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Uncertainty and Cities in 2026: Tariffs, Climate Change, and Politics

Room A404 66 West 12th Street, New York

This conference is “Uncertainty and Cities in 2026: Tariffs, Climate Change, and Politics” and will include perspectives from different international, national, and local institutions on the global economy and cities, and particularly the impact of the tariffs on urban economies and local governments in both the Global South and Industrialized Economies, the challenges of ...

ONLINE | Tools for Spatial Economic Planning Book Event

Online

At this virtual Book Launch, the book’s authors will provide an overview of the spatial economic tools in the book.  Then, representatives of major development organizations will provide perspective, giving a

Michael Cohen speaker at Urban Economy Forum 7

Michael Cohen will take part as speaker at the 7th Urban Economy Forum UEF7, in Toronto, Canada. He will present on the global and urban impacts of U.S. trade tariffs during the Trump era, highlighting how macroeconomic shocks cascade through global value chains to local economies, deepening inequality and urban precarity. Wednesday 15, October, 2025