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How do we ensure viable, scalable, and sustainable solutions to urban heat island effects in informal settlements of the Global South?The ConversationInformal urban settlements have long drawn on community resources to build and refurbish them. With climate change increasing the heat island effect in cities, they are often at the low end of the scale of scientific and policy priorities. Their informality means that these communities are vulnerable to the vagaries of urban policy urging solutions ranging from resettlement to reconstruction. The speakers in this panel approach the problem from different perspectives – sociology, engineering, and public administration, answering the

Join the us for this book talk and conversation on Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War, a new book by AK Press.Cities around the world are in the midst of a profound transformation as the wealthy price out the remnants of the urban working class, especially people of color. Displacement is neither accidental or inevitable. It happens because a whole range of people and institutions profit handsomely. Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War, focused on the US but informed by global examples, investigates gentrification from the perspective of the people fighting it, members of communities whose survival is

Join us for a special lecture honoring Nowak's legacy and exploring the power of collaboration with Reinvestment Fund.7th Annual Nowak Memorial LectureFounding Visions: A Journey of Collaboration & ImpactHow can mission-driven finance drive social change? The Penn Institute for Urban Research and Reinvestment Fund invite you to the Seventh Annual Jeremy Nowak Memorial Lecture. On this, the 20th anniversary year of Penn IUR and the 40th anniversary of the origination of Reinvestment Fund, we will reflect on the mission and impact of community development financial institutions and the leadership role played by Reinvestment Fund in these efforts. Speakers will examine