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X-WR-CALNAME:8th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Conference
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DTSTART:20240307T133000Z
DTEND:20240307T220000Z
DESCRIPTION:The 8th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference 
 will bring together academics and development practitioners to present and
  discuss questions relating to urban expansion and the future of cities.\n
 \n \n\nThe theme is of increasing importance to academics and policy maker
 s alike as the supply of ideas and demand for solutions to address the cha
 llenges of urban expansion are growing. Cities in some developing countrie
 s are growing at faster rates and at lower income levels than those in dev
 eloped countries. If well-directed and well-managed\, expansion and densif
 ication of urban areas can bring economic growth while also offering pover
 ty reduction opportunities. If poorly directed and managed\, the result ca
 n be congested\, unsustainable\, and unproductive environments. \n\nPlanni
 ng for the cities of tomorrow is thus a crucial task\, but one benefitting
  from a multi-disciplinary approach. This edition of the conference will d
 raw from experts at the interface of policy and research to understand whi
 ch new ideas\, new methods\, and new collaborations can bring about necess
 ary changes.\n\nThe conference will feature a series of policy- and resear
 ch-oriented events on March 7\, 2024\, followed by a more technical series
  of seminars and events (including a Young Urban Economist Workshop) on Ma
 rch 8\, 2024.\n\nThe conference is co-sponsored by the World Bank (Develop
 ment Research Group and Urban\, Disaster Risk\, Resilience\, and Land)\, G
 eorge Washington University (Elliott School of International Affairs and I
 nstitute for International Economic Policy)\, the International Growth Cen
 tre (Cities that Work and Cities Research Program)\, and Millennium Challe
 nge Corporation. This conference is supported by the GW University Seminar
  Series on Domestic and International Perspectives on Climate Change and W
 ater Management and the GW University Seminar Series on The Global Socio-E
 conomic Costs of Climate Change and Unsustainable Urbanization.\n\n \n\n \
 n\nConference Agenda\n\nDAY 1 (March 7)\n\nRegistration and Coffee (8:30 -
  9:00 am)\n\nWelcoming Remarks (9:00 - 9:15 am)\nIndermit Gill\, Senior Vi
 ce President & Chief Economist\, The World Bank\nEdward Glaeser (TBC)\, Pr
 ofessor of Economics\, Harvard University\n\nOPENING SESSION: Urban Expans
 ion and the Future of Cities (9:15 - 10:45am)\nChair and Moderator: Bernic
 e Van Bronkhorst\, Global Director for Urban\, Resilience and Land Global 
 Practice\, The World Bank\n\nPOLICY SESSION: Planning in African Cities (1
 0:45 am - 12:15 pm)\nChair: Alyssa Ayres\, Dean of the Elliott School of I
 nternational Affairs\, George Washington University\n\nLunch Break (12:15 
 - 1:30 pm)\n\nKEYNOTE ADDRESS AND DEBATE: The Promises\, Problems\, and Po
 licy Pitfalls of Urban Development (1:30 - 3:00 pm)\nKeynote Speaker: Gill
 es Duranton\, Dean's Chair in Real Estate Professor\, The Wharton at Unive
 rsity of Pennsylvania\n\nCoffee Break (3:00 - 3:30pm)\n\nPARALLEL THEMATIC
  SESSIONS (3:30 - 5 pm)\nThematic Session A: Urban Expansion (Preston Audi
 torium)\nChair: Mesbah Motamed\, Lead Economist\, Millennium Challenge Cor
 poration\n\nThematic Session B: Incremental Housing (MC 4-800)\nChair: Tan
 ner Regan\, Assistant Professor\, George Washington University\n\nThematic
  Session C: City Structures (MC 13-121)\nChair: Stephane Hallegate\, Senio
 r Climate Change Adviser\, World Bank\n\nDAY 2 (March 8)\n\nRegistration a
 nd Coffee (8:30 - 9:15 am)\n\nPARALLEL RESEARCH SESSIONS (9:15 - 11:15 am)
 \nResearch Session 1A: Local Economic Development (MC 2-800)\nChair: Jake 
