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Norman Tyler, PhD, AICP

Professor
Director, Urban and Regional Planning Programs
Department of Geography and Geology
209 Strong Hall

Phone: 734 761-5549
Fax: 734 487-6979
Email: ntyler@emich.edu

Academic Background

  • PhD, Urban Planning, Michigan State University
  • Doctor of Architecture, University of Michigan
  • Bachelor of Architecture, University of Michigan

Teaching:

  • Eastern Michigan University
  • University of Michigan
  • Penn State University

Professional Background

  • American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
  • Registered Architect

    Member:

  • American Planning Association
  • Michigan Association of Planning
  • National Trust for Historic Preservation
  • Michigan Historic Preservation Network, Board Member

Publications

  • Norman Tyler. "The four most important words in planning." Michigan Association of Planning newsletter. January 2007.
  • Robert M. Ward and Norman Tyler. "Integrating Historic Preservation Plans with Comprehensive Plans." Planning magazine. October 2005.
  • Norman Tyler. Draft of book, "Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning." December 2005.
  • Norman Tyler and Ilene Tyler. "Downtown Revitalization: How Renovations of a Performing Arts Facility Can Improve a Community's Economic Health." InLeague, publication of the League of Historic American Theaters. January 2004.
  • Tyler, Norman. "The WebPolis Consortium." Conference paper for Joint Congress of the Association of Collegiate Schools or Planning and the Association of European Schools of Planning, Leuven, Belgium. July, 2003.
  • "Business Mix Critical to Success of Small-City Downtowns." Michigan Planner. Volume 5: Number 10. May 2001. p. 1, 6-7.
  • Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles and Practices. New York: W.S. Norton and Company. 2000.
  • On-line textbook on Downtown Revitalization. Self-published. 1999. (http://www.emich.edu/public/geo/557book/a100.main.html)
  • Web site for Ann Arbor Historical Street Exhibit Project (http://aastreetexhibits.org/)
  • Issues of Historic Preservation. Columbus, Ohio: Greyden Press. 1994.
  • "Rave Reviews for Rivertown." Planning and Zoning News. Lansing, Michigan. 1997.
  • "The WalMart Invasion." Michigan Monthly. November 1995.

  • "The Descendants of Job Tyler Since 1619." Charles R. Tyler, Norma L. Tyler and Norman R. Tyler. (Self-published) 1985.

    Presentations

  • "Planning for Preservation In the Experience Economy" Norman Tyler and Ilene Tyler. American Planning Association National Conference. April 22-25, 2006. San Antonio, Texas.
  • "The Elusive Historic Preservation Plan: Is It Planning?" Robert M. Ward and Norman Tyler, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference. Kansas City, Missouri. October 28, 2005.
  • "Historic Theaters and Downtown Revitalization." Ilene R. Tyler and Norman Tyler. American Institute of Architects Tennessee Annual Conference. Nashville, Tennessee. July 2005.
  • Interviews on various urban planning topics with Michigan Talk Radio, ABCNews.com, Port Huron Times-Herald, Detroit Free Press, Flint Journal and Saline Reporter (2004-2005).
  • "Walkability and Ann Arbor." Michigan Historic Preservation Network Annual Conference. East Lansing, MI. March 2005.
  • "Historic Theaters and Downtown Revitalization." Norman Tyler and Ilene Tyler. October 1, 2004. Michigan Society of Planning Annual Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  • "The WebPolis Consortium." E-Governance Conference. Ohio State University. March 5, 2004.
  • "Interactive Community Feedback for Downtowns: WebPolis." Urban Land Institute Real Estate Forum, Ann Arbor, Michigan, November 6, 2003.
  • "The WebPolis Consortium: Online Decision-Making for Local Governments." Joint Congress of Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) and Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), Leuven, Belgium. July 2003.
  • "Downtown revitalization: How renovation of a performing arts facility can improve a community's economic health." League of Historic American Theaters Annual Conference, Miami. July 2003.
  • "Empowered Community Design: Who Makes the Decisions?." University of Florida College of Architecture, Construction, and Planning. March 2003.
  • "The Heart of Small Communities: Downtown Success Starts with Attitude." Keynote Address: Small Town Success Strategies Conference, Michigan State University Extension. December 2002.
  • "How to Sell Planning to Youths and Adults." Michigan Society of Planning Annual Conference. October 2002.
  • "Approaches to Downtown Revitalization." Great Lakes College joint meeting of city officials. Caro, Michigan. May 1999.
  • "Introduction to Historic Preservation." A lecture given to the "Introduction to Urban Planning" course, The University of Michigan. Presented regularly from 1996 to present.
  • "Creating an Online Textbook." Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference. Pasadena, California. November 1998.
  • "Multi-media Strategies to Enhance Teaching and Learning." EMU Autumn Instructional Technology Fair. October 1998.
  • "Role-Playing in a Simulated Downtown for an On-Line Course." Ninth International Conference on College Teaching, Learning and Technology. Jacksonville, Florida, April 1998.
  • "Online Simulations." Faculty Strategies for Engaging Online Learners Conference. University of Maryland. October 1997.
  • "The Do's and Don'ts of Conducting a Charrette." Annual Combined Conference of Michigan Chapter, American Planning Association and Michigan Society of Planning Officials. Dearborn, September 1997.
  • "Creating a Sense of Place on Main Street." Building Livable Communities Through Transportation Annual Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Dearborn, June 1997.
  • "Using Web Caucus for Classes: Rivertown." Virtual EMU: Technology and Information Services for Distance Learning Workshop sponsored by Learning Technologies, Center for Instructional Computing, and the Library. April 1997.
  • "Rivertown: An Interactive Computer Simulation in Urban Planning Using WebCaucus." Faculty Center for Instructional Excellence Workshop. EMU Campus, March 1997.
  • "The WalMart Invasion." Interviewed on program, The Business Page, Public Television, Lansing, Michigan. 1996.
  • "Transportation Enhancements Program Projects in Michigan." Detroit Transportation Conference. Detroit, Michigan. 1997.
  • "The Health of Michigan Downtowns." Ludington/Scottville Chambers of Commerce. 1996.
  • "Simulations of Urban Growth: A Comparison of Computerized and Direct-Input Models." Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning National Annual Conference. Detroit, October 1996.
  • Fallingwater Program Guest Instructor, Mill Run, PA. 1989-1995: A summer program for high school students being introduced to architecture as a career.

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    Selected Projects

  • Ann Arbor Historic Street Exhibits
  • Planning consultant for a new community of 200 homes
  • Architect for New Village community building
  • Consultant for Main Street Program, Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Developed planning proposal for historic downtown
    • Conducted documentation survey of 320 downtown buildings
    • Presented facade improvement study for 5 blocks of downtown
    • Wrote "Architectural History of Uniontown, Pennsylvania"
  • Consultant to Redevelopment Authority of the County of Fayette, Pennsylvania
  • Historic survey of downtown; Dundee, Michigan
  • Historic survey of Cherry Hill, Canton Township, Michigan
  • Architect for Packard Office Plaza; Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Architect for Carriage Park Condominiums; Canton Township, Michigan

    My other interests...

  • Downtown revitalization

  • WebPolis Project

  • Ann Arbor Historic Street Exhibits Program

  • Our house in Ann Arbor

  • My book

  • Tyler Family Genealogy

  • Peace Corps and VISTA

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    1878 Michigan map (c) David
    Rumsey. Used with permission.
    This document is maintained by: Norm Tyler
    Last updated: May 2006