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Talk about "Smart Cities and Urban Resilience", 21 May 2025
Visiting Professor Dr. Yue Ge will give a talk on "Smart Cities and Urban Resilience – A Central Florida Perspective." The presentation, followed by a discussion, is hosted by the Future Cities Lab and the SPUR research group. It will take place on 21 May at the FCL Conference Space (HIL H45.2) from 11:15 am to 12:30 pm.
New Publication on Regulatory Preferences and Housing Densification
Michael Wicki, Fiona Kauer, Katrin Hofer, and David Kaufmann have published a new article in the Journal of Urban Affairs titled Nuancing NIMBYism: How regulatory preferences shape public acceptance of housing densification.
Niraly Mangal joins SPUR as a visiting PhD
Niraly Mangal joins the SPUR Team from the Singapore-ETH Centre as a visiting doctoral researcher. Her research primarily focuses on the intersection of public acceptance and planning frameworks for insect-based food waste recycling in high density urban environments of Singapore.
Dr. Yue ‘Gurt’ Ge joins the SPUR team
Dr. Yue ‘Gurt’ Ge will join SPUR as a Visiting Professor from April to June 2025 collaborating with Dr. David Kaufmann on a comparative study, entitled “Equitable Housing Resilience to Extreme Heat in Orlando and Zurich”, an interdisciplinary research project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Yizhao Du joins SPUR as a visiting PhD
Yizhao Du joins the SPUR Team from the Delft University of Technology as a visiting doctoral researcher. His research primarily addresses the complexities of mega-regional governance while highlighting the importance of smaller urban entities conceptualized as secondary cities.