World Cities Day 2021: Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience

Join Penn IUR for a series of presentations in recognition of World Cities Day featuring Penn IUR Co-Director Eugénie Birch; Mauricio Rodas, Former Mayor, Quito, Ecuador, and Visiting Fellow, Penn IUR, Perry World House, and Kleinman Center for Energy Policy; and the students of CPLN 577, Topics in International Development.

Presenters will explore the phenomenon of urban growth in Africa and Asia. Cities in these continents have the potential to leapfrog traditional development formats and avoid the worst effects of issues like climate change and poverty. These unconventional developments can promote shared prosperity by innovating sustainable approaches in housing, transport, the environment, economic development, and “smart city" technology.

This event is co-sponsored by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and Perry World House.

• World Cities Day 2021 Presentations, by the students of CPLN 577, Topics in International Development