examples of broad cross-disciplinary research areas relevant to sustainable
urban infrastructure are listed below. This is not intended to be an exhaustive
list, but more to serve illustrative purposes of the research conducted during the IGERT Program on the UC Denver Campus from 2007 to 2014.
Emerging Infrastructures and Technologies
and evaluating innovative break-through technologies for resource-efficient and
environmentally-benign urban infrastructures using environmental/economic life
cycle assessments and material flow analyses. Engineering, Science &
Architecture Faculty: Rens, Tagg, Andreas
Urban Resource Flows
emerging technologies, urban form, population growth and distribution as they
impact energy-material flows within and outside the city. Urban Planning,
GIS & Engineering Faculty: Clark, Johnson, Janson.
Multi-Criteria Policy Evaluation
benefit-cost analysis of alternative infrastructures and built environments,
particularly focusing on two aspects: 1) Impact of alternative urban
infrastructures on urban system vulnerability and resiliency; and, 2)
the impact of alternative infrastructure designs on human health and well-being.
Public Affairs, Engineering, Planning & Family Medicine Faculty:
Teske, Busenberg, Burton, Hart, Main.
Human Behavior and Sustainability Outcomes
barriers to personal and community engagement in sustainable infrastructures,
and, tracking a common set of relevant indicators of health, well being and
urban infrastructure sustainability that are measurable, policy-relevant and
intuitive so as to foster community engagement. Health & Behavioral
Sciences, Public Affairs, Engineering: Brett, Main, Tracer, Koester, Teske.