundation, New York, New York
• National Luce Scholars Selection Panel member, 1983
• Henry Luce Scholar, 1977

UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
University of New Mexico
Bachelor of University Studies Faculty Committee, 2003 to present
Faculty Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee, 2000 to present
Faculty Senate Graduate Committee, 1990 to 1994
Faculty Senate 1987 to 1990.
Public Health Program Curriculum Committee, School of Medicine, Fall 1990

School of Architecture and Planning
Interim Dean 1997 to 1999
Associate Dean 1999 to 2001

Community and Regional Planning Program
Chair, Faculty Search Committee, 2001/2002
Director, 1990 to 1996

School of Architecture and Planning
Institute for Environmental Education, Interim Director, Fall 2003 to present
Computer Committee, Chair 2001/2002, Member 1999 to 2002
School Personnel Committee, Chair 1999 to 2001
Affirmative Action Search Coordinator, 1999 to 2002
Executive Committee, 1993 to 1999
Personnel Committee, Chair 1993, 1994, Member, 1992 to 1994.
Building Committee, 1990 to 1996
Faculty Advisor, Student Planning Association, 1990 to 1995
School Re-Organization Study Committee, Summer 1993.
Dean Search Committee, Fall, Spring 1993

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