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Eran Ben-Joseph is a Class of 1922 Professor in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He served as the Head of the Department from 2013 to 2020. His research and teaching areas encompass urban physical design, sustainable site planning, regulation standards, and urban retrofitting. Ben-Joseph has authored and co-authored several influential books, including 'Streets Shaping Towns Cities' and 'Regulating Place: Standards Shaping Urban America'. He has extensive experience as a city planner, urban designer, and landscape architect, working on various projects across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the United States. His notable contributions include leading multidisciplinary projects in cities like Singapore, Barcelona, and Washington DC. Ben-Joseph holds a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley and has conducted current research focusing on Health and Aging Population, Ecological Models of Development, and Historical Neighborhood Planning.