Management Consulting with
Skin in the Game
Urban Analysis is a management consulting firm for changemaking through policy, planning, and politics. I founded Urban Analysis to support our public and civic leaders in their charge to build prosperous cities and metropolitan regions.
Urban policies are the codes by which we govern, develop, and manage our cities. I specialize in the best practices for these codes—urban policies that center community, generate business, and invigorate pride of place.
I am pursuing solutions for our urban challenges as an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where I teach in the public administration, nonprofit management, and political science programs.
Socioeconomic and ecological problems require holistic solutions, so I employ the skills of policy analysis, urban planning, organizational development, and community leadership. I have experience working with diverse teams to advance the common good in government administrations at federal, regional, and municipal levels and in nonprofit organizations with missions for charity, environment, community development, and economic development. In addition to my applied work, I support institutions of public, private, and higher education where I am committed to research, teaching, and human development.
I work to leave a legacy. Let's explore how I can build yours.
Christopher Tyler Burks, PhD, MPA
Founding Principal
Let's work together
Testimonials
“Chris increased the project capacity of my team by coordinating over $3 million in intergovernmental funds and accelerating our push to build a multimodal campus network. A trusted self-starter, Chris also developed university policies and maps that will promote placemaking and public art. I’d recommend him to any team in need of a strategic urbanist and creative problem solver.”
“Chris assisted in the development of our complete streets ordinance. His research on walkable, mixed-use urban planning is insightful and motivating.”
“I direct the UAB MPA Alumni Mentor Program, an initiative envisioned and developed by Chris in partnership with the Alumni Society and the Department of Public Administration. We connect the experiential wealth of UAB’s alumni network with the career needs of our students. This program exemplifies Chris’s ability to both strategize and capitalize. He has been a thoughtful partner to me and a talented asset for UAB. I’d recommend him to any organization.”
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MY PROMISE
Improving our quality of life is my aim and my guide.
I give my clients expertise for decision making and a leg up in implementation.
I will expedite your goals.
About the Principal
My name is Christopher Tyler Burks.
You can call me Chris.
I am a researcher and practitioner of public policy and administration serving as an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Learn about my research, teaching, and service at ctburks.com.
I bring experience and scholarship together to understand your problem and vet solutions. Motivated to apply my research, I have served as a planning commissioner, neighborhood officer, policy analyst, nonprofit executive, and board member working in the policy domains of housing, transportation, economic development, and government reform. I hold a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in public administration and policy from American University in Washington, D.C. and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
I love cities and learning from their histories, cultures, and institutions. I have explored the design and land use of 121 metropolises in 22 countries on 5 continents and 5 islands—people and places across the global diversity of social, political, and economic development. Transportation systems have been a focus in my case studies; cities live and die by the capacity, accessibility, and variety of their mobility assets.
I spark engaging communication and research application. Skilled in public speaking and writing for decision makers with policy analysis, data visualization, and strategic planning.
I want to grow the public wealth of our cities and build up our civic institutions so that we can better meet the people's needs and promote the common good.