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Urban Systems
Addressing Climate Change in City Planning
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Climate change is having – and will continue to have – a disproportionate impact on our cities. Urban centres are major contributors to climate change, and they also acutely experience its effects.
City Planning for Possible Futures
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We interviewed Dr. Su Jan Yeo, an instructor of the Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in Urban Systems, who shares her perspective on how the program equips students to incorporate interdisciplinary perspectives and gain skills to be leaders in…
A human-centred approach to infrastructure planning and investment
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By Martino Tran, Associate Professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning, Principal Investigator of the Urban Predictive Analytics Lab, Canada Research Chair in Computational Urban Science and Planning, and instructor and former co-…
Why Study Urban Planning?
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The crises of climate change and inequality call for new approaches to urban planning.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban planning
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By Jordi Honey-Rosés, former Associate Professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning, Director of the Water Planning Lab and former instructor in the MEL in Urban Systems The COVID-19 global pandemic has brought renewed attention to…
An interdisciplinary approach for city planning
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In July 2022, we spoke to Amy Kim (Associate Professor in Civil Engineering) and Martino Tran (Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in the School of Community and Regional Planning) who, at the time were named co-directors of the Master of…
Understanding Public Infrastructure Project Delivery
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By Dr. Alan Russell, Professor Emeritus in Project & Construction Management in the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, Public infrastructure projects are difficult and complicated. Many stakeholders are involved,…
The challenges and opportunities of growing urbanization
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Urban Systems: Industry Challenges By Martino Tran, former MEL in URSY program co-director, Assistant Professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning, Director of the Urban Predictive Analytics Lab and instructor in the MEL in Urban…
Spotlight: Program Series with Konrad Siu - Urban Systems
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By Konrad Siu, Adjunct Professor in UBC’s Master of Engneering Leadership in Urban Systems There is no shortage of technical engineering expertise in the field of urban systems. But given the infrastructure challenges facing our cities…
Spotlight: Program Series with Dr. Stephanie E. Chang
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Future proof: An education for professionals who want to make cities more resilient By Stephanie E. Chang, former Program Co-Director of UBC’s Master of Engineering Leadership in Urban Systems Our future is increasingly urban.