MET’s Urban Adaptation Expert Helps Prep University for Climate Events
As part of BU’s Climate Action Plan Task Force, Dr. Madhu Dutta-Koehler, director of the MET City Planning & Urban Affairs programs and associate professor of the practice, is applying her expertise in urban resilience to help devise plans for the University to weather potential high-impact weather events affecting the Charles River campus. Dutta-Koehler, whose […]
Urbanization in Ghana, with Ghana’s Ambassador to the U.S.
On September 29, 2017, Boston University’s Initiative on Cities welcomed Dr. Barfuor Adjei-Barwuah, the 19th Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to the United States, to speak on the topic of Urbanization in Ghana. In a visit facilitated by Kwabena Kyei-Aboagye—Metropolitan College professor and alumnus of the Master of City Planning program—the Ambassador addressed an […]
The Future of Sustainable Cities Explored at Urban Affairs Summit
Imagining a future where floods shut down the Massachusetts Turnpike and Park Street MBTA subway stop, and trying to envision possible solutions, might be a nightmare for most Boston residents, but for Metropolitan College City Planning & Urban Affairs students, it was just one element of the day’s lesson. The workshop exercise was a part […]
BU Online Educators Help Score Prestigious Climate Change Prize
A proposal to regulate air conditioners to lessen their environmental impact made winners of a pair of Boston University online course facilitators, who were recognized with an award at a notable climate change conference. Eduardo Fracassi and Fabian Szulanski are course facilitators that teach management online at BU, and together with students from the Instituto […]
City Planning & Urban Affairs Students Score Victory in Mobility Contest
Students in the City Planning & Urban Affairs program showed their preparedness to solve real-world challenges—like those they will face in their professional futures—earlier last month when they won the on-campus workshop contest designed to promote equality and access to those in need.. CPUA master’s students Alejandro Delgado and Luis Quintanilla were named winners of […]
Urbanologist Makes Case for Metropolitan Concentration
Some people may be drawn to quiet comforts of living in the country, but according to the BU’s resident “Urbanologist,” more and more people will be drawn to life in the big city, and city planners should be prepared. Speaking with the Boston Metro, Max Grinnell—a lecturer in MET’s Urban Affairs program—made the case for […]
City Planning & Urban Affairs Scholars Join City’s ‘Imagine Boston 2030’ Discussion
“Imagine Boston 2030”—the City of Boston’s first comprehensive, city-wide planning project in more than 50 years—is a campaign that evidences the vital roles City Planning & Urban Affairs play in preparing for the future. To mark its kickoff, Boston University’s Initiative on Cities held a “Sharing Visions, Shaping Cities” seminar. The panel was moderated by […]
Professors Channel Energy into Problem-Solving Climate Change
MET City Planning & Urban Affairs program coordinator Dr. Madhu Dutta-Koehler was part of a fourteen-professor panel on climate change and environmental policy held at the Rafik B. Hariri Building earlier this month. The symposium, part of the “Research on Tap” lecture series, saw BU educators present relevant findings and analyses, including the concepts at […]
MET’s Urban Design Expert Weighs in on Climate Change Panel
While climate change presents challenges to all walks of life, it uniquely affects those areas that are most densely populated, which is why organizers of a BU Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation Forum invited MET City Planning and Urban Affairs program coordinator and professor Madhu Dutta-Koehler to share her views on the power of urban […]
Alumni Book Profiled on PBS
In June, Metropolitan College Dean’s Advisory Board member Gary Grossman (MET’75), a graduate of MET’s Urban Affairs program, discussed hisnew thriller Old Earthon the multiple Emmy Award-winning PBS series Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick.