@MIT_SUL

SUL focuses on the intersection and tensions of Economic growth and the environment paramount to sustainable urbanization outcome.

 Cambridge, MA
sul.mit.edu
Joined December 2019
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MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab retweeted
MIT Urban Planning @mitdusp.bsky.social@MITdusp1 Dec 2023
'The urban big data revolution is here to stay: everyone involved in planning & urban issues needs to understand these new data sources,' says #dusp's Albert Saiz & @_arianna_sm, whose new @MITCRE paper examines sources, uses, & dangers of #BigData. More: bit.ly/saizCreUrbanScience
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MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab retweeted
MIT CRE@MITCRE19 Dec 2023
A working paper presented at our #Asia #RealEstate symposium explores context of multiple tiers and types of housing in #India and suggests how disclosure laws can reduce #housingmarket inefficiencies. cre.mit.edu/news-insights/ho… @MITdusp

How Sharing Litigation Data Effects Housing Markets

Property rights, who have legal claims to land, are often seen as formalities of title and lien checks in the US real estate market. But in the global south, where access to records and the histories...

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MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab retweeted
MIT CRE@MITCRE13 Nov 2023
Does #transit network expansion in a city stimulate housing construction in #suburbs? A working paper presented at #AREIS utilizes #Taipei development pattern data to assess the impact of metro-line expansion on local housing markets: cre.mit.edu/news-insights/ex… @MITdusp @NUSingapore
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Five @MIT_SUL members had a reunion Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa in #SaoPaulo! Adriano Borges Costa (former SUL post-doc) is now a professor at Insper's Arq. Futuro Cities Lab, he organized the "International Seminar on Climate Resiliency and Low-Carbon Accessibility".
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@JPalaciosTem, Fábio Duarte, Simon Camilo Büchler and @Siqi_MIT all joined Adriano in The seminar topics included #landuse, #transportation, #mobility, and the #environment, looking forward to collaborating on more research in #LatinAmerica.
SUL team reunion in Sao Paolo Brazil

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Happy Halloween!
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MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab retweeted
MIT CRE@MITCRE31 Oct 2023
A working paper from #AREIS looks at #housingaffordability through the lens of household behaviors, i.e. elderly households’ desire to bequest property resulting in underutilization. Read the summary: cre.mit.edu/news-insights/ho… @MITdusp #Japan #realestate #inheritance #tax

How Bequeathing Real Estate Affects Housing Affordability

Looking at tax and inheritance policy to address housing shortages Housing prices, to both buy and to rent, have outpaced incomes in almost all countries with reliable data sources according to the...

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Our paper, "Twitter Sentiment Geographical Index Dataset" has been accepted by the journal @ScientificData #TwitterX @HarvardCGA Read more: sul.mit.edu/latests-news-med…
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Congrats to SUL researcher Fabio Duarte for being awarded a 2023 @jwafs_mit Solutions Grant! His research with Andrew Whittle will focus on #technology to combat harmful #algalblooms in #water. Read more: news.mit.edu/2023/technologi…

Technologies for water conservation and treatment move closer to commercialization

Through J-WAFS commercialization grants of $150,000 each, MIT researchers tackle harmful algal blooms in water, as well as ways to save freshwater in steelmaking by scrap metal consolidation.

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Congrats to SUL Director @Siqi_MIT accepted to the inaugural cohort of @MIT 's Fast Forward Faculty Fund Grant Program (F^4). F^4 seeks to accelerate #ClimateAction to address the #ClimateCrisis through collaboration & innovation. Read more: cre.mit.edu/news-insights/ac…

Accelerating Collaborations to Address the Climate Crisis

See original post | Department of Urban Studies and Planning “Humanity must find affordable, equitable ways to bring every sector of the global economy to net-zero carbon emissions no later than...