 Grover\, Senior Advisor\, Millennium Challenge Corporation\n\nResearch Ses
 sion 1B: Segregation (MC C2-350)\nChair: Henry Telli\, Senior Country Econ
 omist\, Ghana\, International Growth Centre\n\nResearch Session 1C: Transp
 ortation (MC 13-121)\nChair: Stephane Straub\, Chief Economist for Infrast
 ructure\, The World Bank\n\nPARALLEL WORKSHOPS (11:30 am - 12:30 pm)\nYoun
 g Urban Economist Workshop - Part 1 (MC 2-800)\nChair: Oliver Harman\, Cit
 ies Economist for the International Growth Centre's (IGC)\n\nUsing Quantit
 ative Spatial Models for Policy Workshop (MC 3-570)\nChair: Juliana Olivei
 ra-Cunha\, Policy Economist\, International Growth Centre\n\nLunch Break (
 12:30 - 1:15 pm)\n\nPARALLEL SESSIONS  (1:15 - 2:45 pm)\nYoung Urban Econo
 mist Workshop - Part 2 (MC 2-800)\nChair: Oliver Harman\, Cities Economist
  for the International Growth Centre's (IGC)\n\nPolicy Session: Connecting
  Policy\, Projects\, and Research Workshop (MC 13-121)\nChairs: Mesbah Mot
 amed\, Lead Economist\, Millennium Challenge Corporation\, Juliana Oliveir
 a-Cunha\, Policy Economist\, International Growth Centre\n\nPARALLEL RESEA
 RCH SESSIONS (3:00 - 5:00 pm)\nResearch Session 3A: Crime and Conflict in 
 Cities (MC 2-800)\nChair: Paul Carrillo\, Professor\, George Washington Un
 iversity\n\nResearch Session 3B: Housing (MC C2-350)\nChair: Hina Shaikh\,
  Senior Country Economist\, Pakistan\, International Growth Centre\n\nRese
 arch Session 3C: Urban Labor Markets (MC 13-121)\nChair: Louise Fox (TBC)\
 , Senior Non-Resident Fellow\, Africa Growth Initiative\, Brooking
LOCATION:World Bank Headquarters 1818 H Street\, NW Washington\, D.C.\, 204
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SUMMARY:8th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Conference
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/8th_urbanization_and_poverty_r
 eduction_conference_8715
CATEGORIES:Academic
CATEGORIES:International
CATEGORIES:Politics & Policy
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTAMP:20260722T204406Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_45519466248846
DTSTART:20240308T133000Z
DTEND:20240308T220000Z
DESCRIPTION:The 8th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference 
 will bring together academics and development practitioners to present and
  discuss questions relating to urban expansion and the future of cities.\n
 \n \n\nThe theme is of increasing importance to academics and policy maker
 s alike as the supply of ideas and demand for solutions to address the cha
 llenges of urban expansion are growing. Cities in some developing countrie
 s are growing at faster rates and at lower income levels than those in dev
 eloped countries. If well-directed and well-managed\, expansion and densif
 ication of urban areas can bring economic growth while also offering pover
 ty reduction opportunities. If poorly directed and managed\, the result ca
 n be congested\, unsustainable\, and unproductive environments. \n\nPlanni
 ng for the cities of tomorrow is thus a crucial task\, but one benefitting
  from a multi-disciplinary approach. This edition of the conference will d
 raw from experts at the interface of policy and research to understand whi
 ch new ideas\, new methods\, and new collaborations can bring about necess
 ary changes.\n\nThe conference will feature a series of policy- and resear
 ch-oriented events on March 7\, 2024\, followed by a more technical series
  of seminars and events (including a Young Urban Economist Workshop) on Ma
 rch 8\, 2024.\n\nThe conference is co-sponsored by the World Bank (Develop
 ment Research Group and Urban\, Disaster Risk\, Resilience\, and Land)\, G
 eorge Washington University (Elliott School of International Affairs and I
 nstitute for International Economic Policy)\, the International Growth Cen
 tre (Cities that Work and Cities Research Program)\, and Millennium Challe
