Methods 3 – Fall 2019 – Student Projects

Final projects for Methods 3.


Change in NYC's Community Garden District: 1990-2010

New York, NY, USA

By rediscovering demolished community gardens in the East Village, I also observed broader changes in the neighborhood over a 20-year period.

Counter-Mapping South Asian Urbanism: A Case for Mumbai

Mumbai, India

Analyzing local displacement, municipal governing units and superimposed global indices to problematize 'The Development Paradigm' in Mumbai.

Creating a Case for Better Buses in Brooklyn and Queens

Brooklyn-Queens Boroughs, New York City, NY

This project aims at creating a case for better buses in Brooklyn-Queens by highlighting the existing transit gaps in the two boroughs.

Exploring Public Space Management Along NYC Subway Line 7

New York City, New York, USA

This project is focusing on exploring the public space management through investigating the public spaces along NYC subway line 7.

Mapping water resiliency in São Paulo

São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

I want to study the relationship between the Cantareira reservoir system with the infrastructure of reservoirs in its vicinity and census data.

Mapping Women NYC

New York City

This project aims to visualize how NYC women are served or underserved by public infrastructures, such as transportation and public spaces.

Spatializing - Situating - Storying: Little Pakistan

New York, USA

This project aims to bridge gaps and fill voids in the narratives surrounding the immigrant neighborhood of Little Pakistan, Brooklyn.

Study of Landslide Risk Areas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

This project consists of mapping landslide risk areas consequent from heavy rainfalls in Rio de Janeiro and understanding the residents’ profile

Modelling the Risk of Urban Shrink in the Netherlands

The Netherlands

Using a variety of demographic, social, spatial, and economic data, this research aims to develop a model to anticipate urban shrink.

Trans-Junctional Gaps Within Risk Adaptive Knowledges

Codrington, Barbuda and Caribbean Region

This project maps catalysis points for synergy in Barbuda. These synergy points speak to immediate capacity building needs Barbuda is facing.

Uncovering the Insignificant

New York City, NY, USA

This project attempted to uncover black beauty salons in NYC, to test the narrative that ethnic niche markets have been historically minimized.

Urban Manufacturing, MakerSpaces, and Military Veterans

New York, USA

The “makerspace” as an integral part of a local economy, and also as a transition community for military veterans

Visualizing Racial Segregation Post-Apartheid

Cape Town, South Africa

Visualizing how racial segregation has persisted post-apartheid in Cape Town, South Africa.