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MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab retweeted
MIT GradLink@MITGradStudents27 Aug 2023
Welcome to our new MIT Graduate Students! We are so happy to have you on campus with us 😁
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MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab retweeted
MIT Urban Planning @mitdusp.bsky.social@MITdusp28 Aug 2023
Congrats to #dusp's @Siqi_MIT & @JasonBJackson, both named members of the inaugural cohort of @MIT's Fast Forward Faculty Fund Grant Program (F^4)! F^4 seeks to accelerate #ClimateAction to address the #ClimateCrisis through collaboration & innovation: bit.ly/jacksonZhengF4
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MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab retweeted
MIT Urban Planning @mitdusp.bsky.social@MITdusp22 Aug 2023
Learn how #dusp's @Siqi_MIT & @HarvardCGA are leveraging geographical data from tweets to better understand people’s attitudes toward a range of topics, from the #ClimateCrisis to #COVID19. More via Colleen Walsh's coverage for the @IQSS: bit.ly/zhengHcgaIqss
Screenshot of the Twitter Sentiment Geographical Index. Against a blue background there is the top of a sphere with green, red, and orange people and corresponding color bubbles above their heads with emjois centered in the bubble. The site also contains a paragraph about the project and lists the 164 countries, 10 years of coverage (from 2012), and the accuracy rate of 83% at assessing a sentiment.

ALT Screenshot of the Twitter Sentiment Geographical Index. Against a blue background there is the top of a sphere with green, red, and orange people and corresponding color bubbles above their heads with emjois centered in the bubble. The site also contains a paragraph about the project and lists the 164 countries, 10 years of coverage (from 2012), and the accuracy rate of 83% at assessing a sentiment.

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SUL open source dataset collaboration with #Harvard now available, read more: iq.harvard.edu/news/twitter-…

Twitter Sentiment Geographical Index digs through social media posts to look at regional moods and...

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MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab retweeted
MIT CRE@MITCRE23 Jun 2023
Thanks to all attendees, speakers + Tech Showcase teams of the 2023 #MITWorldREForum. The passion, curiosity + willingness to share expertise + ideas made for a truly enriching + inspiring forum. We look forward to seeing you at the next! @mitsap @MITdusp #RealEstate #ESG #MIT
keynote speaker james jemison from boston planning and development authority speaking on stage at a podium on "ESG and the future of Cities: How cities harness business ESG imperatives to advance access to housing and address systemic inequality"

ALT keynote speaker james jemison from boston planning and development authority speaking on stage at a podium on "ESG and the future of Cities: How cities harness business ESG imperatives to advance access to housing and address systemic inequality"

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@MIT_SUL research fellow, Yang Peng, is going to be a Senior Data Science Analyst at Discover (Chicago) while she earns her master's at University of Pennsylvania’s Computer Science program! The lab thanks Yang’s for her dedication to our research. Cheers! linkedin.com/posts/sustainab…

Yang Peng, our research fellow in SUL, received a job offer as a Senior Data Science Analyst at...

Yang Peng, our research fellow in SUL, received a job offer as a Senior Data Science Analyst at Discover (Chicago). In the meantime, she also received an offer from University of Pennsylvania’s...

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MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab retweeted
MIT CRE@MITCRE11 May 2023
"The greatest gift I have been given from @MIT is an enduring drive to learn and grow. Learning and innovating is at the core," one #MITalumni's recent startup, @CollabHomeHQ, demonstrates how innovation can re-shape traditional systems: cre.mit.edu/news-insights/le… @mitsap @MITdusp

Leveraging Technology to Disrupt the Model of Residential Real Estate

MIT alum’s recent startup, Collab, demonstrates how innovation can re-shape traditional systems  When Qian Wang applied to college, he knew exactly what he wanted to study, architecture. Architecture...

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MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab retweeted
MIT CRE@MITCRE26 Apr 2023
#MITWorldREForum Early Bird Registration ends soon! Get your tickets today and save $250 on admission. Come to Cambridge, MA to learn about #MIT's novel take on #ESG and #SustainableDevelopment @MITdusp @MITevents Register: mitworldreforum.com/registra…
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Congrats to @MIT_SUL researcher @yichun_fan who has earned the @MIT Martin Fellowship! The fellowship is administered by @mit_esi / The Martin Foundation. "For strong academic & research accomplishments in dedication to advancing #sustainability for #humanity & the #naturalworld"
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