Sustainable Cities Initiative - University of Oregon

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Sustainable Cities Initiative (SCI) is a cross-disciplinary organization within the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon that seeks to promote research, education, service, and public outreach related to the development of sustainable cities. We address the region down to the building and recognize that well conceived solutions and thinking on sustainable city design cannot happen fully within any single discipline. SCI is grounded in cross-discipline dialogue and investigation as the key to addressing issues of sustainability within our communities.

SCI synthesizes existing faculty research work under a single theme, serves as a catalyst for expanded research and teaching endeavors, markets this expertise to scholars, funders, potential clients, and project partners, and works to synthesize and sponsor academic courses and certificates.

SCI goals include:

To conduct multidisciplinary research to meet local, regional, and national goals for sustainable city design and function
To provide service and technical assistance to Oregon and beyond

To attract and train the nation’s best students interested in sustainable cities, from design to policy
To engage national experts in a mutually beneficial discourse and exchange of ideas



SCI Home People - SCI People Research - SCI Research Education - SCI Education - SCY Courses Sustainable Cities Year - Sustainable Cities Year Experts-in-Residence Program - SCI Experts-in-Residence Program Contact - SCI Contact	Sustainable Cities Initiative - Home Page Sustainable Cities Initiative (SCI) is a cross-disciplinary organization within the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon that seeks to promote research, education, service, and public outreach related to the development of sustainable cities. We address the region down to the building and recognize that well conceived solutions and thinking on sustainable city design cannot happen fully within any single discipline. SCI is grounded in cross-discipline dialogue and investigation as the key to addressing issues of sustainability within our communities. SCI synthesizes existing faculty research work under a single theme, serves as a catalyst for expanded research and teaching endeavors, markets this expertise to scholars, funders, potential clients, and project partners, and works to synthesize and sponsor academic courses and certificates. SCI goals include: To conduct multidisciplinary research to meet local, regional, and national goals for sustainable city design and function To provide service and technical assistance to Oregon and beyond To attract and train the nation’s best students interested in sustainable cities, from design to policy To engage national experts in a mutually beneficial discourse and exchange of ideas