Global Metropolitan Studies and Social Science Matrix invite members of the UC Berkeley community — including doctoral students, researchers, and faculty — to participate in a campus-wide, interdisciplinary research initiative entitled, “Critical Infrastructure Under Stress.” The objective of this year-long series of events is to build connections across disciplines and to define and enable an impactful research agenda that leverages the rich research community at UC Berkeley and beyond.
The kick-off workshop, to be held on Friday, October 8, will feature lightning talks and breakouts on the following broad themes:
- Infrastructure and Public Purpose
- Pandemic Revelations and Accelerations
- Deterioration, Disaster, and Resilience
The Organizing Committee for this initiative comprises representatives from diverse departments, including: Sai Balakrishnan, City and Regional Planning; Marion Fourcade, Sociology; Matt Kondolf, Landscape Architecture; Alison Post, Political Science; Cihan Tugal, Sociology; and Joan Walker, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Please register through the link below to receive information about the location of this event. Note that a Cal Green Access Badge and/or proof of vaccination and ID are required for entry.
Registration link
Program
1:00pm – 2:30pm: Introduction to Initiative and Themes
Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu, College of Engineering
Prof. Sai Balakrishnan, City and Regional Planning
Prof. Stephen Collier, City and Regional Planning
Prof. Paul Edwards, Science Technology and Society (Stanford)
Dr. Alex Schafran, Institute for Metropolitan Studies (San Jose State University)
Prof. Raja Sengupta, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prof. Kenichi Soga, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prof. Alison Post, Political Science
Prof. Joan Walker, Civil and Environmental Engineering
2:30pm – 4:00pm: Thematic Strategy Breakout Discussions
Theme C: Deterioration, Disaster, and Resilience
Soga from Intro session
Prof. Charisma Acey, City and Regional Planning
Prof. Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Salma Elmallah, Energy and Resources Group and GMS DE
Prof. Daniel Kammen, Energy and Resources Group
Prof. G. Mathias Kondolf, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
Prof Danielle Rivera, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
Dr. Anna Serra-Llobet, CCRM/Social Science Matrix
Theme A: Infrastructure and Public Purpose
Edwards, Post, and Schafran from Intro session
Dagin Faulkner, City and Regional Planning
Prof. Zoé Hamstead, City and Regional Planning
Dr. Jane Macfarlane, Director, Smart Cities and Sustainable Mobility
Julia Sizek, Anthropology
Prof. Cihan Tugal, Sociology
Dr. Jeff Vincent, Director, Center for Cities & Schools
Theme L: Pandemic Revelations and Accelerations
Balakrishnan and Sengupta from Intro session
Juan Caicedo, Civil and Environmental Engineering and GMS DE
Prof. Marion Fourcade, Sociology
Prof. Ashok Gadgil, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Madeleine Parker, City and Regional Planning and GMS DE
And you! We welcome UCB Doctoral students, Staff, and Faculty Researchers.
4:00pm: Reception and Wrap-up