Virginia Tech – Kevin C. Desouza

Intelligent City Chapter for Atlas of Cities

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Post published:December 21, 2013
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My chapter on Intelligent Cities will appear in the Atlas of Cities (Princeton University Press) edited by Paul L. Knox (Virginia Tech). A city, like any organization, thrives or fails depending…

Designing, Planning, and Managing Resilient Cities

Post author:Kevin Desouza
Post published:June 9, 2013
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To what disruptions must cities be resilient? How can cities, as complex systems, be resilient? Building a capacity for resilience might be a daunting task when one considers the multitude…

TechniCity – MOOC – A Vision for Smart Cities

Post author:Kevin Desouza
Post published:May 5, 2013
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While at Ohio State University, I recorded lectures for the TechniCity MOOC. This course is being offered by two of my colleagues, Jennifer Evans-Cowley, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs…

Designing and Planning for Smart(er) Cities – Practicing Planner

Post author:Kevin Desouza
Post published:December 23, 2012
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You can find my article on smart cities in the current issue of Practicing Planner. Abstract: Within the past 24 months the concept of smart (and intelligent) cities has been…

My Research Mind – A Little Messy

Post author:Kevin Desouza
Post published:November 18, 2012
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I have been doing some reflection on my research interests and the connections between the various scientific domains in which I work. I will be on a panel, Working on…

Recent Visit to IIT-Kanpur – A Summary

Post author:Kevin Desouza
Post published:November 5, 2012
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Ralph Hall has provided a nice summary of our recent visit to IIT Kanpur. I enjoyed my time in Kanpur and look forward to seeing this partnership flourish. To read…

Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative

Post author:Kevin Desouza
Post published:October 10, 2012
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I will be traveling to India to meet with researchers at IIT Kanpur as part of our project on Sustainable Infrastructure Development that was funded through the Obama-Singh 21st Century…

Press Release – Assoc. Dean for Research at the College of Public Programs, Arizona State Univ.

Post author:Kevin Desouza
Post published:August 21, 2012
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For the complete announcement, please click here. I am a Sun Devil!

Conference on Community Resilience – Davos, Switzerland

Post author:Kevin Desouza
Post published:August 21, 2012
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I am headed to Davos for the 3rd Annual Conference on Community Resilience. I am co-chairing the conference along with John R. Harrald and Jim Bohland, both from Virginia Tech.…

Getting Serious About Resilience in Planning – in Planetizen

Post author:Kevin Desouza
Post published:July 31, 2012
Post category:College of Architecture and Urban Studies Metropolitan Institute Policy Informatics Virginia Tech
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I co-authored an article for Planetizen with three students (Trevor Flanery, Jaimy Alex, and Eric Park) who were working at the Metropolitan Institute this summer. Resilience is a term much bandied about these…