City Talks: “Making Healthy and Equitable City Planning Work: Lessons from Three Continents”
Thursday 28 February, 2013
Dr. Jason Corburn, University of California,Berkeley
Doors Open at 7:00
Lecture Begins at 7:30
At the Legacy Art Gallery ~ 630 Yates Street
See more details about the talks this semester @ www.TheCityTalks.ca
Social justice and city planning go hand in hand. In the upcoming lecture for UVic’s ongoing City Talks series, Dr. Jason Corburn of the University of California, Berkeley, will argue that city planners can learn from the expertise of community residents living in the most impoverished districts of Rio de Janeiro, Nairobi, and America.
As the trend toward urbanization continues globally, shifting the focus to emphasize social justice will lead to a more sustainable future. Corburn’s talk on Feb. 28, “Making Healthy and Equitable City Planning Work: Lessons from Three Continents,” will explore how to reorganize 21st-century city planning to focus on health equity.