Connecting the Urban: Global perspectives and local initiatives
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About this Event
This event is presented by the Fenner School of Environment & Society, Future Earth Australia, and Urban KAN.
Panel members wlil include Professor Xuemei Bai (ANU), Associate Professor Timon McPhearson (New School, USA), and Professor Thomas Elmqvist (Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden).
Future Earth Australia (FEA) is a national peak initiative that enables Australian scientists, governments, industry and NGOs to collaborate both with each other and with international networks and programs across Australia.
Future Earth’s Urban Knowledge-Action Network is a global network of researchers and other innovators in policy, business, civil society, and more. We’re working to solve the most pressing challenges facing cities worldwide. We build new knowledge and tools to accelerate real-world transitions and transformations toward cities that are sustainable and livable.
Join us for a reception in the foyer after the panel event concludes.