On this UVA Speaks podcast, Moira O’Neill, who holds University of Virginia dual appointments as an Associate Professor of Urban & Environmental Planning in the School of Architecture and Associate Professor of Law in the School of Law, talks about her interdisciplinary research on climate, land use, and equality. Through her research, she seeks to understand how local governments write and apply land use regulations to address the impacts of climate change while also addressing affordability, inclusion, and integration. She shares that the primary goal of her research is to provide actionable insights through data and analysis which policymakers can use to tackle the challenges of climate change and inequality.

Moira O’Neill holds two positions at the University of Virginia. She is an Associate Professor in Urban & Environmental Planning at the School of Architecture, and she holds an additional appointment at the School of Law. O’Neill’s interdisciplinary research examines state and local government efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change while also addressing inequality. She is the principal investigator on a study of land use regulations in cities and exurban areas: the Comprehensive Assessment of Land Use Entitlements Study. This study contributes new data to housing policy debates about which regulations promote housing affordability, integration, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.