At the Yale Livable City Lab, we explore how the design and planning of urban areas affect everyday life and long-term sustainability. We study how planning decisions influence mobility, climate risk exposure, patterns of segregation, and social interaction, ultimately shaping human behavior and environmental outcomes.
We integrate large-scale geospatial data with cutting-edge technologies—including natural language processing, computer vision, and sensing—to measure and understand these impacts at scale. We work globally, partnering with cities in North America, Europe, and rapidly urbanizing regions worldwide, and we collaborate closely with local governments and community stakeholders to translate our findings into practical strategies.
