Hannah Teicher

About Hannah 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 adaptation to climate change is shaping urban transformations across scales. Recent research projects have centered on long-term planning for climate migration and collaborations between unlikely allies.

Areas of Expertise

Environmental Planning and Resource Management, Land Use Planning and Governance, Regional Planning

Selected Publications

Teicher, H. M., & Marchman, P. (2024). Integration as adaptation: advancing research and practice for inclusive climate receiving communities. Journal of the American Planning Association, 90(1), 30-49., Teicher, H. M. (2022). How organized credibility enables climate action: the US climate security coalition as a credibility machine. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 24(2), 261-276., Teicher, H. M. (2018). Practices and pitfalls of competitive resilience: Urban adaptation as real estate firms turn climate risk to competitive advantage. Urban Climate, 25, 9-21., Teicher, H. M. (2023). Anchor Institutions as Adaptation Allies: promises and pitfalls of joint urban/military adaptation planning in US cities. Geoforum, 142, 103754.

Recent Courses Taught

First Semester Core Urban Planning Studio, Urban Adaptation, Climate Migration