Cultivating Resilience: A Comparative Study of Urban Agriculture, Technology, and Resilience in Central Texas and Öresund Scandinavia 

This program focuses on the role of public policy, urban design, agriculture and technology in creating resilient and sustainable cities. Students will examine how Austin, Texas; Malmö, Sweden; and Copenhagen, Denmark are enhancing their resilience plans to build a sustainable future. Students will use human-centered design to research, propose and prototype a variety of potential projects centered on urban agriculture, technology and resilience.

Faculty team members:

• Michael Baker, MFA, Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies, College of Fine Arts
• Jessie Contour, MFA, Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies, College of Fine Arts
• Gray Garmon, MArch, Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Design, College of Fine Arts

Student team members:

• Anya Gokul- Computer Science, Matthew Scheberle- International Relations & Global Studies, Mihir Saripalli- Mechanical Engineering, Liz Schweers- Urban Studies
• Jessica Chai- Government, Finance, Cassidy Wong- Architecture, Plan II, Aylin Cibik- Mechanical Engineering, Plan II, Kate Mader- Chemistry, Plan II
• Zachary Robinson- Design, Anna Ly- Biology, Alisha Flexwala- Psychology, Public Health, Bianca Rodriguez- Psychology
• William McKinney- Italian Studies, Plan II Honors, Marina Garfield- East European & Eurasian Studies, Plan II Honors, Nicolas Siller- Economics
• Aaron Johnson- Computer Science, Jane Goldberg- Journalism, Health & Society, Yingchen Angela Liu- Informatics, Studio Art, Ella Gault- Arts & Entertainment Technologies

International partner: 

• Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden