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About Lawrence Susskind

I have been a member of the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning faculty for more than 50 years. I founded DUSP's Environmental Policy and Planning Group. I also co-founded the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and the Consensus Building Institute. I am a pracademic.

Areas of Expertise

Environmental planning, public dispute resolution, public interest technology

Selected Publications

Breaking the Impasse

The Consensus Building Handbook

Breaking Robert’s Rules

Entrepreneurial Negotiation

Judicial Dispute Resolution

Good for You, Great for Me

Environmental Diplomacy

Environmental Problem-Solving


Recent Courses Taught

Renewable Energy Siting Clinic

Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Clinic

Theory and Practice of Environmental Planning

Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector

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Lawrence Susskind

Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning

Office Phone

508-277-7082

Location

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Email

susskind@mit.edu

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Last Updated: December 19, 2025