Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University

URP 5749: Community Development Systems
URP 3000: Introduction to Planning and Urban Development

B.B.A (Computer-Based Information Systems) Howard University, 1987.

M.C.R.P. (City and Regional Planning) Morgan State University, 1995.

Ph. D. (Urban Planning and Policy Development) Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, 2001.

Professor Lowe's teaching and research interest focus on social and political-economic factors that influence community development and housing. His specific research interests include university-community partnerships, philanthropic involvement in local community development activities, and capacity building among community development corporations that primarily serve African-American and low-income neighborhoods. Lowe is the author of Rebuilding Communities the Public Trust Way: Community Foundation Assistance to CDCs, 1980 - 2000, recently published by Lexington Press; and is Chair of Planning and the Black Community Division of the American Planning Association.
Spring 2007 Courses

Rebuilding Communities the Public Trust Way: Community Foundation Assistance to CDCs, 1980-2000, May 2006, Lexington Press.

“Community Foundations: What Do They Offer Community Development?” Journal of Urban Affairs, 26:2:221-240.

“Limitations of Community Development Partnerships and Community Development Corporations: Cleveland Ohio and Neighborhood Progress, Inc.” Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning, 25:1:37-44.