Tulane launches new Center on Climate Change and Urbanism
Tulane University’s School of Architecture has established the Center on Climate Change and Urbanism (CCU) to enhance understanding of the built environment’s role in mitigating this issue by focusing on research, curriculum development and innovation across disciplines.
The center will support research among faculty and students, drive public programming on how climate change is shaping the Gulf Coast, Latin America and the Caribbean, and will serve as the host for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's multi-year Gulf Coast Climate Futures Project, led by Assistant Professor Liz Camuti with Professor Margarita Jover. The latter effort considers the legacies of energy extraction across the Gulf Coast, the tensions between current climate mitigation and adaptation efforts in Louisiana and Texas, and post-carbon futures that reimagine energy infrastructure and extraction sites.
In addition, the CCU has launched the Tulane Prize for Climate Change Curriculum in the Built Environment to recognize innovative course development by faculty across the world. Nominations are being accepted until January 31, 2025, with $10,000 in awards available for selected winners.
