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Brant McKinney

Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) student

Brant is a 2023 Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning Candidate from Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 2021 with a Bachelor’s in Political Science and focused on environmental politics and philosophy. His interests lie in applying geospatial technologies to aid planning efforts in alpine resort environments. Specifically, these planning efforts are in site development, environmental/sustainability infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, and economic development. 

Research Interests

  • Tourism Planning
  • Alpine Planning
  • Geospatial Information Technology
  • Environmental and Sustainability Planning
  • Transportation Planning
  • Small/Rural Planning