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Book Presentation: Facing Risk: New Urban Resilience Practices in Latin America
September 12, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Facing Risk presents effective urban resilience practices put in place to address the risks of natural and anthropic disasters in six Latin American cities: Manizales, Colombia; La Paz, Bolivia; Cuenca, Ecuador; Santa Fe and Pilar, Argentina; and Cubatão, Brazil. This book provides answers to some of the dilemmas faced by local governments and communities as they seek to strengthen their resilience to disasters.
Speakers:
Michael Cohen, Milano PhD director
Margarita Gutman, GPIA faculty
Maria Carrizosa, PhD student
David López, PhD student
Bart Orr, PhD student
Lena Simet, PhD student
Comments by:
Timon McPhearson, Director Urban Systems Lab
Thursday, September 12th, 2019
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Klein Conference Room | The New School
66 West 12th Street, Room 510
New York, NY
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The event will be in English
Admission is free, but seating is limited.
Reservations are required please RSVP here.