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January 2012

The school sees its largest undergraduate and MAS-GIS enrollments ever. Distinguished Professor Michael Batty visits teaches a short course. Gage Davis establishes a new scholarship for urban planning students. Read about these developments and more here.


planning imagesIn the last several months, ASU has approved the school to offer 3 new options for planning degrees. At the same time, its existing Master of Urban and Environmental Planning (MUEP) program was granted a highly positive accreditation from the Planning Accreditation Board.

Read more here.


photos - 2 new faculty membersThis year we welcome two new assistant professors to the school's Planning Program, Elizabeth Mack and Dierdre Pfeiffer.

Learn more about the new faculty members' backgrounds, interests and plans here.


satellite imageThe world’s population increasingly lives in cities, and developing nations in particular are expected to experience rapid urban growth. How can analysis of remotely-sensed imagery help us monitor these transformations? What can modeling contribute?

Read more about these workshops, co-organized by Associate Professors Elizabeth Wentz and Soe Myint, here.

New alumni launch their careers


And more news about alumni here!

Science Magazine features Niccole Villa Cerveny's research and teaching

Alf Simon leads University of New Mexico Landscape Architecture Program


Upcoming colloquia

January 19, 2012
Audrey Kobayashi
"Immigrant geographies of North American cities"
Queen's University, Department of Geography
(co-sponsored with the ASU School of Social Transformation)

January 27, 2012
Kate Beard-Tisdale
Title to be announced
University of Maine & National Center for Geographic Information Analysis

February 3, 2012
Wally Broecker
Title to be announced
Columbia University, The Earth Institute
(co-sponsored with the ASU Global Institute of Sustainability)


Watch for more details about these and other events on the school's events site

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