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Thriving Cities Lab
What is the Thriving Cities Lab?
The Thriving Cities Lab (TCL) is developing a new paradigm for urban analysis, community assessment, and civic engagement based on a holistic framework of community well-being. An initiative of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, TCL is committed to turning research-based insights into action-oriented tools that will empower key stakeholders— including foundations, city officials, city planners, religious leaders, politicians, educators, business people, academics, non-profits, and citizens—
to ask and answer the question:
What does it mean for my city to thrive for all of its citizens, and how can I help?
What Can We Do For Your City?
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One of the defining characteristics of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture is its intellectual community of scholars from across the humanities and social sciences. Thriving Cities Lab taps this resource for each city project, making us different from typical private consulting firms. Learn More About Our Team…
Pilot Project
Learn more about our Gainesville, Florida pilot project to see how we use our research framework to create data-driven profiles for a city, which can then be used by city leaders and decision-makers to improve the lives of its citizens. Learn more about our Gainesville project.