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Director: Lawrence Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, MIT
Assistant Director: Bruno Verdini, Lecturer of Urban Planning and Negotiation, MIT

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Indigenous Community Planning
Centering Indigeneity within the field of urban planning

Recent News

How to navigate land use conflicts over solar energy farms
Solar energy is experiencing a boom, spurred by government subsidies, improved technology and fears of climate change. Conflicts over where to put solar farms are also growing.
Getting Agreement on Local Adaptation Priorities
A short video detailing how urban planning can help cities facing climate crisis risks
Responding to Public Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities
A short video exploring how renewable energy advocates can overcome opposition to renewable energy infrastructure
Clean Energy Future or Bust?
Building upon experience to develop better energy infrastructure siting
A Decade of Science & Diplomacy
A Decade of Science & Diplomacy explores What are the most important issues facing science diplomacy today? Have those issues changed over the past ten years, and if so, how? And what are the major challenges and opportunities that science diplomacy?

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Featured MIT SIC Trainings

Consensus Building Techniques for Rebuilding Informal Settlement Areas
Cybersecurity in the Public Realm
Negotiating and Applying Influence and Power
Entrepreneurial Negotiation
Boston Science Diplomacy Dissertation Enhancement Workshop

MIT SIC - Anthem Press Collaborations

Anthem EnviroExperts Micro Reviews

Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change
Shekhar Chandra
The Performative State: Public Scrutiny and Environmental Governance in China
Jessica Gordon
Community Resilience When Disaster Strikes: Security and Community Health in UK Flood Zones
Lidia Cano Pecharroman
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Anthem Environment and Sustainability Initiative Series

Democratic Management of an Ecosystem Under Threat
Kelly Dunning
Climate Uncertainty and Risk
Judith Curry
Planning for Water Security in Southeast Asia
James Nguyen H. Spencer
 
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