Dr. John R. Lombard
Associate Professor
Contact
2089 Constant Hall
College of Business and Public Administration
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529-0218
(757) 683-5352
jlombard@odu.edu
Education
Bachelor of Science, 1982
University of Miami
Major: Biology
Master of Arts, 1985
State University of New York at Buffalo
Major: Geography
Certificate: International Business and Trade
Doctor of Philosophy, Geography 1990
State University of New York at Buffalo
Dissertation: Foreign Direct Investment in Producer Services; the Role and Impact Upon the Economic Growth and Development of Singapore
Research Areas
Current research interests focus on the relocation of business activity and its impact on regional economies. Dr. Lombard is particularly interested in understanding the interplay of real estate and economic development and employing applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis.
Teaching Areas
URBN 702/802, Urban Resource Allocation
URBN 708, Urban and Regional Economic Development
PADM 753/ URBN 607, Research Methods for Public Administration
PADM 853, Research Design and Program Evaluation
Select Publications
Lombard, John. 2008. Crossing State Borders - Utility Led Interstate Economic Development Cooperation in New England. In Watson and Morris, J. (editors), Building the Local Economy: Cases in Economic Development. Athens, GA: Vinson Institute of Government.
Sharp, Robert and John Lombard. 2008. Keeping Up With the Joneses: Town Centers as Economic Development Tools. In Watson, D. and Morris, J. (editors), Building the Local Economy: Cases in Economic Development. Athens, GA: Vinson Institute of Government
Morris, John, Lombard John, and William Leavitt. 2008. Tax Increment Financing as a Tool for Public-Private Infrastructure Development. Public Works Management & Policy (forthcoming).
Lombard, John R. 2008. The Business of Business Relocation. In Gibson, Lay J. & Antoine Bailly (editors) Applied Geography: A World Perspective. Kluwer Academic Publishers (forthcoming)
Lombard, John. 2008. A Spatial Investigation of the Governor's Opportunity Fund in Virginia. In Tamasy, C. and Taylor, M. (editors) Globalising Worlds: Geographical Perspectives on New Economic Configurations. Ashgate Publishing. (forthcoming)
Links
E.V. Williams Center for Real Estate and Economic Development
