About

The Urban Systems Lab is an interdisciplinary research, design and practice space at The New School that provides knowledge and analysis for developing more equitable, resilient, and sustainable cities. The Lab’s work advances cutting edge science, data visualization, and computation to develop systemic solutions to social and environmental challenges driving inequity and injustice in urban areas. We bring together designers, urban ecologists, scientists, researchers and policymakers with the goal to improve the lives of those most vulnerable, and to enhance decision making and science communication from local to global scales.

Our research aims to reveal how social, ecological, and technological systems (SETS) processes drive everyday experiences in urban areas, leveraging empirical and theoretical approaches as well as data visualization to advance urban systems research and practice.

We address a variety of research areas including: urban resilience; climate change adaptation and nature-based solutions; SETS analysis and modeling; urban land use planning; social equity and environmental justice; scenarios for sustainable urban futures; urban biodiversity and ecosystem services; data visualization and urban data science.

Research

Annual Report 2022

OUR TEAM

Opportunities

The USL provides opportunities for Postdoctoral Research Fellows, and graduate students to engage in the Lab’s research efforts and substantial academic tasks. Check our opportunities page for up to date calls for applications.

There are no staff openings at the USL currently but students interested in research opportunities should contact us at urbansystemslab@newschool.edu. Please subscribe to our Newsletter and visit our News page to see upcoming postings for jobs and fellowships. Please visit the New School’s Career page for more information.

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