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DEPARTMENT OF URBAN STUDIES AND PLANNING

> ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,HOUSING, AND DESIGN

> ENERGY, SUSTAINABILITY, ANDADAPTATION

> HEALTH AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

> NETWORKED CITIES AND MOBILITY

> URBAN RETROFITTING ANDNEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING

DOMESTIC PROJECTS 2015

>> ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, AND DESIGN

Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative’s (DSNI) Design and Planning WorkshopPart>of>a>ongoing>commitment>of>DUSP>to>work>with>DSNI>on>projects>ranging>from>the>building>design,>housing,>energy,>food>systems,>education,>economic>cooperatives,>community>arts>and>citizen>engagement.Places:>Dudley>Street>Neighborhood>in>Roxbury,>MAFaculty:>Ceasar>McDowellPartner:>DSNI

South Portland Economic Development Plan Formulating>an>economic>development>plan>for>a>city>in>southern>Maine.Place:>Portland,>MEFaculty:>Karl>SeidmanPartners:>Rockefeller>Brothers>Fund,>CoLab

Immigration and Hispanic Growth in the US Analyzing>the>association>between>Spanish>toponymy>and>Hispanic>demographics>in>order>to>understand>the>historical>resilience>of>culturally>driven>demographic>settlement>patterns.Place:>VariousFaculty:>Albert>Saiz

Working Cities Challenge Evaluation>initiative>to>advance>collaborative>leadership>and>improve>the>lives>of>low-income>people>in>Massachusetts>smaller>cities.>>Place:>MAFaculty:>Karl>Seidman>Partner:>Federal>Reserve>Bank>of>Boston

Revitalizing Urban Main StreetsSupporting>vitality>and>improvement>of>neighborhood>commercial>districts>through>preparation>of>commercial>district>plans.>Place:>>Boston,>MA>>>Faculty:>>Karl>Seidman>and>Susan>SilberbergPartners:>>Boston>Main>Streets>Program,>Allston>Village>Main>Streets>

Real Estate Roundtable Commercial Property Capital Consumption StudyEmpirical>study>of>the>nature>and>magnitude>of>capital>consumption>in>U.S.>commercial>property.>Place:>VariousFaculty:>>David>Geltner>

>> ENERGY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND ADAPTATION

Boston Resiliency DistrictsThe>project>identifies>portions>of>the>city>at>risk>for>flooding>to>inform>the>creation>of>resiliency>districts>with>a>customized>suite>of>interventions>to>balance>the>impacts>of>flooding>on>critical>infrastructure>and>key>city>services>with>the>cost>of>building>traditional>flood>protection>measures.>Place:>Boston,>MAFaculty:>Alan>BergerPartners:>The>US>Department>of>Energy,>NStar

Energy Efficiency Market Transformation InitiativePlanning>and>technical>assistance>to>advance>commercial>building>energy>efficiency>in>support>of>sustainability>and>economic>development.>Create>tools>and>lessons>for>widespread>replication>of>strategies.>Place:>>Bellevue,>WA;>Cambridge,>MA;>Las>Vegas,>NV,>Minneapolis,>MN;>and>Passaic>County,>NJ.Faculty:>>Karl>Seidman>Partners:>>CoLab,>Rockefeller>Brothers>Fund,>Sustainability,>Planning,>or>Economic>Development>Offices>in>five>partner>cities.

New England Climate Adaptation ProjectUsing>down-scaled>risk>assessments>and>intensive>stakeholder>assessments>to>build>role-play>simulations>to>test>the>proposition>that>extensive>involvement>in>collective>decision-making>exercises>will>build>public>awareness>of>climate>change>risks>and>make>it>easier>for>public>officials>to>organize>collective>risk>management>and>adaptation>efforts.Place:>>Barnstable,>MA;>Wells,>ME;>Dover,>NH;>andCranston,>RIFaculty:>>Larry>Susskind,>Ezra>Glenn,>Patrick>FieldPartners:>National>Oceanographic>and>Atmospheric>Administration,>University>of>New>Hampshire;>NERRS>sites>in>MA,>RI,>NH>and>ME,>and>chief>elected>officials>in>the>four>host>communities,>National>Estuary>Research>Reserve>System,>and>the>Consensus>Building>Institute.

