Urban Planning Who Has Your Back in a Weather Emergency? When neighbors know who they can turn to during storms and heat waves, communities are more resilient to climate change. Tufts researchers are helping to build...
Urban Planning What Are Just Sustainabilities? It is a concept that urges us to place justice at the center of any effort toward environmental sustainability, says Julian Agyeman
Activism & Social Justice Grant Will Establish Racial Equity in Policy and Planning Program The Barr Foundation grant will provide stipends to five REPP Fellows studying urban planning and policy at Tufts
Climate & Sustainability A Street-Smart Vision for Boston Jacob Wessel, A14, steers toward a more equitable future for the city’s public spaces
Activism & Social Justice A Call for Environmental Justice for All María Belén Power, AG20, advocates for justice-centered change from Chelsea, Massachusetts to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Urban Planning Revitalizing Cities To boost equity, we must rethink the police, invest in sustainable cities, and ensure that people of color are at the table, argue Tufts experts
Urban Planning How Will COVID-19 Affect Public Spaces? Cities adapted in the past to pandemics, and one place to start is in parks, says a Tufts urban planning professor
Urban Planning Five Big Ideas for Designing Today’s Cities It’s all about using the lessons of neuroscience and relationships to build more connective communities, say Tufts experts
Urban Planning Bringing Landmarks Like Notre-Dame Back to Life Careful and sensitive restoration of sacred monuments is critical, says Tufts art historian
Urban Planning Turning Around Urban Decline Reusing abandoned properties can transform those spaces—and whole cities, says Tufts professor
