Full Story Planning prof's book touts balancing human activity, ecological concerns January 11, 2021 In a new book, planning professor Forster Ndubisi advocates balancing human activity with ecological concerns to create sustainable, beautiful places.
Full Story How New Media and Volunteer Groups are Saving Lives November 27, 2020 Michelle Meyer, the director of the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, is studying the emergence of volunteer participation in disaster rescue.
Full Story Turning Back the Tide of Flooding October 07, 2020 Flood researchers, including LAUP associate professor Galen Newman, are learning there's no "one-size-fits-all" solution to flooding.
Full Story First responders tout AI-based flood app created in part by COSC prof August 25, 2020 As Hurricane Laura’s march to the Gulf Coast continues, first responders tout an app created in part by COSC prof Amir Behzadan that provides flooding facts.
Watch Video Planning prof assesses implications of crowdsourced disaster rescue July 21, 2020 Urban planning prof Michelle Meyer considers crowdsourced natural disaster rescue and its impact on emergency management planning.
Full Story Planning prof heads pioneering study of post-disaster housing aid June 12, 2020 Professor Michelle Meyer investigates how private aid groups can help long-term, post-disaster housing recovery more effectively.
Full Story Aggie scholars help develop natural disaster resilience software February 13, 2020 Aggie urban planning faculty are helping to fine-tune a computer tool that will help communities prepare for and recover from natural disasters.
Full Story Landmark hazard mitigation book edited by emeritus planning prof February 05, 2020 A new book edited by Emeritus Professor Michael Lindell hailed as “an extraordinary contribution to the hazard and disaster planning field.”
Full Story Master of Urban Planning program reaches new heights November 14, 2019 The Master of Urban Planning program at Texas A&M has vaulted into the upper echelon of programs of its kind in Planetizen's new, national rankings.