A lecture freely open to the public at the Melbourne School of Design focuses on the critical issues facing our modern world: urbanization.
In the first run of the dean’s lecture series for 2012, internationally renowned economist and educator, Robert Buckley will examine the demographics of urbanization in the cities of the Global South (133 countries located mainly in South and Central America, Africa, and Asia).
He will discuss how the current inexorable demographic trend affects the need for a greater responsiveness by local public institutions and will emphasize the vital but under-appreciated efforts of community-based organizations in creating more responsive environments.
Robert Buckley joined the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School in New York in 2010, where he is currently a Senior Fellow.
He is also is an Advisor at Rockefeller Foundation in New York. His work at the Foundation focuses on issues relating to urbanization in developing countries and policy issues related to slums in the cities of the Global South. He also worked as an Advisor and Lead Economist at the World Bank (2002-2007).
Details
Date: Tuesday 13 March 2012 @ 7pm
Venue: Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne, Swanston St, Parkville
To view details and register for the free public lecture online:
http://www.msd.unimelb.edu.au/events/deans-lectures/buckley/index.html
