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2 episodes with urban management
2 episodes with urban management
2 episodes with urban management
On this week's show, we bring you a national conversation with Marc Dunkelman, author of the book "Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress—And How to Bring It Back," that was hosted by the High Speed Rail Alliance on April 4, 2025. Marc J. Dunkelman is a fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs and a former fellow at NYU's Marron Institute of Urban Management. During more than a decade working in politics, he worked for Democratic members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives and as a senior fellow at the Clinton Foundation. The author of The Vanishing Neighbor, Dunkelman's work has also appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlantic, and Politico. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island. America built the world's greatest rail network, along with a vast electrical grid, interstate highways, abundant housing, the Social Security system, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and more. But today, even while facing pressing challenges that include dilapidated infrastructure and a climate crisis, progress is difficult. In this talk, you'll hear from Marc Dunkelman, author of the new book Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress—And How to Bring It Back. He argues that both conservatives and progressives have played a role in creating gridlock that stifles progress, and that we can get past it. Learn more about Why Nothing Works at https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/marc-j-dunkelman/why-nothing-works/9781541700215/ Learn about upcoming webinars hosted by the Alliance: https://www.hsrail.org/events/ Become a member of the High Speed Rail Alliance: https://www.hsrail.org/join-us/ The High Speed Rail Alliance is a 501(C)(3) non-profit, supported by individual members who want fast, frequent, and affordable trains throughout North America. Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://www.forwardradio.org
Why does it feel like we can't build anything anymore? In this episode, Nick and Goldy talk with author Mark Dunkelman about his new book Why Nothing Works, which examines how well-intentioned progressive reforms created a “vetocracy” that makes major public projects nearly impossible. From Seattle's decades-long waterfront rebuild to the dysfunction of Penn Station, they explore the messy trade-offs between accountability and action—and ask what it would take to make progress possible again. Marc Dunkelman is a fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs and a former fellow at NYU's Marron Institute of Urban Management. During more than a decade working in politics, he worked for Democratic members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives and as a senior fellow at the Clinton Foundation. Social Media: @MarcDunkelman Further reading: Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress—and How to Bring It Back Website: http://pitchforkeconomics.com Instagram: @pitchforkeconomics Threads: pitchforkeconomics Bluesky: @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social Twitter: @PitchforkEcon, @NickHanauer, @civicaction YouTube: @pitchforkeconomics LinkedIn: Pitchfork Economics Substack: The Pitch
This week we're listening in on a conversation hosted by Seamless Bay Area about the 2024 update to the California State Rail Plan. Adina Levin of Seamless Bay Area hosts Shannon Simonds Chief, Office of Rail Planning & Implementation at Caltrans, Eric Goldwyn of the Marron Institute of Urban Management, and Adriana Rizzo of Californians for Electric Rail in discussion. Find the video of this discussion on YouTube. Find the slides from this discussion here. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site! And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com
As MAGA continues to vandalize the Federal bureaucracy, some progressives are beginning to publicly acknowledge their role in the historic undermining of the US government. In his provocative new book Why Nothing Works, the self-styled “progressive” Marc Dunkelman argues that it was the left - in their cultural aversion to power over the last half century - who have broken the U.S. government. If progressives want to get something…. anything, in fact, done in America - from building high speed railways to more affordable housing - Dunkelman argues that the Democrats need to once again embrace positive government. Don't blame Trump for Musk's chainsaw, Dunkelman tells the Democrats. Blame yourselves.Here are the 5 KEEN ON AMERICA takeaways in this conversation with Dunkelman:* The Progressive Dilemma: Progressivism has two competing impulses that need to be in balance - one that seeks to centralize power to accomplish major projects (the "Hamiltonian" approach), and another that is suspicious of centralized authority and seeks to distribute power (the "Jeffersonian" approach). Since the 1960s, the balance has shifted heavily toward suspicion of power.* Crisis of Effective Governance: The current system has so many checks and constraints that even widely supported public interest projects can't get off the ground. Dunkelman cites the Biden administration's EV charger initiative that produced only 58 chargers from $5 billion in funding due to regulatory barriers and implementation challenges.* Historical Shift in Progressive Attitude: The 1960s-70s marked a turning point when progressive attitudes shifted from trusting centralized authority to deep skepticism. Dunkelman points to figures like Robert Moses (exposed in "The Power Broker") and Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley as embodying a form of centralized power that became viewed as problematic.* Political Consequences: This dysfunction in government has contributed to populist backlash, with voters supporting figures like Trump who promise to take a "sledgehammer" to institutions they see as failing. The inability to deliver visible results has undermined progressive credibility.* Path Forward: Progressives need to develop a new narrative focused on making government work effectively rather than just opposing power. Dunkelman suggests "permitting reform" and similar practical measures need to be central to the progressive agenda, rather than continuing the stale debate about moving left or right.Marc J. Dunkelman is a fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs and a former fellow at NYU's Marron Institute of Urban Management. During more than a decade working in politics, he worked for Democratic members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives and as a senior fellow at the Clinton Foundation. The author of The Vanishing Neighbor, Dunkelman's work has also appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlantic, and Politico. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting the daily KEEN ON show, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy interview series. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe
Construction history is entirely unfamiliar to most scholars, and yet it is a crucial part of urban history. Alexander Wood joins the show to discuss how New York City was built from blueprints to scaffolding to demolition.Essential Reading:Alexander Wood, Building the Metropolis: Architecture, Construction, and Labor in New York City, 1880–1935 (2025).Recommended Reading:Joanne Abel Goldman, Building New York's Sewers: Developing Mechanisms of Urban Management (1997).Gerard Koeppel, City on a Grid: How New York Became New York (2015).Mike Wallace, Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919 (2017). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
All meaningful reform happens when there is one smooth pipeline from research to policy to execution. Angela Hawkins joins Vasant Dhar in episode 92 of Brave New World to discuss her work as both a thinker in academia and a doer with government. Useful resources 1. Angela Hawken at Marron Institute of Urban Management. 2. Solly Angel's Atlas of Urban Expansion. 3. Graduated Reintegration: Smoothing the Transition from Prison to Community -- Angela Hawken and Mark Kleiman. 4. Unorthodox Philanthropy. 5. Bias in Smart City Governance -- Constantine Kontokosta and Boyeong Hong. 6. The Civic Analytics program. 7. Litmus. Check out Vasant Dhar's newsletter on Substack. Subscription is free!
