Yale Urban brings the University’s expertise and diverse strengths together for the good of an urbanizing planet and humanity. It is expected that 70% of people will live in urban areas by 2050. Yale Urban is a conduit for world-class scholarship and interdisciplinary action to shape a more sustainable urban world and deploy urban solutions at scale.
We highlight research and practice that will determine global futures in and around cities, driving widespread adoption of resilient, adaptable measures. With more than 100 faculty members conducting cutting-edge research across the University, Yale has an incredible competitive advantage to create the knowledge, technology, and policy needed to drive sustainable urbanization.
Why Urban?
More than 50% of the global population lives in urban areas, and urbanization is increasing rapidly. Urbanization will shape Earth’s ecosystems, and our social, economic, and political realities. Understanding the urban effect requires a breadth of expertise matching the scale and complexity of human life. With world-leading faculty and experts in nearly every subject, Yale Urban is poised to help make cities more sustainable, equitable and vibrant. Yale scholars are leaders in urban climate, climate change mitigation, environmental justice, urban health, architecture and building design, law and policy, air pollution, water quality, urban and regional planning, infrastructure, urban ecology, and economic policy and finance.
By fostering collaboration and innovation between faculty across Yale’s schools, programs, and centers, Yale Urban sparks inspiration and partnership equipped to drive real, systemic change. By leveraging Yale’s unparalleled convening power, and connecting a community of Yale alumni and supporters to these initiatives, we catalyze development of knowledge and solutions that can help envision the human environment the world will need tomorrow—today.