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Faculty Profile
Daphne Lundi… Daphne Lundi is an urban planner, climate policymaker, writer, and artist. She is the Managing Director of Urban Ocean Lab, a national climate policy think tank focused … examining the intersections of science fiction and city planning. She was also a 2024–2025 New City Critics Fellow …
News
Alec Schierenbeck Discusses Affordable Housing in NYC at 2025 Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum… 16, 2025, NYU Wagner hosted its annual Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum featuring guest speaker Alec Schierenbeck, … Commission and general counsel for the Department of City Planning. Wagner’s Main Event Space was at capacity for the … Dean Polly Trottenberg and Henry Hart Rice Professor of Urban Policy and Planning Mitchell L. Moss, Schierenbeck gave …
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PHD-GP.5912
Urban Research Seminar… the latest theoretical and empirical research on critical urban issues. The course is not taught in a lecture format. … working in such disciplines as sociology, history, planning, law, public health, public policy, and economics. … Urban Research Seminar …Webpage
Merit-Based Scholarships… in pursuing full-time or part-time study for Master of Urban Planning and Master of Public Administration candidates. You … in pursuing full-time or part-time study for Master of Urban Planning and Master of Public Administration …
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PHD-GP.5913
Urban Research Seminar II… the latest theoretical and empirical research on critical urban issues. The course is not taught in a lecture format. … working in such disciplines as sociology, history, planning, law, public health, public policy, and economics. … Urban Research Seminar II …Faculty Profile
Judy Huynh… Judy Huynh is a data analyst, GIS designer, and urban planner specializing in climate adaptation, risk … funding for climate resilience. Judy earned her Master of Urban Planning from NYU Wagner, where she received the Robert Berne …
Capstone Projects
The Institute for Urban Family Health… The Institute for Urban Family Health is a not-for-profit health care … the development of a statewide advocacy agenda, the planning of a health equality advocacy day in Albany, a … The Institute for Urban Family Health … The Institute for Urban Family Health …
News
An Immersive Journey into Sustainable Urbanism: A Spring 2025 Course in Amsterdam… In March 2025, as part of the course "Smart, Sustainable Planning in Amsterdam," NYU Wagner students embarked on a … into one of the world’s most innovative cities in terms of urban planning, climate adaptation, sustainable mobility, and smart … long recognized as a global leader in sustainable urban development, from its world-class cycling …
Publication
Analyzing the Spatiotemporal Uncertainty in Urbanization Predictions… geographical information systems, and remote sensing data, urban growth modeling has become a viable tool for predicting … around the world. This information allows policy makers, urban planners, environmental and civil organizations to make … in China because they are representative of new town planning policies and have different characteristics in terms …
News
NYU Wagner Welcomes Distinguished Urban Researchers… Two leading urban practitioners whose frontline work focuses on advancing … Urbanists: Sumila Gulyani is currently the Global Lead for Urban Development Strategy and Analytics at the World Bank. … received her Ph.D. in Economic Development and Urban Planning as well as a Master’s degree in Architecture from …
Course
URPL-GP.1620
Data Analysis, Mapping, and Storytelling… non-spatial data to support their work throughout their urban planning careers. The course emphasizes the critical role of …Capstone Projects
Evaluating Interventions for Managing Inclusive Urban Growth… Bank to enhance its clients’ ability to manage inclusive urban growth and meet the demands outlined in the New Urban Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). SDG contains goals set by the UN seeking to improve urban planning and management through participatory and inclusive …
Publication
Large City Technical Exchange and Assistance Program Final Report: Inter-jurisdictional Coordination for Traffic Management, Interagency Sharing of Fiber Optic Systems, Planning for Pedestrians in Large Urban Centers… Management, Interagency Sharing of Fiber Optic Systems, Planning for Pedestrians in Large Urban Centers …
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Vishaan Chakrabarti Discusses “The Architecture of Urbanity” at Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum… 10, 2024, NYU Wagner hosted the annual Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum, featuring guest speaker Vishaan … and Urbanism (PAU). Henry Hart Rice Professor of Urban Policy & Planning Mitchell L. Moss delivered the welcome remarks, … Princeton University’s campus. Chakrabarti noted Wagner’s urban planning program’s unique positioning within a school …
Faculty Profile
Raksha Vasudevan … engagement specialist with a background in architecture, urban planning, and policy. Her work focuses on the impacts of urban development and climate change on perpetuating systemic …
Faculty Profile
Vanessa L. Deane… Graduate School of Public Service and Director of the Urban Planning program. Her research praxis is rooted in the … framework. In 2022, she was a Visiting Professor of Urban Planning at Sorbonne Université in Paris. Before her …
Capstone Projects
DHANBAD URBAN ROADS PROJECT… the Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Dhanbad, a master urban infrastructure development project. The World Bank … development of innovative initiatives-such as contextual planning, multi-purpose programming, solar lighting, and other urban design solutions-that will help tackle the social and …
Faculty Profile
Patrick Spauster… Patrick Spauster is a data journalist and urban planner. He graduated from Wagner’s urban planning program in 2022 where he was an inaugural Georgina …
Faculty Profile
Mitchell L. Moss… Mitchell L. Moss is the Henry Hart Rice Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at NYU’s Wagner School for Public Service. In June … mayor. From 1988 to 2003, he was Director of NYU’s Taub Urban Research Center, and from 1983 to 2004, he was deputy …
Course
CORE-GP.1020
Management and Leadership… criminal justice, prenatal care, community development, urban planning, social investment, or something else. Whatever your … in their second fall term and must register for the urban planning specific section in that term. There is a note …Publication
Urban Mobility in the 21st Century… 2010 and 2050, the number of people living in the world’s urban areas is expected to grow by 80 percent – from 3.5 … to 6.3 billion. This growth will pose great challenges for urban mobility – for the networks of transportation … are organized and delivered, and innovations in urban planning and design. This report examines several aspects of …
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URPL-GP.2670
Land Use, Housing and Community Development in New York City Seminar… This interdisciplinary seminar brings together law, urban planning and public policy students to analyze historic and … Assistant Secretary at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Jerry Salama, a developer of …Publication
Overweight, obesity, and inactivity and urban design in rapidly growing Chinese cities… Risk is highest in China’s rapidly growing cities and urban populations. Current urban development practices and policies in China heighten … include policies that support decentralization in land use planning; practices of neighborhood gating; and policies and …
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New Urbanism and the challenges of designing for diversity… New Urbanism is increasingly applied to revitalize diverse urban neighborhoods. New Urbanism relies on an ideal of … Mesa, California. Recommendations suggest alternative planning and design strategies to support and reinvigorate diverse, urban neighborhoods. …