Seminar 1 – Urban Equitable Resilience: Power Structures, Spatial Justice, and Climate Action

Global Urban Network Seminar 1: Urban Equitable Resilience: Power Structures, Spatial Justice, and Climate Action

The intersecting realities of climate change, public health challenges and structural inequality have intensified the risks and vulnerabilities faced by low-income residents in urban settings. How do deep power imbalances, and social and cultural inequalities connect to resilience planning and design?
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Speakers:

Professor Taibat Lawanson
University of Lagos Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development (CHSD)

Professor Matti Siemiatycki
School of Cities, University of Toronto

Moderated by:
Astrid Haas,
Urban Economist, Kampala, Uganda

Watch Session 2: Building Sustainable Cities at the Neighbourhood Scale at https://youtu.be/Wymut6ZTtXk

PRESENTED BY THE GLOBAL URBAN NETWORK

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