Events
Conference – Immigrant Integration in the 21st Century: The Role of Immigrants in American Society
June 05, 2007 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Co-sponsored by the Merage Foundation for the American Dream and the Wilson Center's Comparative Urban Studies Project, the Divisison of United States Studies, and the Latin American Program.
Housing for the Urban Poor
May 22, 2007 // 1:00pm — 4:00pm
Rose Molokoane, Slum Dwellers International, South Africa; Farouk Tebbal, Habitat/Cities Alliance; Eduardo Rojas, InterAmerican Development Bank;Diana Mitlin, IIED.
Innovations in Urban Development: Lessons from Brazil
May 17, 2007 // 10:30am — 12:30pm
Teresa Caldeira, Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley; Marcia Leite Arieira,Senior Social Development Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank; Bryan McCann, Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University; Moderator: Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Urban Health in Asia: Growing Needs and Challenges Among the Poorest Populations
May 10, 2007 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Panelists discuss the rapid state of urbanization and the health status of the urban poor in Asia and, specifically, in India, where the urban population is projected to expand from 328 to 550 million by 2026, and the urban poor are currently estimated at between 80 and 100 million.
Strategies to Promote Gender Equity in Developing Countries: Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities
April 26, 2007 // 8:30am — 1:00pm
The Woodrow Wilson Center International Center for Scholars and the Inter-American Foundation are pleased to present a half-day conference to share perspectives, experiences, and lessons regarding the best ways to promote gender equity and increase development effectiveness
Creating Communities of Hope and Opportunity: The Revitalization of East Lake
March 27, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
City Solutions for Urbanization, Slums, and the Urban Poor
March 26, 2007 // 1:30pm — 3:30pm
Urban Housing and Policy Exchange with the International Community: HUD's experience
March 22, 2007 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Urban Crime and Violence
March 21, 2007 // 9:00am — 12:00pm
Diane Davis, Professor of Political Sociology, Associate Dean, School ofArchitecture and Planning, MIT; Rubem Fernandes, Anthropologist and Director of Viva Rio; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Caroline Moser,Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Washington, DC.
Sustainable Transportation Services for the Urban Poor
February 20, 2007 // 1:00pm — 3:00pm
Comparative Urban Studies Project (CUSP) hosts a seminar to discuss sustainable transportation services for the urban poor.