Dr. Milz teaches in the Urban and Regional Planning area and is the current coordinator of the environmental planning concentration. His research focuses on water resource planning and management. In particular, he studies how communities use plans and policies to develop sustainable and resilient water resource systems. Recently, he completed a study of a regional wastewater planning process on Cape Cod, he explored water supply planning in the Chicago region, and he is currently collaborating on a project studying how planning support systems help communities site green infrastructure to mitigate flooding in urban neighborhoods.