Two recent articles in the New York Times highlighted what continues to be a politically contentious subject in America: climate change. The first reported an historic high of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere; the second drew attention to research questioning the likelihood of IPCC’s most extreme temperature scenarios—while the research is yet to be fully [...]
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Application Deadline for the 2013 Democracy & Diversity Institute in Wroclaw, Poland Extended to Friday, April 5, 2013
The Transregional Center for Democratic Studies (TCDS) is pleased to announce that it will hold its 22nd annual Democracy & Diversity Institute at The New School summer campus in Wroclaw, Poland from July 10 to 26, 2013. Widely admired as an intimate international forum for lively but rigorous debate on critical issues of democratic life, [...]
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2013 ACSP PhD Workshop
2013 ACSP PhD Workshop August 8-10, 2013 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning invites doctoral students of planning working on their dissertation research to attend the 2013 ACSP PhD Workshop. This year, the workshop will be hosted in the Boston area by MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of [...]
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Hoboken Resilience Run April 6th!
Hoboken Resilience Run 5K_FlyerWhat a perfect way to start spring off with a bang! http://www.hobokennj.org/5k/
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Excellent Panel at NY Times March 8th
Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Alumni Association invites you to the annual Alumni Forum, featuring a panel discussion led by global thought leaders from various disciplines on the relationship between climate change, extreme weather events and the built environment. The panel discussion will be followed by a reception for Columbia [...]
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Great American City and Future of Urban Studies Conference, March 1st
This event looks very exciting! Follow the link below to the event’s webpage to register: http://ipk.nyu.edu/event-calendar/details/105-great-american-city Though published only a few months ago, it’s already clear that Robert J. Sampson’s Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect will rank among the most important works of urban studies in a generation. It’s the culmination of an [...]
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WRI President on Climate Change in Obama’s Inaugural Address
Following is a statement by Andrew Steer, President and CEO, World Resources Institute: “Today, in his second inaugural address, President Obama set a clear priority for America: address climate change and become a global leader on renewable energy development. Actions toward this end could play a transformative role in promoting America’s future prosperity, and could [...]
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Recent Milano Alumni Lina Fedirko mentioned in the Dean’s Forum
Lina Fedirko, recent alumni (Urban Policy, 2012) received praise for her consulting project for UN Habitat. Read the full story here: Dean’s Forum. Congrats Lina!
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Council Speaker Quinn Seeks Funding to Increase NYC Resiliency
In the wake of Sandy, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn seeks $20 billion to create resiliency across the city in anticipation of future climate-related storms. Read the full story here: Crains
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What is the State of the Art in Preparing for Extreme Weather Events?
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Program — 10:00 am to 1:45 pm Luncheon — 1:45 pm to 2:30 pm 1 East 42nd Street, New York, New York RSVP to Ms. Jessica Huang here. Sponsors: Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York Academic Council on the United Nations System Introductory [...]
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