Dr. Alexandra Ponette-González, a new faculty member in the Department of City and Metropolitan Planning and curator of urban ecology at the Natural History Museum of Utah, was recently featured in @TheU. The article looks at a recent study about human observation of storm events conducted by Ponette-González and her co-authors, who argue that while […]
Read More“Three weeks after the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey, the country had already started to rebuild. “One of the things that you really want to do is have a thoughtful recovery. A deliberative recovery against all instincts to go fast,” Divya Chandrasekhar, associate professor of City and Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah, says. Especially […]
Read MoreProfessor Danya Rumore was spotlighted in Outside Magazine Podcast on “How to Save the Soul of a Mountain Town.” In this podcast, Rumore talks about the challenges facing Gateway and Natural Amenity Regions (GNAR). GNAR communities are places with a population of under 25,000, and within approximately 10 miles of things like national and state […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Professor Sarah Hinners, who won the 2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award! Every year the Office of Undergraduate Research celebrates awardees with the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, and presents certificates to scholarship recipients. See the complete list of 2023 awardees here!
Read MoreA recent article in The New York Times looks at challenges facing modern cities and includes references to Dr. Andy Hong from the University of Utah. “Far too often, city initiatives don’t actually address the needs of residents — and sometimes they create even bigger problems, especially for those who are most vulnerable. Take Vancouver, […]
Read MoreAccording to Professor Alessandro Rigolon, nature studies often focus more on “green spaces” or “blue spaces,” areas with lots of plants or bodies of water. In a recent interview with KUER, Rigolon looks beyond the typical emphasis on the benefits of forests and water, exploring instead the benefits experienced by exposure to other types of […]
Read MoreWe are excited to announce that the UT APA High Achievement Awards have arrived in the office for Drs. Ivis Garica and Alessandro Rigolon. Great job to all the students and faculty involved in the Thriving in Place Project!
Read MoreSignificant research has shown that gentrification often follows the implementation of greening initiatives (e.g. new parks) in cities worldwide, in what scholars have called ‘green gentrification’. Professors Alessandro Rigolon and Tim Collins recently published a new article looking at this phenomenon, proposing three complementary explanations for why gentrification precedes greening, including demand from gentrifiers, push […]
Read MoreDivya Chandrasekhar and Sua Kim of University of Utah’s City & Metropolitan Planning Department worked with John Downen and Joshua Spolsdoff of UU’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute to survey local businesses about their recovery actions after the March 2020 disasters, including COVID-19 lockdowns and a 5.7 magnitude earthquake. The researchers noted that while increasing […]
Read MoreDid you know that housing and transportation together account for around 50% of greenhouse gas emissions? To achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, we need to dramatically reduce vehicle miles traveled and make our buildings more efficient. Different types of buildings have different carbon footprints, but it isn’t just the design features of the structures that […]
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