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- World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER)
| Dates: | October 19-20, 2007 |
| Description: | UNU-WIDER Project Workshop "Beyond the Tipping Point: Development in an Urban World" |
| Location: | London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom |
| Subject: | Some of the specific issues to be considered are: ♦ What are the forces driving urbanization and how do they differ from one region to another? ♦ What are the economic and environmental costs and benefits of urban agglomerations? ♦ What is the link between urban infrastructure and poverty reduction? ♦ What are the gender dimensions of urbanization and urban living? ♦ How do urban spaces affect interaction between different ethnic, racial and religious groups? Does demographic concentration exacerbate political conflict or promote engaged state-society relations? ♦ Is our urban future to be characterized by poverty and inequality with fear and violence or sustainable and prosperous urban spaces characterized by inclusiveness and cosmopolitanism? ♦ How can urban planning and urban development strategies be integrated into and help inform national and international development policy? [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to site editor's information] |
| JEL Code: | R |
| URL: | http://www.wider.unu.edu/events/project-meetings/2007-project-meetings/en_GB/18-10-2007/ |