Are you interested in urban nature futures? Summary of the article titled Nature futures for the urban century: Integrating multiple values into urban management from 2022 by Andressa V. Mansur, Robert I. McDonald, Burak Güneralp, HyeJin Kim, Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira, Corey T. Callaghan, Perrine Hamel, Jan J. Kuiper, Manuel Wolff, Veronika Liebelt, Inês S. Martins, Thomas Elmqvist, and Henrique M. Pereira, published in the Environmental Science and Policy journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Junaid Islam in episode 286 talking about the importance of non-tech zones in the city even though being a technology advocate. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how we can integrate nature into our urban futures. This article presents the Urban Nature Futures Framework (UNFF) to help cities envision sustainable futures by integrating different perspectives on the role of nature in urban development, addressing ecological, social, and cultural values. Find the article through this link. Abstract: There is an emerging consensus that the health of the planet depends on the coexistence between rapidly growing cities and the natural world. One strategy for guiding cities towards sustainability is to facilitate a planning process based on positive visions for urban systems among actors and stakeholders. This paper presents the Urban Nature Futures Framework (UNFF), a framework for scenario building for cities that is based on three Nature Futures perspectives: Nature for Nature, Nature for Society, and Nature as Culture. Our framework engages stakeholders with envisioning the three Nature Futures perspectives through four components using participatory methods and quantitative models: identification of the socio-ecological feedbacks in cities, assessment of indirect impacts of cities on biodiversity, development of multi-scale indicators, and development of scenarios. Stakeholders in cities may use this framework to explore different options for integrating nature in its various manifestations within urban areas and to assess how different community preferences result in various cityscapes and distribution of associated benefits from nature among urban dwellers across multiple scales. Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.244 - Interview with Joe Glesta about urban greenery's benefits for reducing heat island effects No.280 - Interview with Hudson Worsley about urban tree management You can find the transcript through this link. What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
In this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck discusses the report “How To Improve Domestic High-Speed Rail Project Delivery” with one of the report's authors, Eric Goldwyn. They discuss the advantages of high-speed rail over other transportation options, the challenges that building such a system in the U.S. would pose and five key recommendations for overcoming those challenges. Goldwyn is a leading urban scholar and program director at the Marron Institute of Urban Management, as well as a clinical assistant professor in the Transportation and Land-Use program at the NYU Marron Institute. To hear more from Goldwyn, check out this episode, where he discusses why U.S. transit is so expensive and how to fix it. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES “How To Improve Domestic High-Speed Rail Project Delivery,” by Eric Goldwyn et al., Transit Costs Project. Transit Costs (website). Eric Goldwyn (Twitter/X). Chuck Marohn (Twitter/X).
Are you interested in data-driven urban management? Summary of the article titled Data-driven urban management: Mapping the landscape from 2020 by Zeynep Engin, Justin van Dijk, Tian Lan, Paul A. Longley, Philip Treleaven, Michael Batty, and Alan Penn, published in the Journal of Urban Management. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Alejandro Quinto in episode 248 talking about utilising data in urban planning and management. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see the urban data landscape with its shortcomings and hidden gems. This article provides a transdisciplinary synthesis of the developments, opportunities, and challenges for urban management and planning under this ongoing ‘digital revolution'. As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects: Considerations, including privacy and transparency, are crucial in deploying these technologies effectively. Data and technology are transforming urban management, enabling smarter, more efficient city governance. Successful data-driven management relies on accurate data, advanced analytics, and collaboration among all stakeholders. You can find the article through this link. Abstract: Big data analytics and artificial intelligence, paired with blockchain technology, the Internet of Things, and other emerging technologies, are poised to revolutionise urban management. With massive amounts of data collected from citizens, devices, and traditional sources such as routine and well-established censuses, urban areas across the world have – for the first time in history – the opportunity to monitor and manage their urban infrastructure in real-time. This simultaneously provides previously unimaginable opportunities to shape the future of cities, but also gives rise to new ethical challenges. This paper provides a transdisciplinary synthesis of the developments, opportunities, and challenges for urban management and planning under this ongoing ‘digital revolution' to provide a reference point for the largely fragmented research efforts and policy practice in this area. We consider both top-down systems engineering approaches and the bottom-up emergent approaches to coordination of different systems and functions, their implications for the existing physical and institutional constraints on the built environment and various planning practices, as well as the social and ethical considerations associated with this transformation from non-digital urban management to data-driven urban management. Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.005R - Smart cities, big data and urban policy No.132 - Interview with Michael Batty, the father of urban data management No.141 - Interview with Soheil Sabri about digital twins You can find the transcript through this link. What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Christine Edwards of Civility Localized, a Charlotte-based public engagement firm that is changing the game on so many levels.But most of all, this is an episode of two Black Southern women who are connected in some shape or form to North Carolina, talking about how we both are motivated and have or haven't been supported by that state.About our GuestChristine Edwards is a civic firebrand who has immersed herself in helping urban communities grow with dignity. Since founding Civility Localized in 2018, her work has affected change nationwide through innovative outreach strategies that support racial equity, reducing barriers to participation, and encouraging sustainable growth for cities. Christine earned her Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Urban Management and Policy from UNC Charlotte. Christine's work has been featured in Fast Company, Axios, The Business Journals, Queen City Nerve, Mountain Xpress, Pride Magazine, QCity Metro and many other local and national publications. Christine serves as a board member for Generation Nation, an organization cultivating the next generation of civic leaders and is a member of the board of directors for the Humane Society of Charlotte. She enjoys southern food, and loves seeing urban policy theory play out in daily life.* Social Media & Websites:* Websites:https://www.CivilityLocalized.comhttps://www.CivicImpactAcademy.com https://www.MeetChristine.co* Facebook: https://facebook.com/civilitylocalized* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/civility-localized/* Twitter: @CivilityCo* Instagram: @CivilityLocalizedAlso, I had to have an NC-related hot topic this week and it's about this new mask and protest banning bill, that's just the latest of laws making me not want to move home again, despite my love and homesickness.Read the reference article here — https://www.wral.com/story/nc-senate-votes-to-ban-people-from-wearing-masks-in-public-for-health-reasons/21433199And I found two Black North Carolina authors for you to read this week, you can purchase then in my Bookshop.org store:https://bookshop.org/a/5060/9781982163693https://bookshop.org/a/5060/9780679737889Never miss an episode, subscribe to my Substack or on LinkedInYou can also find me, Kristen , @blackurbanist or @kristpattern. Get full access to Defying Gentrification, Crafting Liberation at theblackurbanist.substack.com/subscribe
This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Christine Edwards of Civility Localized, a Charlotte-based public engagement firm that is changing the game on so many levels.But most of all, this is an episode of two Black Southern women who are connected in some shape or form to North Carolina, talking about how we both are motivated and have or haven't been supported by that state.About our GuestChristine Edwards is a civic firebrand who has immersed herself in helping urban communities grow with dignity. Since founding Civility Localized in 2018, her work has affected change nationwide through innovative outreach strategies that support racial equity, reducing barriers to participation, and encouraging sustainable growth for cities. Christine earned her Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Urban Management and Policy from UNC Charlotte. Christine's work has been featured in Fast Company, Axios, The Business Journals, Queen City Nerve, Mountain Xpress, Pride Magazine, QCity Metro and many other local and national publications. Christine serves as a board member for Generation Nation, an organization cultivating the next generation of civic leaders and is a member of the board of directors for the Humane Society of Charlotte. She enjoys southern food, and loves seeing urban policy theory play out in daily life. Social Media & Websites: Websites: https://www.CivilityLocalized.com https://www.CivicImpactAcademy.com https://www.MeetChristine.co Facebook: https://facebook.com/civilitylocalized LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/civility-localized/ Twitter: @CivilityCo Instagram: @CivilityLocalized Also, I had to have an NC-related hot topic this week and it's about this new mask and protest banning bill, that's just the latest of laws making me not want to move home again, despite my love and homesickness.Read the reference article here — https://www.wral.com/story/nc-senate-votes-to-ban-people-from-wearing-masks-in-public-for-health-reasons/21433199/And I found two Black North Carolina authors for you to read this week, you can purchase then in my Bookshop.org store:https://bookshop.org/a/5060/9781982163693https://bookshop.org/a/5060/9780679737889Never miss an episode, subscribe to my Substack or on LinkedInYou can also find me, Kristen , @blackurbanist or @kristpattern.
Lo scorso 8 aprile, Stroncature ha ospitato un nuovo appuntamento della rubrica “Viaggi nell'innovazione”, Roberto Panzarani ospiterà il dibattito dal titolo S.U.M City School. La S.U.M. City School of Urban Management è una scuola di organizzazione e cultura urbana ideata da Gianfranco Dioguardi e promossa dall'Università degli Studi di Bari, dall'ANCI e dalla Fondazione Dioguardi. La scuola si pone come primo esempio di istituzione dedicata alla formazione di specifiche competenze rivolte alla gestione del governo del territorio urbano. Ospiti di Roberto Panzarani saranno: Gianfranco Dioguardi, docente di Economia e Organizzazione aziendale POLIBA, ideatore della S.U.M. City School, Letizia Carrera, docente di Sociologia e Sociologia urbana POLIBA, membro del direttivo del Consorzio nazionale SUM City School e Cristina Melchiorri, Amministratore delegato del Consorzio S.U.M. City School.
On this week's episode, host Chuck Marohn talks with Eric Goldwyn, a leading urban scholar and program director at the Marron Institute of Urban Management, as well as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Transportation and Land-Use program at the NYU Marron Institute. He is known for his pioneering research on urban issues, fostering collaboration to improve city living, and he's here to talk with us today about the importance of transit for the future of cities, as well as the importance of local government (and the fact that local government is more than just an appendage of state and federal government). ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES “Slow Boring x Transit Costs Project Event,” by Kate Crawford, Slow Boring (March 2023). Transit Costs (website). Eric Goldwyn (Twitter/X). Chuck Marohn (Twitter/X).
