Faculty Spotlight

Gerardo Marti
Gerardo Marti, Research Affiliate, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Davidson College Ph.D., University of Southern California. Interests includes Religion, Race and Ethnicity, Organizational Analysis, and Qualitative Methods.

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Institute for Urban Research, MS-28
Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005

Phone: 713-348-3484 or
713-348-4448
Fax: 713-348-5296
Email: moe@rice.edu or slk@rice.edu

Welcome to the Institute for Urban Research

The Institute for Urban Research conducts scientific research, sponsors educational programs, and engages in public outreach that advances understanding of pressing urban issues and fosters the development of more humane and sustainable cities.

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Rice's Shell Center funds effort to measure city sustainability, using Houston as a case study
A city's sustainable growth involves many factors, from the kinds of jobs created to transportation to water and air quality. Rice University's Shell Center for Sustainability (SCS) has awarded a grant to a team of Houston researchers that will use Houston as a case study to develop a methodology to measure sustainability.

2009 Houston Area Survey Highlights
This report gives an overview of the 2009 Houston Area Survey findings.

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What's New

Coastal Cities Project
An interdisciplinary research collaboration assessed the dimensions of the challanges facing major, low-lying estuary metropoles. Read More »

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Events

May 15, 2010
Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Dr. Muhammad Yunus to Speak at 2010 Commencement
Rice University
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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