Green Bengaluru
By Kate Traynor, MURP ’17 The canopy cover in Bengaluru is what struck me most on my first day here. LA’s urban ecologists dream of this kind of verdure. You […]
Entries by Global Luskin
Foreign Country, Familiar Feelings: Arriving to the Dominican Republic
By Diego De La Peza, MPP ’17 Landing in the Dominican Republic felt surprisingly comfortable. This being my first time traveling abroad by myself, and first time living in a […]
Relationship Building in Delhi: A First Step
By Jennifer Jiries, MSW ‘17 This is my first trip abroad and as I was planning for my trip to India almost everyone I crossed paths with gave me advice […]
Moving In Istanbul
By Lily Brown, MURP ’17 As of today, I have been in Turkey for one week. A lot has happened. There have been terrible big events – the terror attack […]
Zambia: Impressions On Arrival
By Corina Post, MSW ‘17 At first, all seems “normal” (similar to L.A.). The streets are paved, traffic laws are abided. People drive Jeeps, Hyundais, Hondas, Toyotas, and even some […]
Ciudad de México: Taking the Plunge
By Gus Wendel, MURP ‘17 I was asleep for most of my 4.5 hour flight to Mexico City. Of course, the night before I had waited until the last minute […]
Japan Visit in Retrospect
By Sarah Mercurio, Master’s Student in Urban and Regional Planning Japan has always been of great interest to me as I learned throughout the years about it’s rich history and […]
Sacred groves, sacrifice zones and soy production: globalization, intensification and neo-nature in South America
By Susanna Hecht, FCL of Global Environment and Resources, Professor of Urban Planning, with Gustavo Oliveira From the Abstract: Soy has become one of the world’s most important agroindustrial commodities […]
In Southern California you can drive to your international planning studio fieldwork: UP239: Housing Markets in Tijuana, Mexico
By Paavo Monkkonen, FCL of Global Urbanization and Regional Development, Professor of Urban Planning This quarter, I am teaching an international planning studio; Urban Policy and Housing Markets: Increasing Infill […]
Transportation Policy and Plannig in Japan: Reflections of the Japan Spring Break Trip
By Wendy Wang, Master’s Student in Public Policy My original aim for this trip was to learn about the transportation policy and regional development strategies in Japan. However, this traveling experience […]
