Adam R. Swietek
I explore environmental externalities in cities. Combining spatial modeling, urban economics, and computational design, I examine how amenities and risks are produced, distributed, and priced within existing urban form—and assess the impacts of planned interventions and environmental shocks on communities and property markets. My work evaluates how zoning, planning, and building codes can mitigate externalities and protect people and assets, while exploring novel financial mechanisms to insure and hedge residual risk.