In October 2014, Senior Fellow Jim Kostaras was invited, to teach a graduate course for advanced career professionals, entitled, Governance and Negotiation, in the Master of Science in Habitat Program as a visiting professor at la Universidad de La Salle School of Architecture in Bogotá Colombia. Students participating in the...
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I2UD to Work on Climate Change Adaptation in Belize
In 2015, I2UD will research and formulate alternative resiliency strategies for Dangriga, an at-risk coastal community in Belize, limited in its financial and institutional capacity to address impacts of flooding and rising sea levels due to climate change. This project, with support from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, will...
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Sustainable Cities and Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru
In September 2014 Senior Fellow Jim Kostaras spoke on behalf of Lincoln Institute of Land Policy at the Sustainable Cities and Climate Change conference (Ciudades Sostenibles Y Cambio Climático) in Lima, Peru, on financing climate adaptation and mitigation in cities. The Municipality of Lima, the Peruvian Ministry of Environment and...
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Research Associate (on leave) Carolina Morgan Works in Panama City for the Summer on Historic Revitalization
After several years at I2UD, first as a Northeastern co-op student and then as a research associate, Carolina Morgan is currently pursuing a dual masters degree in urban planning and real estate development at MIT. This summer, Carolina embarked upon an internship with one of the largest developers-Conservatorio- in Casco...
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I2UD Completes Municipal Development Plans in Belize
In July 2014 I2UD completed an 18-month World Bank financed project to support the drafting of municipal development plans for seven municipalities in Belize. An inter-disciplinary team from the Institute supported Local Planning Working Groups (LPWGs) in the municipalities of Belmopan, Benque Viejo del Carmen, Corozal, Dangriga, Orange Walk, Punta...
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Latin American Climate Change Adaptation Reports to be Published in Spanish
Two recent Lincoln Institute of Land policy working papers written by I2UD staff focusing on climate change adaptation in Latin American communities have been translated into Spanish. The first of these studies explores land use planning responses to climate change-driven water shortages in El Alto, Bolivia, the sister city of...
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Barbara Summers: I2UD’s Intern Working on Climate Change Adaptation
As part of our new initiative to expand the Institute’s activities related to climate change adaptation and resilience building in low-income communities and emerging countries, I2UD is pleased to introduce our aptly named summer intern, Barbara Summers! Barbara joins I2UD as a recent graduate from Cornell University with a Masters...
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Warren Hagist reflects on his years at I2UD
Former Co-op turned Research Associate Warren Hagist reflects on his experience at I2UD as he embarks upon his graduate studies at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. The Institute for International Urban Development was the greatest influence on my education and career in the field of international development. Although...
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I2UD’s Climate Change Adaptation and Resiliency Framework
Over the past three years, I2UD has increasingly focused its activities on documenting and understanding the potential impacts of climate change on land-use and urbanization patterns and exploring different adaptation strategies at the regional, urban and neighborhood levels. I2UD’s recent work has led to the development of an operational framework...
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I2UD President weighs in on role of research centers in urban development
The AdP – Villes en Développement Association de Professionnels featured an article by I2UD’s President Dr. François Vigier in its July Bulletin. Dr. Vigier’s piece discusses the role of research centers in American universities and the evolution of the link between urban research in developing countries and action. The article...
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