Building Resilient Cities, Part 2: Directed Urbanization
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Michael was a double major in communications and English at The University of Miami, received his law degree cum laude from Catholic University, and taught The Business of Entertainment at UCLA. Michael is a member of the Producer’s Guild of America, the Grammys, and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
This blog series will explore the critical role of charter cities in fostering climate resilient development across the Global South
New Research Hub To Focus on Educating the African City Builders, Urban Planners, and Municipal Leaders of Tomorrow Using Innovative Approaches to Urban Development. March, 2024 The Charter Cities Institute (CCI), in collaboration with the Urban Action Lab (UAL) has announced a significant partnership to
New Research Hub Focused on Educating the African City Builders, Urban Planners, and Municipal Leaders of Tomorrow using Innovative Approaches to Urban Development. March, 2024 The Charter Cities Institute (CCI), in collaboration with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), has announced a significant partnership
Our new blog series called Student Diaries Perspectives on Urbanization 038 Development aims to amplify student voices on urbanization and development issues in Africa Our first blog is by Subilo Banda a student at the University of Zambia discussing an alternative avenue to fostering economic
Each month the CCI team selects a new book to read and discuss together Our book club selections cover a wide range of topics that are relevant to charter cities but they are most often related to development urban issues and governance In this ongoing
Over the past few years the 15 minute city has emerged as a contentious urban planning paradigm The concept which proposes organizing cities into clusters of dense neighborhoods where all daily needs can be reach within a 15 minute walk or bike ride is criticized
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