Off-Shore Wind Energy: The Status of State and Federal Efforts Assess>state>and>federal>efforts>to>promote>and>regulate>off-shore>wind>energy>projects.>>Analyze>the>cost>and>environmental>implications>of>new>technology>(e.g.,>floating>wind>turbines),>multi-state>cooperation,>federal>licensing>procedures>and>state>spatial>planning>efforts.>Place:>East>Coast>of>the>United>StatesFaculty:>>Larry>SusskindPartner:>National>Science>Foundation

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DOMESTIC PROJECTS

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN STUDIES AND PLANNING

DOMESTIC PROJECTS

Strategies for Urban Stormwater WetlandsDesigning>urban>constructed>wetlands>as>multi-functional>sustainability>features>for>cities>to>improve>ecosystem>services,>re-use>water,>and>create>amenities.>Place:>Los>Angeles,>CA;>>Houston,>TXFaculty:>>Alan>Berger,>Heidi>Nepf>

Fostering Sustainable Consumption in U.S. CitiesGenerate>high-quality>information>about>what>works>and>why>in>urban>sustainability>programs;>create>a>protocol>for>conducting>systematic>assessments>of>urban>sustainability>programs.Place:>U.S.>citiesFaculty:>Eran>Ben-Joseph

Enabling Citizens and Owners to Invest in Green InfrastructureThis>project>studies>the>existing>obstacles>to>investment>in>green>infrastructure,>and>seeks>to>build>new>tools,>policies,>and>processes>in>order>to>enable>actors>at>all>levels,>including>citizens,>neighborhoods,>institutions>and>city>agencies>to>realize>the>city’s>ambitious>environmental>goals.Place:>Philadelphia,>PA>Faculty:>David>HsuPartner:>USEPA

>> HEALTH AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Effects of the Built Environment on Physical Activity of Older WomenTo>examine>the>association>between>measures>of>neighborhoods>built>environment,>physical>activity>and>obesity>outcomes>among>older>women.Place:>CA;>MA;>PAFaculty:>Eran>Ben-JosephPartners:>NIH,>Harvard>University

Social Impact Investing for HealthThe>project>investigates>the>effects>of>transit-oriented>development>investment>on>neighborhoods>and>their>residents.>Using>a>“Quadruple>Bottom>Line”>approach>to>selecting>projects>that>includes>a>consideration>of>community,>environmental,>and>health>impacts>in>addition>to>financial>returns.>Place:>MA>Faculty:>Mariana>ArcayaPartners:>Conservation>Law>Foundation,>Massachusetts>Department>of>Public>Health,>Harvard>Center>for>Population>and>Development>Studies,>Urban>Imprint,>Metropolitan>Area>Planning>Council

Making Sense of Community GardensExplains>the>nature>of>the>communities>in>various>Boston-area>community>gardens,>by>assessing>them>through>the>use>of>a>variety>of>methods.Place:>>Community>gardens>in>Boston,>Cambridge>and>Somerville,>MAFaculty:>>Larry>ValePartners:>>Various>neighborhood>organizations

Resilience in Survivors of KatrinaThe>project>aims>to>understand>the>mechanisms>by>which>disasters>affect>the>mental>and>physical>health>of>vulnerable>populations>over>the>long-term.>Analyses>are>designed>to>investigate>how>individual->and>community-level>factors>shape>recovery>trajectories.>Place:>VariousFaculty:>Mariana>Arcaya

>> NETWORKED CITIES AND MOBILITY

Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Design Examine>the>relationship>between>the>design>of>bus>rapid>transit>systems>and>the>planning>and>design>of>urban>environments>in>Boston>and>Mexico>City.Place:>Boston,>MAFaculty:>Chris>ZegrasPartner:>MBTA

City DigitsTo>develop>and>pilot>test>innovative>resources>and>tools>that>support>high>school>students’>learning>of>mathematics>by>designing>modules>to>investigate>and>analyze>themes>related>to>the>local,>urban>context.Place:>Brooklyn,>NYFaculty:>Sarah>WilliamsPartners:>Brooklyn>College,>Center>for>Urban>Pedagogy,>National>Science>Foundation

Lighting, Value, and Land Use Across the 50 Largest U.S. Metro AreasDevelopment>of>a>metropolitan>scale>lighting>index>of>the>country’s>fifty>largest>metro>areas>to>investigate>possible>linkages>between>lighting>and>economic>vitality.>Faculty:>Alan>Berger,>Carlo>Ratti,>Sarah>WilliamsPartner:>Philips>