Alain Bertaud is an urbanist and a senior research scholar at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management. He is the author of a book about urban planning that is titled Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities. He has worked as an urban planner in a multitude of cities around the world. Today, we talk about his view of a city and what he's observed as an urban planner. He gives us examples and draws connections between how culture and regulation shape cities --- he means literally; cities shaped by regulation are shaped like donuts. We discuss the problems with central planning from old Soviet cities to today's urban sprawl caused by zoning regulation. He explains how being a "free market urban planner" is not a contradiction and shares personal stories about how he came to this career.Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Alain Bertaud is an urbanist and a senior research scholar at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management. He is the author of a book about urban planning that is titled Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities. He has worked as an urban planner in a multitude of cities around the world. Today, we talk about his view of a city and what he's observed as an urban planner. He gives us examples and draws connections between how culture and regulation shape cities --- he means literally; cities shaped by regulation are shaped like donuts. We discuss the problems with central planning from old Soviet cities to today's urban sprawl caused by zoning regulation. He explains how being a "free market urban planner" is not a contradiction and shares personal stories about how he came to this career.Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Alain Bertaud is an urbanist and a senior research scholar at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management. He is the author of a book about urban planning that is titled Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities. He has worked as an urban planner in a multitude of cities around the world. Today, we talk about his view of a city and what he's observed as an urban planner. He gives us examples and draws connections between how culture and regulation shape cities --- he means literally; cities shaped by regulation are shaped like donuts. We discuss the problems with central planning from old Soviet cities to today's urban sprawl caused by zoning regulation. He explains how being a "free market urban planner" is not a contradiction and shares personal stories about how he came to this career.Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
On today's episode of the Green Hour, we're delving into the dynamic world of urban management in Atlanta, Georgia, with Public Works Commissioner Al Wiggins Jr. We explore the intricate challenges of waste collection, addressing illegal dumping, and the innovative solutions employed, including surveillance cameras and artificial intelligence. Commissioner Wiggins, a seasoned leader with a background in the United States Air Force and various roles in local government, will share insights into managing a $90M annual budget and a workforce of nearly 700 employees. Join us as we navigate the complexities of urban management, discovering the strategies and resilience driving the heartbeat of a major city, especially in the face of challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
How do we find out how air pollution is affecting us at our own county and state level? Dr. Laura Gladson has been a researcher with the Health, Environment, and Policy Program at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management since 2014. On this podcast, we discuss the Health of the Air report, which shows how many people are affected in each state and county by air pollution in excess of recommended ATS standards. We also discuss separating out the toll of wildfire smoke exposure and how it affects communities, and what can be done to decrease the toll. To Do- 1- Go to the Health of the Air report to see how impacted your state or county is by air pollution. There is a list by each state at the end of the report. Contact your representatives at every level to see what can be done. Listen to last month's episode “Clean Air and Climate Advocacy for Busy People” to learn how to get started. 2- Check the report to see how impacted your state or county is is by wildland fire smoke, and make a plan for protection. Listen to the “Our Health in Wildfire Season” episode to learn more about how to do that. You can also learn more about controlled burns and protecting your home from wildfire in the “Fighting Fire with Fire episode.” 3- You can learn more about ozone from Dr. Nassikas in the “True Cost of Ozone” episode from last season and more about PM2.5 from a host of episodes, including the “What's in a Standard” episode with Dan Costa from Season 2 and “What's burning” episode with Dr. Goobie from Season three. 4- To learn more about personal tools with regards to air pollution, learn more about the Air Quality Index in the “What's in an Index” episode. 5- Consider a donation to the American Thoracic Society, which funds excellent research like that behind the Health of the Air Report and also advocates for clean air and healthier air quality standards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit blog post for more information, or go to airhealthourhealth.org. Follow and comment on Facebook page and Instagram. Record a question or comment on the podcast site or send an e-mail via the website. Photo by Photoholgic on Unsplash --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/airhealthourhealth/message
The American Thoracic Society together with the Marron Institute of Urban Management at NYU has published the latest Health of the Air Report. Dr. Kevin Cromar and colleagues share local and national estimates of the health impacts of air pollution – including smoke from wildfires – that exceeds recommended levels by the ATS.
Dr. Abraham Unger has been the Tikvah Fund's Director of Regional Education since 2021. In that capacity, he has managed the launch and growth of the Millstone Scholars National Honors Program in Jewish Thought for middle school students across the country. This weekly afterschool program in Jewish ideas covers the Biblical through contemporary periods and meets in-person in discussion-driven seminar groups in all regions of the U.S. Before joining Tikvah, Dr. Unger served for 15 years as Director of Urban Programs at Wagner College, where he received tenure as a professor in Wagner's Department of Government and Politics. He oversaw the Public Policy and Administration major while managing numerous community partnerships. While at Wagner, Dr. Unger was Project Manager of a major U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant at the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Foundation. He received appointments as Senior Fellow at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management and as a Visiting Research Scholar in the Political Science Department at Fordham University. Dr. Unger has developed the Conservatory model of education, in which students start each phase of their education, from middle school through high school and university, with majors and rigorous specialized curricula alongside traditional distribution requirements. This curricular model weaves together theory and practice. Whether students stay with their majors or not as their interests evolve, the self-empowerment they experience as emerging specialists serves them for a lifetime. Dr. Unger is the author of numerous articles and three books examining the structure and implementation of public-private partnerships. Gems:Engage middle school students in serious Jewish thought through the text and great ideas.Deep knowledge and deep immersion in the sources give students strength, confidence, and a connection to their past.The whole world benefits from Jewish values.The teacher encourages discussion between the students.To have real freedom intellectually, one must know methodology and technique.Put in the work with vigor and learn how the text sees itself in its own interpretive principles.Know the material.Once you know the text, it never leaves you.It is empowering to know the text and commentaries.Training students to see the text clearly.There must be something to focus on.Nothing is more empowering than helping students recognize their potential.Don't give up on young people!Allow children to find one thing to focus on and with seriousness.Prioritize your children's Jewish learning.You must love teaching.Jewish life should be rich with thought aParenting On Purpose This course will help you better understand your child and build a deeper connection.Amazon We receive a small commission for any items purchased through my Amazon link.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show
