Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Urbanization and Climate Change: A First Look

 

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On June 21, 2022, I joined 30 participants in a discussion of climate change, with a focus on cities and some of the lessons we can draw from urban and real estate economics, as well as the basics of environmental economics.

The (virtual) venue was organized by Hubert Beroche, of the Ecole Polytechnique.  Hubert is the founder of the school's URBAN AI think tank, which seeks to better apply emerging technologies to urban challenges.  One of URBAN AI's activities is its Emerging Leaders Program, which brings together a group of young scholars and professionals from diverse backgrounds, who participate in a program of lectures and hands-on projects designed to foster new approaches to urban technologies.

I was pleased to participate in one of the sessions, on Urban Economics and Climate Change, which combined lecture and discussion.  You can download the session materials here, a set of roughly 200 PowerPoint slides (what else? 😉)

The video of my presentation can be found here.

Comments and corrections are, as always, very welcome.