Dispatches from the Paris climate talks
MIT attendees of COP21 share experiences, perspectives on outcomes
Department
Urban Studies and Planning
Missed opportunities
Health problems for children prevent families from moving to higher-income neighborhoods.
Water management in a changing environment
MIT Water Summit presents insights, innovations, and solutions to protect our world’s most abundant natural resource.
Rethinking urban life beyond the central city
Associate professor of architecture and urbanism Rafi Segal envisions “dispersed cities” designed to provide greater sociability and sustainability.
Illuminating urban planning
Jennifer Light studies how Cold War military analysis and New Deal resource analysis shaped cities.
Envisioning the future of water for 900 million people
Research from an MIT Tata Center team led by Professor James Wescoat is making strategic planning of India's rural water systems possible for the first time.
MIT named No. 1 university worldwide for social sciences
Times Higher Education ranks MIT’s social sciences the best in the world.
Game for climate adaptation
MIT-led project shows a new method to help communities manage climate risks.
Real-time epidemiology from urban wastewater
MIT and Kuwait researchers have been awarded $4 million to fund Underworlds, a study of real-time epidemiology using biomarkers in urban sewage.
MIT’s response to earthquake in Nepal
MIT supports recovery and learning following earthquake in Nepal.
Carlo Ratti appointed as advisor to European Commission
Urban planning professor will advise on smart cities.
MIT-USAID program releases evaluation of water filters
Study of water filters used in Indian homes assesses suitability, scalability, and sustainability.