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?"
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 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, 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, 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The associate professor of transportation and urban planning builds tools that help designers make cities cleaner and greener.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
April 4, 12.30-2 PM, Room 9-354 | Speaker: Jiawen Yang Sustaining Personal Mobility in Urbanizing China | Discussant: Joseph Ferreira China's massive population, high density and fast economic development produce huge demand for transportation investment. For now, ...
The Site & Urban Systems Planning course at the MIT Department of Urban Studies & Planning is planning Boston's bicycle system and completing the city's streets. Final presentations at BU's Jacob Sleeper Hall (871 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA) on May 20, 2010 from 5-7pm.
Eva is an urban planner and a public/private consultant. She has a Master's degree in Architecture from the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava. At MIT she is interested in gaining new knowledge on urban development processes, the relationships between stakeholders, and how public ...
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 ...
Christian is currently a member of the board of CEAMSE, a waste management company in Buenos Aires. He has a BA in Political Science at the Catholic University of Argentina. He is the vice-president of the Peronist Party in Buenos Aires, where he was also a municipal legislator. While at MIT ...
Will New Orleans rise again, and if so, in what form? Lawrence J. Vale offers both comfort and caution. "In the last 200 years, there has been almost no case of a major city anywhere that hasn't been rebuilt after a major disaster," he says. Whether post-bomb ...
