View the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTylh8q2Zhg
The event, moderated by Bruno Carvalho and Diane Davis, brought together perspectives from different regions of the globe. AbdouMaliq Simone, Eric Klinenberg, and Hiba Bou Akar presented their views of the connections between the ongoing pandemic and urbanization. They responded to questions from the moderators as well as attendees. Audience members had a chance to present questions to the speakers during the event, and in advance at registration.
Panelists:
AbdouMaliq Simone, Senior Professorial Fellow at the Urban Institute, University of Sheffield and Honorary Professor at the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town.
Eric Klinenberg, Helen Gould Shepard Professor of Social Science and Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University.
Hiba Bou Akar, Assistant Professor in Urban Planning at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.
Moderators:
Bruno Carvalho, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and African and African American Studies, Co-Director of the Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative, and Affiliated Faculty in Urban Planning and Design at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.
Diane E. Davis, Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism and former Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.