Adjunct Instructor Patrick Putt, who also works as the Summit County Community Development Director, was featured in a podcast where he discussed ongoing development projects across the county. Listen here to learn more!
Read MoreAs human populations become concentrated in larger, more intensely urbanized areas connected through globalization, the relationships of cities to their surrounding landscapes are open to social, ecological, and economic reinterpretation. In particular, the value of access to nature in the form of nearby undeveloped wildland to urban populations implies a relatively novel type of synergistic […]
Read MoreDuring the pandemic, many people got a new lease on life—and new leases. Almost 3 million people in the United States permanently relocated during the first year of the pandemic. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the pandemic also caused over one-third of businesses to increase telework opportunities for employees. Utah is in the […]
Read MoreAdjunct Shaleane Gee explores how economic disparity ripples through lives, adversely affecting housing and transportation options, diet, education, access to health and financial services, and ability to participate fully in all that Utah has to offer. During 2010-2015, a census tract in the Capitol Hill neighborhood boasted a life expectancy of 84.5 years. Yet the […]
Read MoreAlongside other researchers, Professor Reazul Ahsan explored the extent of the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in flash-flood-prone haor (wetland ecosystem) areas of north-eastern Bangladesh. Addressing the situation of severe flash floods in 2017 at the community level, this study examines the constraints and challenges in using ICT for flash flood risk management. […]
Read MoreNumerous studies have highlighted the physical and mental health benefits of contact with nature, typically in landscapes characterized by plants (i.e., “greenspace”) and water (i.e., “bluespace”). However, natural landscapes are not always green or blue, and the effects of other landscapes are worth attention. This narrative review by Professor Alessandro Rigolon and other researchers attempts […]
Read MoreThis story originally appeared in Innovation Matters – College of social Work. More than two years after the beginning of a global pandemic, it’s still difficult to think through all the changes COVID brought with it. There isn’t a sphere of society or a point in the lifespan that wasn’t altered. Sarah Canham, associate professor in […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Idil Ayral, who has accepted a faculty position at our Utah Asia Campus! Dr. Ayral completed her Ph.D. at Universitat Pomeu Fabra in Barcelona, where she examined public space in twentieth-century Barcelona for her thesis. Her architecture master’s thesis, completed at Istanbul Technical University, involved research on nineteenth-century garden kiosks in Istanbul. Dr. […]
Read MoreEven as streets have filled back up since the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic appears to have altered some long-established transportation habits that could have lasting impacts on the way we get around, prompting new conversations in transit-engineering circles while causing leaders to reevaluate priorities and hit the gas on particular projects. Read here to learn […]
Read MoreAbstract Few studies have systematically examined the role of municipal planning in creating immigrant-friendly cities despite the importance of immigration to the growth and development of cities. In this research project I asked to what extent and how planners are involved in immigrant welcoming initiatives. The interviews draw from two perspectives—planning and immigrant affairs—through content […]
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