Andres Prera is a LEED Fellow. He has worked in a sustainable architecture firm in St Louis, Missouri. In 2003, he became one of the first in Latin America to gain LEED AP credentials. Upon his return to Guatemala, Andres co-founded ENVIRO. The firm specializes in green design, project management and sustainability consulting. Since 2004, Andres has worked to promote and provoke change in the building industry towards a sustainable future for the country and the region, now working in several countries. In 2006, Andres earned his Masters of Urban Management degree from the Technical University in Berlin. In 2010, a small group of professionals from different sectors in the industry got together and founded the Guatemala Green Building Council, and AndrÃes became the first president of the Guatemala GBC. Show Highlights Green design mixing biology, nature, and architecture. Tips to show the industry it doesn't have to be more expensive but make more sense when building in different regions. Understanding what goes into LEED and LEED Ebom projects in the Guatemala region. Push towards regenerative buildings, bio chromatic design and Bioclimatic architecture. Create great performance and sustainable buildings while being climate responsive. The logic in having Biophilic design in every build and design. Create value in the business and services you promote to select products that fully support a healthy living. “The green building movement is still ongoing, it's still innovative, and it's still a great community, so it's always welcoming new people and professionals…I encourage everyone to think about climate and people. I think those two things are always there. If you're thinking about architecture and construction/development, it has to be human-centered.” -Andres Prera Show Resource and Information Linkedin Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES GBES is excited our membership community is growing. Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more assurance that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community! If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on . We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the ! Copyright © 2023 GBES
On this episode of Sustainably Speaking, host Mia Quinn uncovers how innovations in plastic recycling are paving the way for more durable and sustainable roads. To learn more about the latest developments in asphalt technology, we're joined by Bill Buttlar, the Glen Barton Chair in Flexible Pavement Technology at the University of Missouri.
Up Next: The Road to Sustainable Infrastructure with Bill Buttlar, Glen Barton Chair in Flexible Pavement Technology, University of Missouri Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
This episode's guest is Associate Professor Jan-Dirk Schmöcker from the Department of Urban Management at Kyoto University in Japan. Jan-Dirk has been in Japan for 15 years, 12 of them at Kyoto University. He is part of the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) group at the university and has a background in transportation planning and assignment modelling. In this episode Jan-Dirk explains his research about hyperpaths on the transit. These relate to the range of options available to transit riders, representing a set of paths through the network. Together with understand a strategy (such as boarding the first arriving bus), these hyperpaths can be used to better understand how passengers make choices. Jan-Dirk also describes some of his research into bus bunching and the choices passengers might have between boarding an overcrowded first bus or a second, relatively empty bus. Graham and Jan-Dirk also discuss Jan-Dirk's research into the benefits of unreliability. This relates to the way that users might learn other parts of the network when there are service disruptions, crowding or other problems that force them to seek an alternate route. This may result in users discovering better options to their usual route. In unreliable transportation systems travellers also arguably experience their environment more. Towards the end of the episode Jan-Dirk describes some of his work on transit fares. This has included looking at trends in fare structures, with some cities moving towards flat-fare pricing (which is easier to understand) while others are moving towards pricing that better reflects the marginal cost each passenger imposes on the system. Jan-Dirk discusses how much of the focus has been on the spatial dimension: whether to have a flat-fare, or a zonal or other distance-based pricing structure. In contrast, there has been less attention paid to other aspects of fare policy-making, such as the impacts of discounts for frequent users and daily/weekly/monthly/yearly passes, special pricing for particular user groups, and the impact of transit operators obtaining significant amounts of their revenue from non-transit businesses. Finally, Jan-Dirk discusses some of his work using Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) data to understand passengers' origins and destinations. He also discusses his current research into using big data and crowd sourcing to better understand travel and activity patterns. Among others he is using Google Popular Times data and Twitter data to understand how tourists are using public transport in Kyoto. Find out more about Jan-Dirk and his work at: His biography on the Kyoto University website at: https://trans.kuciv.kyoto-u.ac.jp/its/Schmoecker.html His publications at: Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=DIFXh60AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jan-Dirk-Schmoecker World Transit Research: https://www.worldtransitresearch.info/do/search/?q=Jan-Dirk%20Schm%C3%B6cker%20&start=0&context=1060035&facet= and a recent project on using crowdsourced data at: https://concert-japan-daruma.github.io/ Have feedback? Find us on twitter and Instagram @transitpodcast or using #researchingtransit Music from this episode is from https://www.purple-planet.com
Speaker: Alain Bertaud, Senior Fellow, New York University's Marron Institute of Urban Management; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University. Moderator: Diane E. Davis, Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism, Harvard's Graduate School of Design. The discussion revolves around Alain's recent book, "Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities," where he argues operational urban planning can be improved by the application of the tools of urban economics to the design of regulations and infrastructure.
Technology is forcing our cities to evolve. It is redefining the meaning of location and accessibility, it changes the way we work and move around, and it forces us to reconsider many of our basic assumptions. How should cities respond? What can be done to increase opportunity and tackle inequality? What is the connection between commuting, remote work, and overall prosperity? What should we make of all the trendy ideas that are currently being proposed? And what's so good about cities anyway? This is a recording of a conversation between Dror Poleg and Alain Bertaud. Alain Bertaud is one of the most influential voices on the topic of cities, urban labor markets, and urban transportation networks. He is the author of Order Without Design, a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and a Senior Fellow at NYU's Marron Institute of Urban Management. Previously, Bertaud served as the principal urban planner at the World Bank as a resident urban planner across the globe — from Bangkok and Sana'a to Paris and New York. He even worked as a draftsman for Le Corbusier in India.
