Hannah M. Teicher

Hannah M. Teicher is an Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. Her research is broadly concerned with how mitigation and adaptation to climate change are shaping urban transformations across scales. Her research falls into three areas: collaborations between unlikely allies, governing embodied carbon at the urban scale, and long-term planning for climate migration. Her current research focuses on how receiving communities for climate migrants can plan for adaptation while also integrating newcomers.

Prior to joining the GSD, Hannah was the Researcher in Residence for the Built Environment at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions in Canada. Before beginning her research career, she practiced architecture in Vancouver, BC with a focus on green residential and community projects. She holds a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning from MIT, a Master of Architecture from UBC, and a BA in Sociology and Anthropology from Swarthmore College.