“Emergent Austerity: What Will This Mean for the Field of Planning?”presented by Amy K. Glasmeier,  Department Head, Urban Studies and Planning at MIT Dr. Glasmeier holds a professional masters and PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley. In spring 2009, she became the Department Head of Urban Studies and Planning at […]

IRLE Colloquium: "Seeking Spatial Justice: Labor-Community Coalition Building in Los Angeles, 1965 - 2010" Wednesday, April 20, 2011 12:30 - 2:00 pm Haines 352 Presented by:Edward Soja, UCLA Department of Urban Planning Respondent: Madeline Janis, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) About the Speakers: Professor Edward Soja teaches in the Regional and International […]

“Avoiding the abyss: Making Planning relevant”presented by Daniel Rodriguez, Director of the Carolina Transportation Program; Associate Professor in City and Regional Planning at UNC; and Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology at University of North Carolina, Chapel HillDr. Rodríguez's research focuses on the reciprocal relationship between the built environment and behavior.  He is the author of […]

Anticipating and Evaluating the Impacts of Changes to Highway Networks and their Operations Prof. Kara Kockelman, Professor of Transportation Engineering, University of Texas, AustinAbstract Transportation investments are nearing $1,000 per capita annually in the U.S., and the Highway Trust Fund has been depleted. Such significant investments and budget-constrained contexts demand careful decision-making and thoughtful cost-benefit […]

Thoughtful people look to cities for evidence that progress is being made in the fight to avert climate change. The “sustainable cities” movement is thriving all across the world, and mayors compete for the title of “greenest city in America.” In this lecture, drawing on his own research in the metro Phoenix area, Andrew Ross […]