In this episode, Shruti speaks with Alain Bertaud about how Indian cities have evolved, utilities pricing, land use restrictions such as floor area ratio and floor space index, slums, charter cities, urbanization in Africa and much more. Bertaud is an urbanist, distinguished visiting scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and senior research scholar at New York University's Marron Institute of Urban Management. From 1980 to 1999, he was the principal urban planner at the World Bank. His book about urban planning is titled “Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities.” Recorded February 7th, 2023 Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links. Follow us on Twitter Follow Shruti on Twitter Follow Alain on Twitter Click here for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
Eric Goldwyn, a professor who has led a team at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management, joined the show to discuss his team's research on building transit and why it costs so much more in New York than other places around the world. The Transit Costs Project just released its New York Case examining the exorbitant, late, and over-budget first phase of the Second Avenue Subway as well as its Final Report.
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With the cost of living rising and housing affordability at an all-time high, there are some relatively simple and cost-effective things that can be done to ease rental affordability for many Australian families that are struggling to make ends meet. John Stanley chats with Paul Burton Professor of Urban Management & Planning and Director, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University, to discuss simple solutions to help drive affordable housing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With the housing market still hot as a red poker despite an uptick in interest rates, Nolan Gray, in a recent article from Bloomberg's CityLab, explores the idea of building brand-new cities (in the mode of 21st-century China or the Brasilia of the latter 20th century) to address the housing crisis. Alain Bertaud, a fellow at the Marron Institute for Urban Management and a former city planner at the World Bank, engages with Gray in this published interview to explain whether or not this is a realistic solution. Host Abby Kinney and her co-host Charles Marohn of Strong Towns chew it over in this episode of Upzoned. “Historically, infrastructure follows the market, not the other way around,” Kinney notes. “Huge public investments in infrastructure where there are no jobs are not really a very smart investment because the upfront costs of building an entire city's worth of infrastructure are so incredibly high. The public sector would have to be in a negative cash flow for a very long time.” Marohn talks about places where this has actually been done, with the government fronting the money for infrastructure and subsidizing individuals through mortgages and commercial real estate loans. “They fail in every financial metric that is longer than the immediate sugar high you get out of the transaction,” he says. There are interesting examples, as both hosts discuss, but it's hard to beat an organically grown, incrementally developed city, where historic trial and error has made places that work. Where do you fall on this question? Additional Show Notes “The Problem With Building a New City From Scratch,” by Nolan Gray, CityLab (April 2022). Abby Kinney (Twitter) Charles Marohn (Twitter) Theme Music by Kemet the Phantom.
The Bastendorffs' home was considered one of the few respectable boarding homes in Victorian London...until the discovery of a corpse unleashed a sex scandal and murder mystery that has still gone unsolved. Who would want to murder the quirky, old Matilda Hacker? And how had no one discovered her corpse for so long?Sources:Gamber, Wendy. “Boarding and Lodging Houses.” Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, 2017. https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/boarding-and-lodging-houses/Gamber, Wendy. The Boardinghouse in Nineteenth-Century America. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007).Graham, Ruth. “Boardinghouses: Where the city was born.” Boston Globe, January 13, 2013. https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2013/01/13/boardinghouses-where-city-was-born/Hpstvjt0kj52ZMpjUOM5RJ/story.htmlGriffiths, Arthur. Victorian Murders: Mysteries of Police & Crime. (Charleston: The History Press, 2010).“HANNAH DOBBS.” The Proceedings of the Old Bailey: London's Central Criminal Court, 1674 to 1913. Old Bailey Online, June 30, 1879.Hester, Jessica. “A Brief History of Co-Living Spaces.” Bloomburg CityLab, February 22, 2016. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-22/a-brief-history-of-co-living-spaces-from-19th-century-boarding-houses-to-millennial-compoundsKohn, Kari. “Boardinghouses of Yesterday and What they Mean for Today.” NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management, December 30, 2013. https://marroninstitute.nyu.edu/blog/boardinghouses-of-yesterday-and-what-they-mean-for-todayMcKay, Sinclair. The Lady in the Cellar: Murder, Scandal and Insanity in Victorian Bloomsbury. (London: White Lion Publishing, 2018).The Merthyr Telegraph. May 30, 1879.Monmouthshire Merlin. December 12, 1879.O'Neill, Joseph. The Secret World of the Victorian Lodging House. (Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2014).“SIWERIN BASTENDORF.” The Proceedings of the Old Bailey: London's Central Criminal Court, 1674 to 1913. Old Bailey Online, November 24, 1879.South Wales Daily News, May 22, 1879.South Wales Daily News, November 10, 1879.The Western Mail. May 19, 1879.Music: Dellasera by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comFor more information, visit www.oldbloodpodcast.com
The United States is famous for its car culture. But a hundred years ago, pedestrians didn't want cars to take over the streets — and it took decades of pressure and lobbying by car companies to make them feel otherwise. Today, traffic jams, maintenance and pollution make cars more like the cigarette no one wants to quit. Urban areas have grown up and spread out along ever widening highways with parking spaces required for each new building, further entrenching the car into our lives and choking cities with smog. Public transit holds tremendous possibilities for reducing our transportation emissions while better moving people through cities. But there's a lot to overcome when trying to change the mobility model in most American cities, starting with the lack of good public transit and the high costs of construction. How can we make good public transportation work in America? Guests: Peter Norton, associate professor of history at the University of Virginia; author of Fighting Traffic and Autonorama Eric Goldwyn, assistant professor at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management; co-founder of the Transit Costs Project Amanda Eaken, director of transportation for the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge at the Natural Resources Defense Council Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The United States is famous for its car culture. But a hundred years ago, pedestrians didn't want cars to take over the streets — and it took decades of pressure and lobbying by car companies to make them feel otherwise. Today, traffic jams, maintenance and pollution make cars more like