Urban Studies Events
The Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act, 2009
May 06, 2009 // 9:00am — 10:30am
Comparative Urban Studies Project
Rep. Brad Miller, N.C., 13th District; Rep. David Price, N.C., 4th District; Peter Kimm, Chairman of the Board, International Housing Coalition; Christopher W. Williams, Rep., UN-HABITAT, Washington, D.C.
Population, Health, and Urbanization
April 30, 2009 // 11:30am — 12:30pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
A quarter of the global disease burden can be attributed to environment and health dynamics, including unsafe water, unsanitary disposal, and indoor air pollution. Experts discuss links between population, health, and the environment.
Health, Cities, and the Post-Conflict Environment
April 24, 2009 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Comparative Urban Studies Project
Frederick Burkle of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and Dan Monk of Colgate University join the Wilson Center's Geoff Dabelko and Blair Ruble for this panel.
Asia's Next Challenge: Securing the Region's Water Future
April 22, 2009 // 9:00am — 11:00am
China Environment Forum
The new report by the Asia Society's Leadership Group on Water Security in Asia considers the security dimensions associated with decreased access to a safe, stable supply of water in Asia and provides a forward-looking agenda aimed at averting a water crisis in the region.
Demography, Environment, and Conflict in Indonesia and India
April 21, 2009 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Panelists Henrik Urdal of the International Peace Research Institute and Steve Rhee, an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow (2007-2009), discuss the effects of environmental degradation on conflict.
Day II - Immigration: Social and Cultural Capital
April 17, 2009 // 12:00pm — 4:00pm
Comparative Urban Studies Project
(This event will take place in Barcelona)Marc Hatzfield sociologist and lecturer, École d'Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris; Andrei Korobkov Assistant Professor of Political Science, Middle Tennessee State University; Loren Landau Research Coordinator, Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; Blair Ruble Director, Kennan Institute and the Comparative Urban Studies Project, WWICS
Immigration: Social and Cultural Capital
April 16, 2009 // 12:00pm — 4:00pm
Comparative Urban Studies Project
(This event took place in Barcelona)Kate Brick Master's candidate, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Lamin Cham Immigration Specialist; Marc Hatzfield sociologist and lecturer, École d'Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris; Andrei Korobkov Assistant Professor of Political Science, Middle Tennessee State University; Loren Landau Research Coordinator, Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; Josep Ramoneda Director, Centre of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona; Gaspar Rivera-Salgado Director of Projects, Institute for Research in Labour and Employment, University of California at Los Angeles; Eunice Romero Political Scientist; Blair Ruble Director, Kennan Institute and the Comparative Urban Studies Project, WWICS; Andrew Selee Director, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center; Mostafà S'haimi community organizer; Pep Subirós writer and philospher; José Walter Tejada member of the Arlington County Board (USA)
Changes in the Structure of Belgrade and Sofia since the End of Socialism: Some Problems and Opportunities
April 15, 2009 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
European Studies
Sonia Hirt, Associate Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech-Blacksburg
Tensions, Territory and Terror: Understanding Violence against Foreigners in South Africa
February 19, 2009 // 8:00am — 10:00am
Comparative Urban Studies Project
Loren Landau director, Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; Steven McDonald Consulting Program Manager, Africa Program, Consulting Program Director,Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity; Witney Schneidman President, Schneidman & Associates International, Washington, DC
Climate Prosperity: Democratic Capitalism with a Twist
February 04, 2009 // 8:00am — 10:00am
Comparative Urban Studies Project
Shari Garmise vice president for knowledge management and development, International Economic Development Council, Washington, DC; Stephanie McClellan policy director, Office of the Governor, State of Delaware; Graham Richard principal, Graham Richard Associates, Fort Wayne, Indiana; Phillip Singerman senior vice president, B&D Consulting, Washington, DC; Marc Weiss chairman & CEO, Global Urban Development and chairman, Climate Prosperity Project