Urban studies and Planning at MIT is organized around the following core questions of engagement and progressive change: "Can we make a difference in the world? Can we design better cities? Can we help places grow more sustainably? Can we help communities thrive? Can we help advance equitable world development?"
April 18, 1-2.30 PM, Room 9-354 | Speaker: Weiping Wu Urbanization: Regional & Spatial Transformation | Discussant: Amy Glasmeier Dr. Weiping Wu is a professor of urban and environmental policy and planning, and a senior fellow in the Center for Emerging Market ...
March 14, 5:30-7 PM, Room 9-354 | Speaker: Stephen Hammer Challenges of Urban Energy Planning in China | Discussant: Karen R Polenske Dr. Stephen Hammer is a Lecturer in Energy Planning at MIT DUSP. Dr. Hammer also serves as co-Director of the Urban Climate Change ...
March 21, 2012Speaker: Prof. Dennis Frenchman & Prof. Christopher Zegras, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning; Discussant: Prof. Ralph Gakenheimer, MIT DUSPThe Chinese urban landscape is being dramatically transformed through rapid urbanization, changing ...
The associate professor of transportation and urban planning builds tools that help designers make cities cleaner and greener.
Guest speaker, Professor Tom Angotti, Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning, Hunter College; Graduate Center, City University of New York with comments by Fred Salvucci, Departments Civil and Environmental Engineering; Urban Studies and Planning, MIT; Former ...
Guest speaker, Professor Tom Angotti, Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning, Hunter College; Graduate Center, City University of New York with comments by Fred Salvucci, Departments Civil and Environmental Engineering; Urban Studies and Planning, MIT; Former ...
Ryan Chin is a Research Specialist and PhD Candidate at the MIT Media Lab. His research in urban mobility systems addresses the energy and mobility problems of 21st century cities such as energy efficiency, congestion, urban land-use, and carbon emissions leading to ...
Even if the U.S. draws the right lessons from Hurricane Katrina, panelists suggest, the nation may still be caught short in the next disaster. Moderator: Kenneth Oye, Associate Professor of Political Science and Engineering Systems and Director of the MIT-CIS Program ...
The 2012 MIT DUSP International Development ConferenceApril 6, 2012Keynote speaker: Dr. Antanas MockusDr. Antanas Mockus’ life has traversed between academia and the public sector in his native Colombia. He studied mathematics at Dijon University in France and ...
The 2012 MIT DUSP International Development ConferenceApril 6, 2012Opening Remarks and Panel 1: The Evolving Int'l Development Landscape (part 1)The international development landscape is evolving in ways that impact how development is conceived and implemented around ...
The 2012 MIT DUSP International Development ConferenceApril 6, 2012Panel 1: The Evolving Int'l Development Landscape (part 2)The international development landscape is evolving in ways that impact how development is conceived and implemented around the world. This ...
The 2012 MIT DUSP International Development ConferenceApril 6, 2012Panel 2: Social Movements and DevelopmentA more inclusive, people-centered approach to projects and programs often eludes the financial and political flows of developmental institutions. Local, ...
The 2012 MIT DUSP International Development ConferenceApril 6, 2012Panel 3: MIT's Interdisciplinary Approach to DevelopmentThe international development eco-system at MIT. In examining the interdisciplinary approaches to development, what is nature and composition ...
The 2012 MIT DUSP International Development ConferenceApril 6, 2012Panel 4: IDG Foundation to FutureWith the evolution of international development in the last several decades, how are these changes are being reflected in the way that development scholars and ...
Highlights of technologies and approaches to to building energy efficiency featuring: John Sterman, Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management and Engineering Systems Director, System Dynamics Group Nicholas Gayeski, Building Technology Program Walt Henry, Department of Facilities Harvey ...
Session 1: Secularism and the State: Changing Contours Chair & Discussant: Ornit Shani, University of Haifa 9:00-9:15AM "Secular Subjects: Refugees, Minorities and the Citizenship Act of 1955," Haimanti Roy, MIT 9:15-9:30AM "Normalizing Violence in and Through the ...
Session 2: State Performance during Group Violence: Case Studies Chair and Discussant: Bish Sanyal, MIT 10:30-10:45AM "Caste & Violence: A Study of Atrocities on Dalits," Chinnaiah Jangam, Wagner College, New York 10:45-11:00AM "Kandhamal, Orissa, 2008: Hindu ...
Session 2: State Performance during Group Violence: Case Studies Chair and Discussant: Bish Sanyal, MIT 10:30-10:45AM "Caste & Violence: A Study of Atrocities on Dalits," Chinnaiah Jangam, Wagner College, New York 10:45-11:00AM "Kandhamal, Orissa, 2008: Hindu ...
Session 3: Countering Violence: Assessing Police Performance Chair and Discussant: R.K. Raghavan 12:00-12:15AM "Dynamics of Security Sector Performance," Omar Khalidi, MIT 12:15-12:30PM "Police Performance: An Insider's Experiences," R.K. Raghavan, former Director CBI ...
Session 4: Bringing Violence Perpetrators to Justice: Experience and Prospects Chair and Discussant: Balakrishnan Rajagopal, MIT 2:00-2:15PM Delhi: Manoj Mitta, Senior Editor, The Times of India 2:15- 2:30PM Gujarat: Mukul Sinha, Attorney, and Nirjhari Sinha, ...
