Maurice A. Ferré

Building Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Sea Level Rise Strategy, and Sustainable Buildings Program.

Provides a lens to understand the complexity of cities and the drivers that contribute to their resilience.

Partnered with cities and counties to create and implement customized, impactful energy efficiency policies and programs.

Miami’s downtown skyline is dotted with construction cranes, as endless new condos and apartments are built throughout the city. But the new construction is misleading: Greater Miami—the tri-county metropolitan region spanning MiamiDade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties—faces a severe crisis of housing unaffordability that stems from the dual problem of high housing costs and low wages."

Greater Miami has many things going for it: beautiful weather, a thriving economy, and a unique, international culture. Also known as the Miami metro, the tri-county region that spans Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties is the nation’s eighth-largest metro. With an economic output of $300 billion, it’s about the size of Singapore and Hong Kong. The region is attracting people from the U.S. and abroad and boasts a foreign-born population three times larger than the U.S. average.1 Its renewed downtown skyline is filled with gleaming new high-rise condos and office towers. And its rapidly growing startup ecosystem is one of the 10 largest i.n the U.S. and among the top 30 or so in the world

A conversation with sociologist Alejandro Portes about his new book: Is Miami a global city, or a superstar Latin-American city? And is it going to sink?

Greater Miami has experienced remarkable economic success in recent years. The metro area—which spans Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties—is now the eighth-largest in the United States, with around 6.1 million residents and economic output that exceeds that of many nations. As a symbol of Miami’s dramatic growth, its downtown has been stunningly transformed into a bustling area featuring new restaurants and hotels, an expanding cluster of startup companies, and a twenty-first century skyline of high-rise offices and condo towers.

With Amazon’s search for its second headquarters or “HQ2” finally over, it’s time for Greater Miami to get back to the business of building its own economy. The fact that Miami was selected as one of 20 finalists out of the 238 cities that applied to the original request for proposals reflects the tremendous strides the region has made in the economic development arena.

"The world is abuzz with talk of a mobility revolution. This encompasses new modes of transportation, from ride sharing and electric cars to bike sharing, scooters, and even self-driving cars. But how much of that is hype, and how much is reality? In Greater Miami—as in much of rest of the country—the vast majority of people still depend on their cars to get around."

The Miami Metro—which spans Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties—has quickly ascended the ranks of global powerhouses. In 2017, Miami ranked 30th on A.T. Kearney’s Global Cities Index, just behind Frankfurt and Dubai. With its enviable location, prominent international airport, and major port, Miami now serves as an economic and financial hub for Latin America and a gateway to Europe and the rest of the world.

The Miami metro—which spans Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties—is an aspiring hub for entrepreneurship and innovation. While Miami has long been a breeding ground for small businesses, the economic value of these businesses has historically trailed behind that of leading tech hubs like the San Francisco Bay Area, Austin, Seattle, and Boston-Cambridge. But the tide appears to be turning in Miami’s favor.

Talent is a key driver of advanced economies. Highly educated and skilled individuals drive income, wages, and economic growth in cities and metros across the globe1 . As Miami aspires to the ranks of leading global cities, how does its talent base stack up?

Explore resources with data and stats on healthcare issues.

Waterways is an environmental education series focusing on the health and study of the South Florida and Florida Keys natural ecosystems.

Functions to preserve images and works of the graffiti art movement that have been historically under documented. Over 90% of the works featured in the archive no longer exist.

Collection of photographs, postcards, and other visual materials that make up the historical archive held by the City of Miami Beach

Collection of materials documenting the history, culture, architecture, and people of Coral Gables Florida.

Issues of the tabloid newspaper from the 1920s to the late 1940s. Covers a wide variety of topics such as the Great Depression, anti-Semitism, Prohibition, immigration, race and gender relations. Not only does the newspaper offer a glimpse of life in the Jim Crow U.S. South, it also covered the experiences of the city's marginalized groups including people of color, immigrants, and women, among other groups. Due to the nature of the time period in when it was published, some of the language used may contain harmful or offensive statements that include racism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia.

A digital library of important source materials relating to Miami-Dade County history, management, development, and culture.

A collection of publications, reports, and presentations from various government agencies, organizations, and academic institutions relating Sea Level Rise in particularly South Florida.

Collection of textual and visual materials documenting the evolution of Florida’s largest zoo.