Tom Sanchez
Dr. Sanchez specializes in transportation planning, housing policy, and the application of quantitative methods to study issues of equity and accessibility in urban environments.
Professor
Tom Sanchez, a Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University.
Biography
Thomas W. Sanchez, PhD, AICP, is a Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University. He earned his PhD in City Planning from Georgia Tech and a Master of City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. His research and teaching focus on planning methods, technology, and scholarly impact. His most recent books include Networks in the Knowledge Economy (with Denise Bedford) and Planning Knowledge and Research. His forthcoming book, AI for Urban Planning will be published by Routledge in 2025. Sanchez serves as the American Planning Association (APA) Education Committee Chair and as a member of APA’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Foresight Community.
Education
PhD
Georgia Tech
City Planning
MCRP
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
City and Regional Planning
BA
U.C. Santa Barbara
Environmental Studies
Scholarly Interests
Planning methods, technology, and scholarly impact.