Joan Fitzgerald Professor of Urban and Public Policy jo.fitzgerald@neu.edu 617.373.3644 Expertise Climate Change, climate-change planning, economic development, renewable energy, urban economic development, urban sustainability Joan Fitzgerald in the Press Massachusetts lags on banning plastics Joan Fitzgerald is a professor of urban and public policy at Northeastern University. Massachusetts lags on banning plastics Joan Fitzgerald is a professor of urban and public policy at Northeastern University. NBC Boston Healey to ban all state agencies from purchasing single-use plastic bottles “Various plastic bans have been considered in the state legislature for a number of years and they never act on it,” said Professor Joan Fitzgerald, a public policy and climate expert at Northeastern. No more climate legislation needed; it’s time for action Op-Ed by Joan Fitzgerald, professor of urban planning and public policy at Northeastern University, Michael J. Walsh , founding partner at Groundwork Data, and Ted Landsmark, distinguished professor of public policy and urban affairs and director of the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University. GBH Should a new government agency protect the Massachusetts coastline from climate change? In a recent Boston Globe opinion piece, Northeastern University professor Joan Fitzgerald and two coauthors argued that Massachusetts needs a brand new coastal adaptation agency to organize and execute a response that spans the state’s shoreline. WGBH Should a new government agency protect the Massachusetts coastline from climate change? But what if that isn’t enough? In a recent Boston Globe opinion piece, Northeastern University professor Joan Fitzgerald and two coauthors argued that Massachusetts needs a brand new coastal adaptation agency to organize and execute a response that spans the state’s shoreline. Fitzgerald, who was the lead author of the Boston Foundation’s Inaugural Boston Climate Progress Report, […] Massachusetts needs a coastal adaptation agency By Joan Fitzgerald, professor in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University. The American Prospect What Could Chill Heat Pumps Article by Joan Fitzgerald is a professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University and the author of ‘Greenovation: Urban Leadership on Climate Change.’ The American Prospect What Could Chill Heat Pumps Joan Fitzgerald is a professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University and the author of ‘Greenovation: Urban Leadership on Climate Change.’ Boston, state must act on home heating changes Article by Joan Fitzgerald, a professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University and the author of “Greenovation: Urban Leadership on Climate Change.” Joan Fitzgerald for Northeastern Global News Mayoral, city council at-large candidates to face off at campus forum Mayoral, city council at-large candidates to face off at campus forum With Election Day less than two weeks away, Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs will host a public forum on Sunday with the city’s mayoral and at-large city council candidates. The politics of climate change The politics of climate change Northeastern’s Open Classroom series, which analyzes a new public policy issue each semester, will take an interdisciplinary look at the challenges of solving climate change this spring. Humanities Center launches faculty colloquium series Humanities Center launches faculty colloquium series Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities says faculty works-in-progress series is one of several new Humanities Center initiatives to come. It is easy being green after all It is easy being green after all Joan Fitzgerald, urban planner, professor, and director of the Law, Policy and Society program in Northeastern’s College of Arts and Sciences, recently authored “Emerald Cities: Urban Sustainability and Economic Development.” The book extols the value of going green to drive economic growth in our cities. In this Q&A, Fitzgerald offers her perspective on best practices, […] New link in “Chain of Change” New link in “Chain of Change” Faculty and community leaders gather to focus on urban challenges and develop a fresh form of collaboration that will lead to innovative solutions
Massachusetts lags on banning plastics Joan Fitzgerald is a professor of urban and public policy at Northeastern University.
Massachusetts lags on banning plastics Joan Fitzgerald is a professor of urban and public policy at Northeastern University.
NBC Boston Healey to ban all state agencies from purchasing single-use plastic bottles “Various plastic bans have been considered in the state legislature for a number of years and they never act on it,” said Professor Joan Fitzgerald, a public policy and climate expert at Northeastern.
No more climate legislation needed; it’s time for action Op-Ed by Joan Fitzgerald, professor of urban planning and public policy at Northeastern University, Michael J. Walsh , founding partner at Groundwork Data, and Ted Landsmark, distinguished professor of public policy and urban affairs and director of the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University.
GBH Should a new government agency protect the Massachusetts coastline from climate change? In a recent Boston Globe opinion piece, Northeastern University professor Joan Fitzgerald and two coauthors argued that Massachusetts needs a brand new coastal adaptation agency to organize and execute a response that spans the state’s shoreline.
WGBH Should a new government agency protect the Massachusetts coastline from climate change? But what if that isn’t enough? In a recent Boston Globe opinion piece, Northeastern University professor Joan Fitzgerald and two coauthors argued that Massachusetts needs a brand new coastal adaptation agency to organize and execute a response that spans the state’s shoreline. Fitzgerald, who was the lead author of the Boston Foundation’s Inaugural Boston Climate Progress Report, […]
Massachusetts needs a coastal adaptation agency By Joan Fitzgerald, professor in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University.
The American Prospect What Could Chill Heat Pumps Article by Joan Fitzgerald is a professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University and the author of ‘Greenovation: Urban Leadership on Climate Change.’
The American Prospect What Could Chill Heat Pumps Joan Fitzgerald is a professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University and the author of ‘Greenovation: Urban Leadership on Climate Change.’
Boston, state must act on home heating changes Article by Joan Fitzgerald, a professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University and the author of “Greenovation: Urban Leadership on Climate Change.”