Browsing School of City and Regional Planning Special Events by Title
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Activists in City Hall: The Progressive Response to the Reagan Era in Boston and Chicago
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-01-26)Pierre Clavel is Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University. His research and writing has been on planning, administration, and politics with particular application to regionalism and nationalism ... -
Andy Schneggenburger on Atlanta CDCs
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Another Look at the 5Ds: Insights from a Cincinnati Area based GPS Survey
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-03-08)Sweta Byahut will present her research design and discuss the outcomes of her recently completed dissertation research. In her research she explores the land use – transportation – environmental nexus in Hamilton County, ... -
Building Equity: Lessons in Sustainability from Community to College Campuses
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-11-08)Buildings represent a middle ground between high-level and small-scale infrastructure. For this reason, they embody specific factors at the intersection of equity and opportunity. For example, recent studies show a correlation ... -
Catherine Ross' MEGAREGIONS
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-01-27)Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness. The concept of "the city"—as well as "the state" and "the nation state"—is passé, agree contributors to this insightful book. The new scale for considering economic strength ... -
City and Regional Planning 50th Anniversary
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The City and the Coming Climate: Climate Change in the Places We Live
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-11-07)Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, Brian Stone discusses his new book, The City and the Coming Climate: Climate Change in the Places We Live. This book is the first to explore the dramatic amplification ... -
Dan Immergluck's FORECLOSED
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009-10-28)Over the last two years, the United States has observed, with some horror, the explosion and collapse of entire segments of the housing market, especially those driven by subprime and alternative or "exotic" home mortgage ... -
Disruptive Innovations in Higher Education: Implications for the 21st Century Campus
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-10-21)The educational landscape is undergoing considerable upheaval due in large part to emerging developments in educational technology and pedagogical approaches. The rapid availability of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) ... -
The Future of Planning, Practice & Profession
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-09-02)William Anderson, FAICP, and President of the American Planning Association will discuss future trends in planning, examples in practice, and what they mean for the profession, drawing from his experience as a former ... -
Good Green vs. Bad Green - What makes for a good architect
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009-03-24)Joseph Lstiburek of Building Science Corporation spoke to the ARCH 3231 class. -
Historic Preservation as Sustainable Development
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-04-07)Today the phrases “sustainable development” and “green buildings” are too often used as synonyms in the United States. And while green building technology can be an important contributor to a comprehensive sustainability ... -
Identifying the Economic Development Effects of Million Dollar Facilities
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-02-22)Using tax abatements, financial incentives, and public investments to attract (or retain) firms is the primary economic development tool for many local governments. Recent estimates suggest Million Dollar Plants (MDPs) generate ... -
"Just a Perfect Day? Developing a Happiness Optimised Day Schedule."
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-10-23)With the day Reconstruction Method (DRM), Kahneman, Krueger, Schkade, Schwarz, and Stone (2004) introduced an important approach in subjective well-being (SWB) research to explore how people experience daily activities. A ... -
Life After the Braves: Redeveloping Turner Field
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-11-10)Redeveloping Turner Field. The Atlanta Braves are moving out of Turner Field, and into the suburbs. But an aging ballpark isn’t the only thing the team is leaving behind. The neighborhood around Turner Field has seen ... -
Living Building at Georgia Tech: Ideas Competition Panel
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-04-20)Learn about the recent ideas competition to design the Living Building at Georgia Tech – a project that is expected to become the most environmentally advanced education and research building ever constructed in the ... -
Multi Perspectives on the Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-11-07)A discussion about the Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal, a ground-breaking transportation project in downtown Atlanta from those directly involved in the different aspects of the project. -
The Policy Network as a Strategic Planning Tool
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009-11-11)Elliott Sclar is a professor of urban planning. An economist and urban planner, he is the director of the Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CSUD) at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, one of six global centers ... -
Pushing Back the Gates: Neighborhood Perspectives on University Driven Revitalization in West Philadelphia
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-03-14)As college and university administrators expand and develop their urban campuses, they have also become developers' and primary drivers' of neighborhood change. But how do institutions contend with urban real estate ... -
The Reshaping of Atlanta: The Planning Atlanta Digital Collection and Understanding the City's Past and Present Urban Form
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-03-06)Joseph Hurley will be conducting a research seminar on the Digital Atlanta Project.