Her research interests are planning law and planning history. Her research in planning law analyzes innovative planning tools such as green building regulations and ocean zoning. Her most recent research in planning history has focused on how government officials used planning and infrastructure as a weapon during the civil rights movement in Alabama.
Dr. Retzlaff teaches classes in planning history, historic preservation planning, land use law, and land use planning.
Research Interests:
- Sustainability, racial planning history, local development regulation, historic preservation planning, Alabama planning history.
