Cambridge,
MA,
United States
Type
Private
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
The Urban Analytics specialization equips students with skills to characterize, examine, and develop solutions for urban planning challenges through spatial data and analytical techniques. In contemporary practice, a growing portion of urban planning involves addressing intricate spatial relationships among numerous geographically constrained elements - complexities that demand computational tools for proper visualization and assessment. Professionals employ Geographic Information Systems, spatial statistics, and algorithmic spatial analysis across public and private sectors at various scales, from local to global, to articulate urban issues, assess potential interventions, and present multifaceted data visually.