Aslıgül Göçmen

Office: 202 Music Hall

Office Hours: By appointment only

Phone: (608) 265-0789

Email: gocmen@wisc.edu

Professor Aslıgül Göçmen's primary research and teaching interests are in the areas of urban environmental sustainability, the role of planners in promoting environmental stewardship, and the application of spatial analysis and geographic information science and systems in urban, environmental and regional planning. She holds a joint appointment at URPL and UW Extension Community, Natural Resources, and Economic Development Program as a GIS Specialist.

 Aslı teaches a course on GIS for Planners, covering basic principles of Geographic Information Sciences and planning relevant applications and issues. Her current research involves an investigation of barriers to the effective use of GIS in planning among local and regional governments in Wisconsin and an investigation about open space conservation subdivisions in Southeast Wisconsin. She is also involved in a collaborative research effort to influence land management practices to improve water quality in three watersheds in the Midwest.

Professor Aslı (pronounced as: äsla) Göçmen received a Ph.D degree in Urban, Technological, and Environmental Planning at the University Of Michigan. In addition to her doctoral studies, she contributed during her time at the University of Michigan by developing and teaching courses in GIS, conducting research and analysis making use of GIS, and consulting with other researchers on the use of GIS. She has also practiced professionally as a planner and GIS specialist in local and regional planning offices in the metropolitan Cincinnati area. She holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in planning from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, and the University of Cincinnati respectively.