A new international research partnership aims to spark dialogue and learning through storytelling about sustainable and equitable urban development. Collaborators from five global cities have partnered to shift common practices of how stories of successful urban change are told and …
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Q&A: UDP welcomes new faculty member Dylan Stevenson
How did you get into your field of study?
My interest in studying the built environment as a distinct subject first came out of my community outreach work during the third year of my undergraduate degree. During these outreach trips, …
Seattle Urban Eco-Evo Research Collaboration Network Workshop
Dr. Marina Alberti recently led the 2023 Seattle Urban Eco-Evo Research Collaboration Network Workshop, hosting a total of 40 in-person and virtual attendees from 25 universities around the globe. The Urban Eco Evo NET is a NSF funded collaboration research …
Schizophrenic Perspectives and the Built Environment: The Story of Jacques Besse
In response to the “insipient musicality” of the built environment of a busy intersection in Paris, French composer Jacques Besse stepped out into oncoming traffic. Learn more about the relationship between schizophrenic perspectives and the complexity of urban environments in …
Remote work is reimagining the workforce- but does everyone have an equal shot?
Being a part of the LGBTQ+ or underrepresented minority communities in Seattle could impact opportunities for remote work according to new research. | MyNorthwest…
Building Resiliency, Sustainability and Equity for Seattle’s Neighborhoods
Brooke Bradford is an alumna of the MIPM program, (Master of Infrastructure Planning and Management), and completed her degree while simultaneously serving as Community Development Coordinator for the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict. Learn more about her experience balancing full time …
CBE Community, Environment, and Planning alum encounters experiences of a lifetime during his undergraduate career
Elijah Mason stepped through the door of his second-ever UW College of Built Environments (CBE) class. He was nervous, but also excited. “I chose the course because it was a planning practicum,” explains Mason. “We were going to be doing …
Google’s exit from big Seattle-area project shows fleeting relationship between tech and communities
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Event: Planning a Resilient and Equitable Food System
This panel will describe the emerging food systems planning paradigms and how they are being infused with values of equity, social justice, and resilience. Food systems planning is a relatively new discipline; it was not until the first decade of …
Video: UDP Lecture Series- Lauren Hood, Rosa Lopez, and Madeleine Spencer
Creating great urban neighborhoods and taking action for environmental justice go hand in hand. Through their work, Lauren Hood, Rosa Lopez, and Madeleine Spencer discussed that crucial connection and ways we can envision and attain just and sustainable future cities. …