Massachusets Institute of Technology
Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning

Fall 2023 Seminar on

e-Planning

Technology in Planning: we need a Theoretical Framework

by Pedro Ferraz de Abreu [video] [slides]

Joint SPURS & e-Planning Fall 2023 Seminar Panel Session
TOPIC: Promises and Pitfalls of Technology and Data in Planning
December 4, 2025 (MIT City Arena)



Moderation:
Bish Sanyal, Professor
Head of SPURS, MIT-DUSP
Joseph Ferreira, Professor
Head of UIS, MIT-DUSP
Panel:
Catherine D'Ignasio, Associate Professor of Urban Science and Planning, MIT-DUSP
Eric Robsky Huntley, Lecturer in Urban Science and Planning, MIT-DUSP
Sarah Williams, Associate Professor of Technology & Urban Planning, MIT-DUSP
Pedro Ferraz de Abreu,Professor of e-Planning, Catedratico Conv. (ret, U. Lisboa), MIT Visiting Scholar