Initiative on Cities
The Initiative on Cities serves as a hub for urban related research and teaching across Boston University. We engage with urban leaders, policymakers, academics, and students from around the world to work toward sustainable, just, and inclusive urban transformation.
We seek to:
Latest News
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Initiative on Cities Releases 2024 Annual Report
The Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) is proud to release its 2024 Annual Report — marking 10 years since Read more
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2024 Careers in Transportation Information Session
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 30th, 4 PM – 5:30 PM ET Location: Initiative on Cities | 75 Bay State Read more
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Critical Gentrification Studies in US Cities: A Book Symposium
Date & Time: Friday, November 1st, 11 AM – 3 PM ET Location: Rajen Kilachand Center Colloquium Room, 1st Floor Read more
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The Last Breath of Sam Yan Film Screening & Discussion
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 4:00-6:00 pm ET Film Screening: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road Join the Read more
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New Publication: “Operationalizing climate justice in the implementation of Boston’s Building Performance Standard”
Dr. Claudia Diezmartínez, Professor Benjamin Sovacool, and Associate Professor Anne Short Gianotti have published a new paper on Nature Cities Read more
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Policy Brief: The Role of Sanitation and Waste Management in Local Responses to Homelessness
Authors: Katherine Levine Einstein (Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston University), Charley E. Willison (Assistant Professor of Public and Ecosystem Read more
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Allston Multimodal Project and Reknitting the Allston Community
Where: Eichenbaum Colloquium Room, 610 Commonwealth Ave, First Floor When: Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 4:00 – 5:30 PM ET Join Read more
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The Two Faces of Fear: Violence and Inequality in the Mexican Metropolis Book Talk & Discussion
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 4:00-6:00 PM ET (Talk: 4-5:15 PM; Reception: 5:15-6 PM) Location: Initiative on Cities, 75 Read more
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Director Loretta Lees Wins International Planning History Society (IPHS) Book Prize
Initiative on Cities Director Loretta Lees and co-author Elanor Warwick received the biennial International Planning History Society's (IPHS) First Book Read more
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Call for Papers for the 2025 International Conference on Urban Affairs – Triangulating the Urban-H (Housing, Heat, Health) in Cities Session
When: April 15-19, 2025 Where: Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Organizers: Loretta Lees, Professor of Sociology, and Read more