Events
Institution Building and Social Cohesion for a Peaceful and Resilient Community
Paper contribution to the April 2011 seminar on post-disaster community engagement.
Kennan Institute Director Blair Ruble Speaks on the Challenge of Urban Diversity in Russia
Kennan Institute Director Blair Ruble delivered a major speech on urban diversity in an era of large-scale migration in Yekaterinburg (September 12) and Moscow (September 19). The Moscow speech was delivered at a conference cosponsored by the Kennan Institute and the Gorbachev Foundation.
Population, Urbanization, Environment, and Security: A Summary of the Issues
Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; 1999. (Comparative Urban Studies Occasional Series; 22). PDF: 126KB/23 pages
Land Titling as Women's Empowerment: Critical Observations from Recife, Brazil
Semi-finalist paper contribution to the second annual academic paper competition co-sponsored by the Wilson Center's Comparative Urban Studies Project, USAID's Urban Programs Team, the International Housing Coalition, Cities Alliance, and the World Bank.
The Bratislava-Vienna Development Corridor Region: Slovakia's Development Prospects
Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; 1995.(Comparative Urban Studies Occasional Paper Series; 6)
Wilson Center Announces New Program on Global Sustainability & Resilience
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars today announced the creation of a new program to study the impact of global changes—such as population growth, resource scarcity, urbanization, migration, and economic development—on people’s lives, from their environment and health to their security and economic wellbeing.
Law and Land Policy in an Urbanizing World
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in co-operation with the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, the Erasmus University, and the Global Land Tool Network of UN-HABITAT proudly present a 10 day international executive learning course on the legal dimensions of the urbanization process. For more information, please view the following PDF flyer.
Resilience, Sustainability and Development: Some as yet Undefined Issues
Paper contribution to the January 2009 seminar on community resilience