Active Research Projects
Accelerating the SDGs
The aim of this three stage project is to help accelerate awareness and take-up of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the New Urban Agenda (NUA) worldwide among individuals and groups in the urban professions, education and civil society.
The American Lead Map Collaboratory
The American Lead Map is a collaborative community-based research initiative to create the nation's first crowd-sourced open online map identifying toxic lead hazards in American cities, integrating data from cities in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
Recent Publication
Mejorando los Proyectos de Resiliencia Costera con USACE: Protección de las comunidades costeras mediante inversión en infraestructura y comunidades verdes
News
PRESS RELEASE: Improving Coastal Resiliency Projects with the Army Corps of Engineers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
POLICY BRIEF: As Hurricane Season Ramps Up, Advocacy Groups Call On U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Congress to Re-Evaluate Coastal Resilience Projects in 2024
Coastal communities continue to wait on expensive megaprojects that have not materialized, even as they face ever more severe hurricane seasons.
Media contacts:
Jacqueline Klopp RCCP, Columbia Climate School, [email protected] 212-851-2979
RCCP Publishes "Advancing Equitable Partnerships" in Geoforum
To broaden awareness of the structural barriers frontline communities face when seeking to influence resilience planning, and share their ideas about how these barriers can be overcome, the Resilient Coastal Communities Project, a partnership between CSUD and the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, recently published
Partnering with Columbia Global Center, Istanbul CSUD launches Build Back Better in Hatay, Turkey
Devastation caused by earthquakes in February 2023 in the south-eastern region of Turkey underscored the need for better urban risk management systems and protective governance. Immense destruction across cities and towns despite the existence of regulatory frameworks to guide construction and urban development, pointed to the need for a new urban risk management approach in Turkey that is based on a multi-stakeholder awareness raising and capacity building, as well as a multi-hazard approach for risks that are often complex and compounding.