In the AP Human Geography class, Urban Planner Amanda Huron, a professor at UDC, shared an overview of her career with students. The class is taught by Sander Porcelli and Parag Bhuva for upper school students. Eighth grade teacher Maya Barlev introduced Ms. Huron to the teachers. Ms. Huron spoke about using data visualization to help further social justice causes. She highlighted how you could understand some of the changes in DC, see the importance of urban planning, and decide what to build or where to build it. This planning affects gentrification, urban renewal, and brown fields.
