Complex Challenges in an Urban World (Workshop Series-1)

On March 12th, 2021, SDGs Collaborative Research Unit of the Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI) was delighted to host the first workshop series entitled “Complex Challenges in an Urban World”.

Date: 2021.03.12(Fri.)
Time: 21:00-22:30(JST)
Venue: Online (Webinar)
Hosts: Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), University of Tokyo
Speakers:
Dr. Kazuyo Hanai (Assistant Professor Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo, Japan)
‘Push Factors of “Urbanization without Growth” in Africa Great Lakes Region’
Dr. Danilo Mandic (Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University, USA)
‘Impact of Refugee Dynamics in Cities’
Dr. Markus Schultze-Kraft (Arnhold Associate Fellow, Georg Eckert Institute, Brunswick, Germany)
‘Covid-19 and the City: Exploring the Linkages between a Global Biological Stressor and Urban Security Governance in Latin America’
Mr. Guillaume Soto-Mayor (Lead Research Engineer Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France)
‘The Washington Consensus and the Rise of Organized Crime in Urban Areas’
Moderators:
Prof.Kiichi Fujiwara (Director, IFI, University of Tokyo)
Dr. Nazia Hussain (Project Assistant Professor, IFI, University of Tokyo)

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