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Hold the date: 10/18/21, 3PM ET Join #dusp's @robskyhuntley with @erin_mc_elroy & @mryshi for 'Counterpoints: Anti-Eviction Mapping Project,' a #dataviz collective documenting dispossession & crafting tools for resistance. Register:

How are the impacts of air pollution distributed across & impact residents of a city's neighborhoods? In a #dusp's @mariadcastilloc explores using Washington DC as a case study. More -

'Through the integration of public participation & innovative approaches to civic engagement, space #urbanplanning allows for community visioning & #consensusbuilding around policies & norms in space' said #dusp alumna & founder of @CelestialCitzn, Britt Duffy Adkins (SB ‘13).

We are thrilled to announce #dusp is seeking applications for a 'Tenure-Track Faculty Position in #Computation, #Equity, and the #Health of the Planet' More info & application process- Applications are due 12-15-20!

Congrats to #dusp's @lsusskind, Devin Michelle Bunten, & Bruno Verdini - all recognized with '2020 Teaching with Digital Technology Awards!' Each was student nominated for their innovations & excellence in teaching during extraordinary circumstances. More-

What are the local-level impacts of zoning changes? In @UrbanAffairsRev, #dusp PHD candidate, @yfreemark, explores how zoning changes allowing for more density of housing while reducing parking space requirements impacted Chicago. More- @mitsap

A new @SenseableCity, @MIT_SUL, & @PKU1898 paper analyzes commuting data from more than 50 million people in 234 Chinese cities to better understand the properties & mechanisms of urban commuting. More on the #dusp website or via: IC: @Tom_Benson27

'Favelas 4D’ project uses LiDAR (light detection and ranging) 3D laser scanning to analyze the morphology of a Brazilian informal settlement – known as #Favela – and to deliver actionable urban planning insights based on these findings. #MIT #DUSP

Can we quantify how we determine the preservation value of the built environment? Using visual analytics of maps, photographs, & engravings, #dusp's @carmignacc, a 2020 Lynne Sagalyn & Gary Hack DUSP Fund awardee, seeks to understand. More-

'Density is a real friend for commerce, though mostly people think about density in a negative way — having to share space & amenities with more people,' says #dusp's @andres_sevtsuk in a @MIT News piece. 'But density sustains amenities.' More-

'@beforeyourfeet,' a documentary chronicling Matt Green's 6 year effort to walk every street in NYC, highlights the magic and mystery of the urban environments around us. Read more in an article for @CityLab by #dusp's Ezra Glenn- @ArtsatMIT @mitsap

Why must we preserve cultural enclaves such as @PaseoBoricua in @chicagosmayor? #dusp alumna @EmmaGZRoberts (MCP '21) illustrates the importance of Paseo Boricua, a center of #PuertoRico #culture, #business, & #politics in her thesis. Available here-

As a Washingtonian, a #Dusp-er, and a lover of Color Cooridnation - I love so much about this. Nice work @ofsevit

Congrats to #dusp's newest @FulbrightPrgrm scholars, Jonars Spielberg and Katie Fisher! @mitsap @MITarchitecture @mitSTEPlab @medialab @ArtsatMIT @MIT

Congrats to the Class of 2022!! A special thank you to @MIT's speaker, #dusp alumna Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (MCP ’78 PhD ’81, @wto); @mitsap's speaker, @SenseableCity alumna @NewshaGhaeli (@BiobotAnalytics); & DUSP's speaker, @MIT_alumni @OtisRolley (MCP '98, @RockefellerFdn )!!

What is the future of brick & mortar retail? Will online commerce rule supreme? Can smart #design & #spatialanalysis revive traditional, physically based retail? More in a 3Q with #dusp’s Andres Sevtsuk - #urbanscience #urbanplanning #cities #technology

How can urban planners engage with faith communities to build more inclusive cities? #dusp alum Babak Manouchehrifar's (PhD ‘22, MCP ‘15) dissertation, named @The_ACSP's 2023 Gill-Chin Lim Best Dissertation on International Planning, explores. More:

A new paper by @ced_berkeley's @zacharylamb & #dusp's Lawrence Vale examines & redefines the concept of neighborhoods in the context of striving for greater environmental justice & climate equity. More:

'We must reconfigure the city into an experience worth leaving the house for,' write #dusp's Carlo Ratti & @Harvard's Edward Glaeser for @nytopinion. 'Streets once filled by commuting crowds can be reinvigorated by those who really want to be there.' More-

Congrats to #dusp’s Carlo Ratti & 'Scribit', a write-and-erase ­robot, who was just named one of @TIME’s 'Best Inventions of 2019!’ More- @mitsap @SenseableCity @MIT @crassociati