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Prof. Lawrence Vale

Ford International Professor of Urban Design and Planning

Co-Chair, Ph.D. Committee (DUSP)

Primary DLC

Department of Urban Studies and Planning

MIT Room: 10-485

(617) 253-0561

ljvale@mit.edu

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Urban Design and Development
International Relations in Respect to Environmental Design Ideas
Civil Defense Planning
Public Housing
Capital City Development
Qualitative Methods for Designers and Planners
Design Politics
City Design and Development (CDD)
Natural Disasters: Relief and Recovery

Projects

September 23, 2015

Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Affordable Housing and the Resilient Chinese City: Seeking Strategies for Urban Village Redevelopment in a Changing Climate

Principal Investigator Lawrence Vale

June 4, 2014

Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Resilient Cities Housing Initiative (RCHI)

Principal Investigator Lawrence Vale

March 7, 2007

Department of Urban Studies and Planning

DUSP Practicum

Principal Investigator Lawrence Vale

March 2, 2007

Department of Urban Studies and Planning

MIT-Tsinghua Joint Beijing Studio

Principal Investigator Lawrence Vale

Books

Publication date: May 20, 2013

Books

Prof. Lawrence Vale

Purging the Poorest: Promoting Labor Standards in a Global Economy

Publication date: August 2, 2012

Books

Christina D. Rosan, Prof. Bishwapriya Sanyal, Prof. Lawrence Vale

Planning Ideas That Matter: Livability, Territoriality, Governance, and Reflective Practice

Prof. Lawrence Vale

Primary DLC

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Recent Work

Affordable Housing and the Resilient Chinese City: Seeking Strategies for Urban Village Redevelopment in a Changing Climate

Resilient Cities Housing Initiative (RCHI)

DUSP Practicum

MIT-Tsinghua Joint Beijing Studio

Purging the Poorest: Promoting Labor Standards in a Global Economy

Planning Ideas That Matter: Livability, Territoriality, Governance, and Reflective Practice

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