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Crowd Sourced City WorkshopTo>investigate>the>use>of>social>media>and>digital>technologies>for>planning>and>advocacy>by>working>with>planning>and>advocacy>organizations>to>develop,>implement,>and>evaluate>prototype>digital>tools.Place:>Boston,>MA,>New>York>City,>NYFaculty:>Sarah>WilliamsPartners:>Center>for>Urban>Pedagogy;>Community>Labor>United;>The>Cypress>Hills>Local>Development>Corporation;>Made>in>the>Lower>East>Side,>miLES

Healthy Aging, Travel Behavior, and NeighborhoodsTo>understand>the>relationship>between>residential>settings>(urban,>suburban,>age-restricted)>and>active>travel>choices>among>older>adults.Place:>Boston,>MAFaculty:>Eran>Ben-Joseph,>Chris>ZegrasPartner:>US>DOT

Emerging Digital Learning Tools and EnvironmentsA>collaboration>aimed>at>supporting>teachers>in>their>efforts>to>use>emerging>digital>learning>tools>and>environments,>especially>in>the>areas>of>science,>technology,>engineering,>and>math>(STEM).Place:>VariousFaculty:>Eric>KlopferPartners:>Woodrow>Wilson>National>Fellowship>Foundation,>MIT>Office>of>Digital>Learning

Emotional Travel: Pride, Dependence and Social BiasExamines>human>emotions>associated>with>travel>behavior,>including>car>pride,>car>dependence,>implicit>social>bias>in>mode>choice,>and>emotional>responses>to>waiting.>Place:>VariousFaculty:>Jinhua>Zhao

>> URBAN RETROFITTING AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING

Networks in Community-Based PlanningExamines>the>extent>to>which>New>York>State’s>Brownfield>Opportunity>Area>(BOA)>program>reconfigured>the>organizational>networks>of>community-based>environmental>justice>organizations>and>community>development>corporations>that>received>BOA>grants.>Place:>New>YorkFaculty:>Justin>Steil>

Resilient Cities Housing InitiativeAssesses>global>efforts>to>produce>affordable>housing>in>ways>that>also>contribute>to>economic>livelihood,>environmental>well-being,>personal>security>and>community>self-governance.>Places:>>Various>Faculty:>>Larry>Vale

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DOMESTIC PROJECTS

Shrinking Cities - Abandoned Sites Taking>a>former>petroleum>refinery>site>whose>owners>themselves>wish>to>invert>the>site’s>history>as>an>oil>refinery>and>its>reputation>as>a>source>of>neighborhood>blight,>the>project>investigates>current>condition>in>order>to>generate>formal,>programmatic,>and>socioeconomic>reversals>of>that>condition.Places:>>VariousFaculty:>Brent>RyanPartner:>Exxon>Mobile

Land Use & Community PlanningWorking>with>Somerville,>MA>over>the>course>of>three>years,>students>prepared>plans>for>the>city’s>Winter>Hill/Magoun>Square>area,>a>designated>gateway>for>Union>Square,>and>the>Brickbottom/McGrath>neighborhood.>Each>of>these>projects>presented>a>vision>and>key>recommendations.>Place:>Somerville,>MAFaculty:>Susan>Silberberg,>Terry>Szold>Partner:>City>of>Somerville>Planning>Division

The Role of the Urban in Judicial Conceptions of Social Rights and Property RightsAnalyzes>the>judicial>decisions>to>understand>how>courts’>diverging>conceptions>of>urban>space>and>of>property>rights>shaped>their>decision>making.>It>also>looks>at>historical>census>and>other>data>to>explore>how>changing>urban>demographics>related>to>ordinance>passage>and>how>the>ordinances>shaped>the>creation>of>local>NAACP>chapters>and>acts>of>racially>motivated>violence.Place:>VariousFaculty:>Justin>Steil>

West Philadelphia Landscape ProjectFounded>in>1987,>the>Wedst>Philadelphia>Landscape>Project>is>an>action>research>program>that>links>community>development>and>environmental>restoration.>Among>the>key>discoveries>of>the>project>is>the>high>correlation>between>buried>floodplains>and>vacant>land>in>inner>city>neighborhoods.>Place:>Philadelphia,>PAFaculty:>Anne>Whiston>SpirnPartners:>Philadelphia>Water>Department,>CoLab,>Aspen>Farms>Community>Garden