the cigarette no one wants to quit. Urban areas have grown up and spread out along ever widening highways with parking spaces required for each new building, further entrenching the car into our lives and choking cities with smog. Public transit holds tremendous possibilities for reducing our transportation emissions while better moving people through cities. But there's a lot to overcome when trying to change the mobility model in most American cities, starting with the lack of good public transit and the high costs of construction. How can we make good public transportation work in America? Guests: Peter Norton, associate professor of history at the University of Virginia; author of Fighting Traffic and Autonorama Eric Goldwyn, assistant professor at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management; co-founder of the Transit Costs Project Amanda Eaken, director of transportation for the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge at the Natural Resources Defense Council Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The United States is famous for its car culture. But a hundred years ago, pedestrians didn't want cars to take over the streets — and it took decades of pressure and lobbying by car companies to make them feel otherwise. Today, traffic jams, maintenance and pollution make cars more like the cigarette no one wants to quit. Urban areas have grown up and spread out along ever widening highways with parking spaces required for each new building, further entrenching the car into our lives and choking cities with smog. Public transit holds tremendous possibilities for reducing our transportation emissions while better moving people through cities. But there's a lot to overcome when trying to change the mobility model in most American cities, starting with the lack of good public transit and the high costs of construction. How can we make good public transportation work in America? Guests: Peter Norton, associate professor of history at the University of Virginia; author of Fighting Traffic and Autonorama Eric Goldwyn, assistant professor at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management; co-founder of the Transit Costs Project Amanda Eaken, director of transportation for the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge at the Natural Resources Defense Council Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, a research scholar at the Marron Institute of Urban Management at New York University discusses the latest findings in the Health of the Air report, which was presented at the recent American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2021 International Conference.
This episode covers The City of Austin's employee affinity groups, the importance of community engagement in creating housing and initiatives, and how the City is distributing COVID-19 relief.About Rosie TrueloveRosie Truelove currently serves as the Director of the City of Austin's Housing and Planning Department. The Housing and Planning Department was formed in 2020 with the merger of the Planning and Zoning Department and the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department. The Housing and Planning Department integrates comprehensive planning, zoning, and displacement prevention activities, to include all affordable housing program delivery, which are central to community and council priorities.Prior to her role in Housing and Planning, Rosie served as the Director of Neighborhood Housing and Community Development (NHCD) for four years. NHCD is responsible for the development and incentivizing of affordable housing in Austin, as well as community development services to benefit eligible residents, so they can have access to livable neighborhoods and increase their opportunities for self-sufficiency. Rosie worked in the capital project delivery arena for 14 years and served as the Capital Contracting Officer for seven of those years. The Capital Contracting Office has the delegated authority and responsibility for procurement and contracting services related to the City's Capital Improvement Program. Rosie began her career at the City of Austin 22 years ago, working in the information technology department. From there, she moved to the City Manager's office where she served as an Executive Assistant to the Deputy City Manager and City Manager. She has a Master in Public Affairs from the LBJ School at the University of Texas and undergraduate degree in Government. Rosie is a founding member of Woman-to-Woman, an employee affinity group at the City of Austin and has served on numerous cross departmental groups at the City of Austin focused on technology governance and human resources. She serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the Blodgett Fellows in Urban Management – a non-profit formed to promote the profession of Local Government in graduate education. Rosie is also active in her children's schools and sports clubs. She lives in Southwest Austin with her husband and their two sons and her miniature Australian Shepherds, Kerbey and Chuy.
This episode covers The City of Austin's employee affinity groups, the importance of community engagement in creating housing and initiatives, and how the City is distributing COVID-19 relief.About Rosie TrueloveRosie Truelove currently serves as the Director of the City of Austin's Housing and Planning Department. The Housing and Planning Department was formed in 2020 with the merger of the Planning and Zoning Department and the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department. The Housing and Planning Department integrates comprehensive planning, zoning, and displacement prevention activities, to include all affordable housing program delivery, which are central to community and council priorities.Prior to her role in Housing and Planning, Rosie served as the Director of Neighborhood Housing and Community Development (NHCD) for four years. NHCD is responsible for the development and incentivizing of affordable housing in Austin, as well as community development services to benefit eligible residents, so they can have access to livable neighborhoods and increase their opportunities for self-sufficiency. Rosie worked in the capital project delivery arena for 14 years and served as the Capital Contracting Officer for seven of those years. The Capital Contracting Office has the delegated authority and responsibility for procurement and contracting services related to the City's Capital Improvement Program. Rosie began her career at the City of Austin 22 years ago, working in the information technology department. From there, she moved to the City Manager's office where she served as an Executive Assistant to the Deputy City Manager and City Manager. She has a Master in Public Affairs from the LBJ School at the University of Texas and undergraduate degree in Government. Rosie is a founding member of Woman-to-Woman, an employee affinity group at the City of Austin and has served on numerous cross departmental groups at the City of Austin focused on technology governance and human resources. She serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the Blodgett Fellows in Urban Management – a non-profit formed to promote the profession of Local Government in graduate education. Rosie is also active in her children's schools and sports clubs. She lives in Southwest Austin with her husband and their two sons and her miniature Australian Shepherds, Kerbey and Chuy.
