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Isabelle Nilsson

Geography and Earth Sciences

Profile

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences and a faculty in the Public Policy Ph.D. program at UNC Charlotte. My research interests are focused on transportation, housing, and firm location. In particular I am interested in the effects of public and private investments on firm and household location behavior and how these micro-level behaviors shape intra-urban sorting patterns.
Some of my recent research projects include explorations into the effects of neighborhood amenities on residential sorting; rail transit investments on neighborhood change and residential mobility among low-income individuals; and economic impacts associated with the suburbanization of poverty. My research is quantitative with theoretical grounding in economics as well as geography.
Click here for a CV.

Education

Ph.D. (2015) Spatially Integrated Social Science (Geography/Economics), University of Toledo
M.A. (2011) Economics, University of Toledo
M.Sc. (2009) Economics, Luleå University of Technology (Sweden)

Teaching

Regional Economic Development
Applied Regional Analysis
Retail Location
Transportation Analysis Methods
Applied Research in Geography
Spatial Statistics

Publications

(* indicates student co-author)
Schuch, J. C. and I. Nilsson, 2021. Rail transit, for who? Perceptions and factors influencing light rail ridership in Charlotte, NC. Travel Behaviour and Society, forthcoming.
Delmelle, E. C. and I. Nilsson, 2021. The Language of Neighborhoods: A Predictive-Analytical Framework Based on Property Advertisement Text and Mortgage Lending Data. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 88:101658.
Tornabene, S.* and I. Nilsson, 2021. Rail Transit Investments and Economic Development: Challenges for Small Businesses in Charlotte (NC). Journal of Transport Geography, 94:103087.
Khabazi, M.* and I. Nilsson, 2021. Connecting People with Jobs: Light Rail’s Impact on Commuting Patterns. Travel Behaviour and Society, 24:132-142.
Delmelle, E. C., I. Nilsson, and P. Adu*, 2021. Poverty Suburbanization, Job Accessibility, and Employment Outcomes. Social Inclusion, 9(2).
Delmelle, E. C., I. Nilsson, and A. Bryant*, 2021. Investigating Transit Induced Displacement Using Eviction Data. Housing Policy Debate, 31:326-341.
Delmelle, E. C., I. Nilsson, and J. C. Schuch, 2021. Who’s Moving In? A Longitudinal Analysis of Home Purchase Loan Borrowers in New Transit Neighborhoods. Geographical Analysis, 53:237-258.
Nilsson. I. and E. C. Delmelle, 2020. On the Link between Rail Transit and Spatial Income Segregation. Applied Geography, 125:102364.
Nilsson. I., J. C. Schuch, E. C. Delmelle, and K. L. Canales*, 2020. Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Survey Analysis of Neighborhood Change and Residential Mobility Concerns around New Light Rail Stations in Charlotte, NC. Journal of Transport Geography, 86:102790.
Nilsson. I. and E. C. Delmelle, 2020. Impact of New Rail Transit Stations on Neighborhood Destination Choices and Income Segregation. Cities, 102:102737.
Nilsson. I., J. Wartell, and N. Reid, 2020. Craft Breweries and Neighborhood Crime: Are They Related? Papers in Applied Geography, 6:256-271.
Delmelle, E. C. and I. Nilsson, 2020. New Rail Transit Stations and the Out-Migration of Low-Income Residents. Urban Studies, 57:134-151.
Nilsson, I. and N. Reid, 2019. The Value of a Craft Brewery: On the Relationship between Craft Breweries and Property Values. Growth and Change, 50:689-704.
Nilsson, I., O. Smirnov, N. Reid, and M. Lehnert*, 2019. To Cluster or Not to Cluster? Spatial Determinants of Closures in the American Craft Brewing Industry. Papers in Regional Science, 98:1759-1778.
Canales, K. L.*, I. Nilsson, and E. C. Delmelle, 2019. Do Light Rail Transit Investments Increase Employment Opportunities? The Case of Charlotte, North Carolina. Regional Science Policy & Practice, 11:189-202.
Hammel, D. and I. Nilsson, 2019. Mortgage Foreclosures, Race and Post-Recession Lending. The Professional Geographer, 71:536-550.
Nilsson, I. and O. Smirnov, 2018. Limited Location Options: Measuring Spatial Interactions among Retailers under Zoning Restrictions. Geographical Analysis, 50:358-377.
Nilsson, I. and E. C. Delmelle, 2018. Transit Investments and Neighborhood Change: On the Likelihood of Change. Journal of Transport Geography, 66:167-179.
Nilsson, I., N. Reid, and M. Lehnert*, 2018. Geographic Patterns of Craft Breweries at the Intraurban Scale. The Professional Geographer, 70:114-125.
Nilsson, I. and O. Smirnov, 2017. Clustering vs. Relative Location: Measuring Spatial Interactions between Retail Outlets. Papers in Regional Science, 96:721-741.
Haggquist, E. and I. Nilsson, 2017. Factors Influencing the Adoption of Geological Information in Swedish Municipalities. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 60:1112-1126.
Schafer, S. and I. Nilsson, 2016. The Effects of Public and Private Investments in ITS on Freight Transportation Outcomes. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2548:90-96.
Nilsson, I. and O. Smirnov, 2016. Measuring the Effect of Transportation Infrastructure on Retail Firm Co-Location Patterns. Journal of Transport Geography, 51:110-118.
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