 nge Corporation. This conference is supported by the GW University Seminar
  Series on Domestic and International Perspectives on Climate Change and W
 ater Management and the GW University Seminar Series on The Global Socio-E
 conomic Costs of Climate Change and Unsustainable Urbanization.\n\n \n\n \
 n\nConference Agenda\n\nDAY 1 (March 7)\n\nRegistration and Coffee (8:30 -
  9:00 am)\n\nWelcoming Remarks (9:00 - 9:15 am)\nIndermit Gill\, Senior Vi
 ce President & Chief Economist\, The World Bank\nEdward Glaeser (TBC)\, Pr
 ofessor of Economics\, Harvard University\n\nOPENING SESSION: Urban Expans
 ion and the Future of Cities (9:15 - 10:45am)\nChair and Moderator: Bernic
 e Van Bronkhorst\, Global Director for Urban\, Resilience and Land Global 
 Practice\, The World Bank\n\nPOLICY SESSION: Planning in African Cities (1
 0:45 am - 12:15 pm)\nChair: Alyssa Ayres\, Dean of the Elliott School of I
 nternational Affairs\, George Washington University\n\nLunch Break (12:15 
 - 1:30 pm)\n\nKEYNOTE ADDRESS AND DEBATE: The Promises\, Problems\, and Po
 licy Pitfalls of Urban Development (1:30 - 3:00 pm)\nKeynote Speaker: Gill
 es Duranton\, Dean's Chair in Real Estate Professor\, The Wharton at Unive
 rsity of Pennsylvania\n\nCoffee Break (3:00 - 3:30pm)\n\nPARALLEL THEMATIC
  SESSIONS (3:30 - 5 pm)\nThematic Session A: Urban Expansion (Preston Audi
 torium)\nChair: Mesbah Motamed\, Lead Economist\, Millennium Challenge Cor
 poration\n\nThematic Session B: Incremental Housing (MC 4-800)\nChair: Tan
 ner Regan\, Assistant Professor\, George Washington University\n\nThematic
  Session C: City Structures (MC 13-121)\nChair: Stephane Hallegate\, Senio
 r Climate Change Adviser\, World Bank\n\nDAY 2 (March 8)\n\nRegistration a
 nd Coffee (8:30 - 9:15 am)\n\nPARALLEL RESEARCH SESSIONS (9:15 - 11:15 am)
 \nResearch Session 1A: Local Economic Development (MC 2-800)\nChair: Jake 
 Grover\, Senior Advisor\, Millennium Challenge Corporation\n\nResearch Ses
 sion 1B: Segregation (MC C2-350)\nChair: Henry Telli\, Senior Country Econ
 omist\, Ghana\, International Growth Centre\n\nResearch Session 1C: Transp
 ortation (MC 13-121)\nChair: Stephane Straub\, Chief Economist for Infrast
 ructure\, The World Bank\n\nPARALLEL WORKSHOPS (11:30 am - 12:30 pm)\nYoun
 g Urban Economist Workshop - Part 1 (MC 2-800)\nChair: Oliver Harman\, Cit
 ies Economist for the International Growth Centre's (IGC)\n\nUsing Quantit
 ative Spatial Models for Policy Workshop (MC 3-570)\nChair: Juliana Olivei
 ra-Cunha\, Policy Economist\, International Growth Centre\n\nLunch Break (
 12:30 - 1:15 pm)\n\nPARALLEL SESSIONS  (1:15 - 2:45 pm)\nYoung Urban Econo
 mist Workshop - Part 2 (MC 2-800)\nChair: Oliver Harman\, Cities Economist
  for the International Growth Centre's (IGC)\n\nPolicy Session: Connecting
  Policy\, Projects\, and Research Workshop (MC 13-121)\nChairs: Mesbah Mot
 amed\, Lead Economist\, Millennium Challenge Corporation\, Juliana Oliveir
 a-Cunha\, Policy Economist\, International Growth Centre\n\nPARALLEL RESEA
 RCH SESSIONS (3:00 - 5:00 pm)\nResearch Session 3A: Crime and Conflict in 
 Cities (MC 2-800)\nChair: Paul Carrillo\, Professor\, George Washington Un
 iversity\n\nResearch Session 3B: Housing (MC C2-350)\nChair: Hina Shaikh\,
  Senior Country Economist\, Pakistan\, International Growth Centre\n\nRese
 arch Session 3C: Urban Labor Markets (MC 13-121)\nChair: Louise Fox (TBC)\
 , Senior Non-Resident Fellow\, Africa Growth Initiative\, Brooking
LOCATION:World Bank Headquarters 1818 H Street\, NW Washington\, D.C.\, 204
 33
SUMMARY:8th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Conference
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/8th_urbanization_and_poverty_r
 eduction_conference_8715
CATEGORIES:Academic
CATEGORIES:International
CATEGORIES:Politics & Policy
CATEGORIES:Conference
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