Governance & Community

Vulnerability Outpaces Climate Worry in U.S. Frontline Communities

MArch. Assistant Dean at Yale School of Architecture, Assistant Professor Adjunct, M.Arch II Thesis Coordinator, co-founder of Plan B Architecture & Urbanism.

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Cameron LaPoint

Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Finance, Yale School of Management

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Winnie van Dijk

Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Economics, Yale Department of Economics.

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John Eric Humphries

Ph.D, Assistant Professor in Economics, Institution for Social and Policy Studies Affiliated Faculty, Yale Department of Economics.

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How Zoning Reform Could Shrink Americans’ Daily Travel Footprint

Yale School of Architecture Celebrates 2026 Jim Vlock Building Project

Each year since 1967, the Yale School of Architecure hosts the Jim Vlock Building Project, giving Master of Architecture I students the opportunity to design and construct a transformative project in New Haven.

Who Knows How to Govern? Procedural Knowledge in India’s Small-Town Councils

A 2024 study conducted by Adam Auerbach, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, reveals a distressing lack of knowledge in locally-elected representatives in Northern India, limiting communities ability to budget, build, and maintain everyday effectiveness.

Brianna Castro

Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Urban Sustainability, founder of Climate Migration and Adaptation Research Lab, Yale School of the Environment.

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Neighborhood Conditions Profoundly Affect the Environmental Literacy of Urban Youth: A Case From Detroit

A recent YSE study found that neighborhood conditions such as green space access, income inequality, and education levels significantly influence environmental literacy rates in Detroit middle school students.