Facing Risk provides answers to some dilemmas faced by the sustainable development agenda established by the international community. While there is an evident broad consensus, attention, and sense of urgency about what ought to be done, there is not enough clarity, consensus, nor energy devoted to how actions ought to be done to meet these objectives.

In this context, this book presents effective urban resilience practices put in place to address the risks of natural and anthropic disasters in six Latin American cities: Manizales, Colombia; La Paz, Bolivia; Cuenca, Ecuador; Santa Fe and Pilar, Argentina; and Cubatão, Brazil. It provides answers to some of the dilemmas faced by local governments and communities as they seek to strengthen their resilience to disasters.

Speakers:

Michael Cohen, Milano PhD director

Margarita Gutman, GPIA faculty

Maria Carrizosa, PhD student

David López, PhD student

Bart Orr, PhD student

Lena Simet, PhD student

Comments by:

Timon McPhearson, Director Urban Systems Lab

The event will be in English

Admission is free, but seating is limited.

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