This episode covers how the City of Austin creates conversation and community around staff needs through employee affinity groups, the importance of community engagement in creating housing, transit, and economic development initiatives, and how the City is distributing COVID-19 relief.About Rosie TrueloveRosie Truelove currently serves as the Director of the City of Austin’s Housing and Planning Department. The Housing and Planning Department was formed in 2020 with the merger of the Planning and Zoning Department and the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department. The Housing and Planning Department integrates comprehensive planning, zoning, and displacement prevention activities, to include all affordable housing program delivery, which are central to community and council priorities.Prior to her role in Housing and Planning, Rosie served as the Director of Neighborhood Housing and Community Development (NHCD) for four years. NHCD is responsible for the development and incentivizing of affordable housing in Austin, as well as community development services to benefit eligible residents, so they can have access to livable neighborhoods and increase their opportunities for self-sufficiency. Rosie worked in the capital project delivery arena for 14 years and served as the Capital Contracting Officer for seven of those years. The Capital Contracting Office has the delegated authority and responsibility for procurement and contracting services related to the City’s Capital Improvement Program. Rosie began her career at the City of Austin 22 years ago, working in the information technology department. From there, she moved to the City Manager’s office where she served as an Executive Assistant to the Deputy City Manager and City Manager. She has a Master in Public Affairs from the LBJ School at the University of Texas and undergraduate degree in Government. Rosie is a founding member of Woman-to-Woman, an employee affinity group at the City of Austin and has served on numerous cross departmental groups at the City of Austin focused on technology governance and human resources. She serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the Blodgett Fellows in Urban Management – a non-profit formed to promote the profession of Local Government in graduate education. Rosie is also active in her children’s schools and sports clubs. She lives in Southwest Austin with her husband and their two sons and her miniature Australian Shepherds, Kerbey and Chuy.
This episode covers The City of Austin's employee affinity groups, the importance of community engagement in creating housing and initiatives, and how the City is distributing COVID-19 relief.About Rosie TrueloveRosie Truelove currently serves as the Director of the City of Austin's Housing and Planning Department. The Housing and Planning Department was formed in 2020 with the merger of the Planning and Zoning Department and the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department. The Housing and Planning Department integrates comprehensive planning, zoning, and displacement prevention activities, to include all affordable housing program delivery, which are central to community and council priorities.Prior to her role in Housing and Planning, Rosie served as the Director of Neighborhood Housing and Community Development (NHCD) for four years. NHCD is responsible for the development and incentivizing of affordable housing in Austin, as well as community development services to benefit eligible residents, so they can have access to livable neighborhoods and increase their opportunities for self-sufficiency. Rosie worked in the capital project delivery arena for 14 years and served as the Capital Contracting Officer for seven of those years. The Capital Contracting Office has the delegated authority and responsibility for procurement and contracting services related to the City's Capital Improvement Program. Rosie began her career at the City of Austin 22 years ago, working in the information technology department. From there, she moved to the City Manager's office where she served as an Executive Assistant to the Deputy City Manager and City Manager. She has a Master in Public Affairs from the LBJ School at the University of Texas and undergraduate degree in Government. Rosie is a founding member of Woman-to-Woman, an employee affinity group at the City of Austin and has served on numerous cross departmental groups at the City of Austin focused on technology governance and human resources. She serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the Blodgett Fellows in Urban Management – a non-profit formed to promote the profession of Local Government in graduate education. Rosie is also active in her children's schools and sports clubs. She lives in Southwest Austin with her husband and their two sons and her miniature Australian Shepherds, Kerbey and Chuy.
Matt is joined by professor and transit researcher Eric Goldwyn to talk about why transit projects in the U.S. often fail. They discuss several high-profile cases, including the Second Avenue subway line in New York, the Green Line Extension in Boston, and the DC Streetcar. Why do cities spearhead redundant transit lines on top of existing rights-of-way? Why do cities in other countries spend so much less per mile on transit than American cities do? And, how can the political opposition to mass transit be met, to build the more accessible and environmentally-conscious transit infrastructure of the future? Resources: The Transit Costs Project "The Boston Case: The Story of the Green Line Extension" by Eric Goldwyn, Alon Levy, and Elif Ensari (Dec. 9, 2020) "Costly Lessons from the Second Avenue Subway" by Eric Goldwyn, New York Review of Books (Sep. 22, 2020) Guest: Eric Goldwyn (@ericgoldwyn), Program Director at the Marron Institute of Urban Management and Associate Professor in the Transportation and Land-Use program, NYU Marron Institute. Host: Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com Credits: Erikk Geannikis, Editor and Producer As the Biden administration gears up, we'll help you understand this unprecedented burst of policymaking. Sign up for The Weeds newsletter each Friday: vox.com/weeds-newsletter. The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production. Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us: Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest on this edition was Laura Gladson. She's a PhD Candidate with Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, and a Research Scholar, Marron Institute of Urban Management at NYU. Laura is also a Chico resident, whom we met via Zoom a few weeks ago at the get together of the Environmental Council of Butte County at the This Way to Sustainability Conference. Her research interests include air quality; health effects of air pollution; policy-driven research; translational research; and environmental justice. In this program she gave us a brief course in Pollution 101, described the methods used to measure air pollution, and discussed the impacts on the population, with particular emphasis on Environmental Justice. For additional information, check out healthoftheair.org.
James Johnson is a Second-year graduate student at Arizona State University receiving masters in Public Administration with a concentration in Urban Management.He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban and Metropolitan Studies with a minor in History. In 2019 he was accepted into the Marvin Andrews Fellowship recipient, one of the nations top ranked fellowships for a Masters in Public Administration. He currently works as a management intern with the City of Scottsdale in the City Manager's Office and hopes to pursue a career as a City Manager. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/just-a-thought-el/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/just-a-thought-el/support
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