Pardee Center Conference The Future is Now: Urban Asia in the 21st Century Panel 2

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The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future held a conference, “The Future is Now: Urban Asia in the 21st Century,” on Oct. 8, 2014 in the Metcalf Trustee Center on Boston University’s campus. Experts [...]from BU and elsewhere explored various aspects of the social and environmental impacts of urbanization in Asia. The conference was co-sponsored by BU’s Pardee Center, the Initiative on Cities, the Center for the Study of Asia, Global Programs India Initiatives, and the Center for Global Health and Development, in collaboration with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and BU’s Metropolitan College.

The day consisted of three panels. The second panel, The Politics of the City, was moderated by Julian Go (Professor, Sociology, BU). Speakers included Gavin Shatkin (Associate Professor, School of Pubic Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University), Abidin Kusno (Director, Centre for Southeast Asia Research, University of British Columbia), and Mona Serageldin (Vice President, Institute for International Urban Development).

October 8, 2014

More information can be found at www.bu.edu/pardee/urbanasia.
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