Moises Gonzales, Resource Center for Raza Planning, Community and Regional Planning, University of New Mexico
Tahir Square, Cairo and Making of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011
Atef Said, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Frontiers of Mining, Governance and Community in Western Australia
Clare Mouat, Human Geography and Planning, University of Western Australia
The Concept of Commons in the Rio Grande Watershed
José Rivera, Resource Center for Raza Planning, Community and Regional Planning, University of New Mexico
Contemporary Urban Design in Chinese Cities
Tingwei Zhang, Senior Fellow, UIC Great Cities Institute, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Tower Blocks, Modern Suburbs, and 21st Century Urbanism in Toronto
Graeme Stewart discusses recent developments in Toronto’s Tower Neighbourhood Renewal initiative.
Guanxi: Chinese Social Capital in Chicago
CW Chan and Jenny Yang discuss how Guan-Xi is manifest in their practices within the Chicago business community.
Gender in the City: Street Harassment and Safety
Scheherazade Tillet and Jasson Perez consider Street Harassment. Rachel Caidor leads a post lecture discussion.
LGBTQ Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Providing for Services
Tracy Baim, Carrie Kaufman, and Devin Redmond present their work to support LGBTQ Youth Experiencing Homelessness.
Building Local Economies Through World Trade
Maria Belen Loor, advisor to the Ecuadorian Minister of International Trade, discusses Ecuador's alternative growth strategies. Her talk is followed by a discussion on the relationship between poverty, economic growth strategies, urban development, the environment and international trade at this event hosted by the UIC’s Great Cities Institute.