We study the fundamental processes that drive, shape, and sustain cities.
At the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation, our researchers come from the social, natural, and computational sciences, along with the humanities. Together, we pursue innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship, develop new educational programs, and provide leadership and evidence to support global, sustainable urban development. In the next 20-30 years, Earth will reach peak population, with the net population growth of 4 to 5 billion happening in cities. The Mansueto Institute creates the research, evidence, and knowledge that empowers citizens from the realms of policy, activism, and practice, to realize the potential of our increasingly urban world.
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New Paper Looks at How & Why Cities Thrived in Mesoamerica
Cities in premodern Mesoamerica often thrived for hundreds of years, so why do most of us focus only on how these cities collapsed? A new paper, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Mansueto Institute and Department of Anthropology...
Christopher Berry Named New Faculty Director
Christopher R. Berry, the William J. and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy and in the College, has been appointed faculty director of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation, effective immediately. Berry founded and currently...
Luís Bettencourt to Step Down as Director of Mansueto Institute
Luís Bettencourt will step down as Director of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation, effective June 30, 2023. Bettencourt, the inaugural director since 2017, will return to his research program full time and remain Professor of Ecology and Evolution in the...
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