Arthur C. Nelson is Professor of Urban Planning and Real Estate Development at the University of Arizona. He was also Presidential Professor Emeritus of City & Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah where, from 2008-2014, he served as founding Director of the Metropolitan Research Center, Adjunct Professor of Finance in the David Eccles School of Business, and founding Co-Director of the Master of Real Estate Development program. Prior to his position at the University of Utah, Nelson managed his own west coast consultancy in planning and management. From 2000-2001, was an expert consultant on smart growth for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Nelson’s major teaching and research areas include metropolitan development policy and patterns, smart growth, public facility planning and finance, real estate development, metropolitan governance, and urban infill and redevelopment methods. He has written more than twenty books, 100 articles and 300 other works. Nelson’s works have invited both international recognition and national awards, including the Paul Davidoff Award for his contribution to The Geography of Opportunity.