the nexus between urbanization, violence and conflict: linking sdg11 to sdg16

Michael Sorkin, Vyjayanthi Rao and Deen Sharp will be speaking at the United Nations Headquarters on April 18, 2016. The event The Nexus of Urbanization, Violence and Conflict: Linking SDG 11 and SDG 16 will be held in conjunction with the Global Alliance for Urban Crises. Co-hosted by CUNY, the Permanent Missions of Lebanon and Norway to the UN, UNDP, UN-Habitat, and the IRC, the event brings together academics, practitioners and member states to debate priorities for the New Urban Agenda. Speakers will present on new concepts and understandings of the rapidly shifting urban landscape within developing countries of the Global South.

[NYC] Human Migration in the 21st Century

Terreform's Director, Vyjayanthi Rao was a panelist along with Juan Corradi, Professor of Sociology, NYU and Geir Haarde, Ambassador of Iceland to the United States at The Penn Club in New York City on Thursday, March 31, 2016 for a discussion on human migration. Hosted by the Wein Alumni Network and moderated by Deborah Berebichez, Chief Data Scientist at Metis, the panel session focused on the economic, social and political implications of human migration in the 21st century and provided a platform for attending WISP alumni to share their migrant experiences.

Waterproofing New York Exhibition

The City College of New York celebrated the launch of the book Waterproofing New York, edited by faculty members Denise Hoffman Brandt and Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, and published through Terreform's imprint, UR (Urban Research)  with an exhibition of the same name at the East Gallery in the Spitzer School of Architecture.

The exhibition runs through April 15, 2016. The Spitzer School of Architecture is located on 141 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street in Harlem, New York.