Skip to content
Gavin Shatkin
Associate Professor, Public Policy & Architecture

Gavin M. Shatkin for Northeastern Global News

Indonesia is building a new capital. Will it be a model amid climate change?
A man walks in shallow water flooding Jakarta

Indonesia is building a new capital. Will it be a model amid climate change?

Jakarta, a congested city of 30 million people, is sinking. Experts examine Indonesia’s plans to create a new, green capital 800 miles away.
Tier 1 grant program spurs interdisciplinary research collaborations

Tier 1 grant program spurs interdisciplinary research collaborations

How do non-violent urban communities of people build strong networks of social resilience in the face of violence and conflict? The answer cuts to the core of professors Thomas Vicino and Dietmar Offenhuber’s interdisciplinary research. They’ve teamed up to examine one of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, City of God, where they say residents have not […]