Urban planning research papers receive Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning honors

Friday, December 9, 2016 - 16:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Elizabeth Reed Yarina MCP ’15, a teaching fellow with MIT-SUTD, and Lillian Jacobson MCP ’15 have been honored by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) for works they published during their graduate programs at MIT. Yarina was awarded the Edward McClure Award for best master's student paper, and Jacobson won the Donald A. Schön Award for Reflective Practice. The Edward McClure Award recognizes superior scholarship in a paper prepared by a master’s student in an ACSP-member school. Submissions may address any topic of investigation generated in the course of pursuing a master’s degree in urban/city/community/town/regional planning.  Yarina’s paper, “Post-Island Futures: Seeding Territory for Tuvalu’s Fluid Atolls,” addresses many issues important to planning, including poverty; migration, displacement, and social vulnerability; international relations; the built environment; environmental degradation; and the impacts of climate change. According to the ACSP, “Yarina’s clear writing and careful approach, emphasizing spatial and architectural perspectives, capably support her...

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