Urban Studies @UU直播 Seminar Series
A century of sprawl in the United States
笔谤别蝉别苍迟别谤:听Christopher Barrington-Leigh
Assistant Professor, UU直播听Institute for Health and Social Policy听/听School of Environment
Chris Barrington-Leigh came to UU直播 in 2011. He is an economist and听Assistant Professor at UU直播's Institute for Health and Social Policy,听School of Environment, and Department of Economics. His research is听focused on environment, urban development, and empirical and quantitative听assessments of welfare and their implications for policy. He uses听subjective well-being ("happiness") reports to address the relative听importance of social and community-oriented aspects of life along with听market consumption. He received his Economics PhD from the University of听British Columbia, and previously trained in upper atmospheric and space听plasma physics at M.I.T, Stanford University, and U.C. Berkeley.
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The Urban Studies @UU直播 Seminar Series invites speakers to present on a variety of ongoing research, projects, and issues related to urban studies. The seminars are hosted and organized by the UU直播 School of Urban Planning, with participation from the UU直播 School of Environment, and Department of Geography. The seminars typically run from noon to 1pm on Fridays throughout the semester and are open to students, faculty, and other members of the urban studies group.