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- 17 November 2009
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Urban Age Lecture Series | Cities, Design and Climate Change
Tuesday 17 November 2009 | 6.30-8.00pm
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE
Urban Age presents: Cities, Design and Climate Change
SPEAKERS: Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynd professor of Sociology, Columbia University, and Richard Sennett, Professor of Sociology, New York University and London School of Economics.
With cities contributing disproportionatly to global carbon emissions, urban design is increasingly important when planning for climate change. This discussion examines the social, political and economic impacts of creative urban design solutions coming out of the world's cities.
Free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary. Contact events@lse.ac.uk for additional information.
Speaker profiles
Saskia Sassen
Robert S. Lynd professor of Sociology, Columbia University
Richard Sennett
Professor of Sociology, New York University and London School of Economics