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Urban Sustainability Content

What is Urban Sustainability?

Learn about the interdisciplinary program of Urban Sustainability at Brooklyn College. This video provides an overview of the program and we encourage you to take SUST 1001, Introduction to Urban Sustainability.

Channel your passion for environmental issues into a practical career that can help save the planet.

The Urban Sustainability Program will provide you with the knowledge, power, and skills to promote sustainable policies and practices in your neighborhood and beyond. The program takes a unique interdisciplinary approach by offering concentrations in economics, environmental science, and sociology. It examines the dynamics between social and natural systems as well as the trade-offs among environmental, social, and economic sustainability. Brooklyn College's metropolitan setting gives you the opportunity to observe firsthand the issues affecting our cities and devise creative and hands-on solutions that foster environmental protection, social equity, and economic vitality. Alongside your course work, you will learn how to use our geographic information system (GIS) laboratory to produce and analyze data to solve urban sustainability problems. Field trips have included community gardens, local beaches and waterways, public transportation facilities, and city parks. Having the advantage of learning about sustainability from this holistic perspective, you will graduate from the program exceptionally prepared to make our cities, and the world, healthier and more livable.

Urban Sustainability Related Links

Urban Sustainability Brochure (pdf)

B.A. Urban Sustainability Factsheet (pdf)

Student Research

Come see the fantastic work the Urban Sustainability students are doing at the 1st School of Humanities and Social Sciences Student Expo. Urban sustainability students are conducting research during internships, independent research, or as part of their classes. All are welcome – friends, family, faculty and staff.

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
2:15-4:15 p.m.
Via Zoom

Participating students Include: Malik Ali, James Costello, Adam Guzman, Kiera Rivas, Emily Riera Ching-Shiuan Fang, Yamilka Portorreal, Billie-Rae Johnson, Ian Evans, Galilea Matias, Frank Schellace

Projects include: Greenpoint Sustainability PodWalk, E-Commerce Impact Scoping Study, Community FloodNet Project, Urban Farming, Community Development, and Nail Violins!

Host: Rebecca Boger

Contact Information

Director: Rebecca Boger

Location: 4151 Ingersoll Hall
Phone: 718.951.5000 x2159
Email: rboger@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Urban Sustainability Virtual Graduation 2020

Virtual Mixer and Grad Celebration

We cannot meet in person on campus, so celebrate with us on zoom!

The celebration will start with a SUST Alumni panel where you will have the opportunity to hear what some of our alumni have been doing after graduating and gain insights from their experiences. After the panel there will be a virtual walk of the graduates from Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021.

Thursday, May 6, 2021
12:30-2 p.m.
Via Zoom

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

All are welcome - students, faculty, staff, friends, family, and alumni.