澳门六合彩

In October 2016, world leaders adopted the 鈥淣ew Urban Agenda鈥� as a roadmap to guide sustainable urbanization for the next twenty years. With the expectation that the world urban population will nearly double by 2050, evidence-based research is critical for the development of policies and practice that reflect the new global urban reality.

Recognizing the need to strengthen the ties between urban policymaking and new scholarly work on urban development, 澳门六合彩鈥檚 Urban Sustainability Laboratory, USAID, the World Bank, IHC Global and Cities Alliance teamed together to cosponsor the annual 鈥淩educing Urban Poverty鈥� paper competition for advanced graduate students.听The competition is designed to encourage a new generation of urban scholars and to disseminate their cutting-edge ideas.

Please join us for a discussion about the latest research from the field on innovative urban approaches to climate change, accommodating refugees in urban areas, and inclusive city planning. Winning authors of the 2016 Graduate Student Reducing Urban Poverty Paper Competition will present their solutions-oriented research, with commentary offered by experienced professionals working in the urban sector.听

Program

Refugees, Incremental Housing, and Shelter in the 21st Century

Valeria Vidal,听Francis Goyes, and Sera Tolgay, Master in City Planning, Candidates, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Judith Hermanson,听President and CEO, IHC - Global Coalition for Inclusive Housing and Sustainable Cities

The Sea Defense Project in the Ada East District and its Implications for Climate Change Policy Implementation in Ghana鈥檚 Peri-Urban Areas

Kwame N. Owusu-Daaku,听PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina-Columbia

听Victor Vergara,听Lead Urban Specialist, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank听

Evidence-based Planning and Housing Approaches Bias: Methodological Alternatives for Broadening Policy Options in Mass Housing Programs

Jakub Galuszka,听PhD Candidate, Habitat Unit, Technical University of Berlin

Kevin Nelson,听Urban Team Lead, Office of Land and Urban, Bureau of Economic Growth, Education, and Environment, U.S. Agency for International Development