Urban and Environmental Governance in Global Perspective: An International Workshop

When: 09.23.2005 - 09.24.2005
Location: Davidson Conference Center
Please Contact the Center for International Studies for more information.

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Panel One: Water Basin Governance

Mark Lubell, Professor of Political Science, UC Davis, Water Basin Governance in the United States

Rebecca Abers, Senior Research Associate, University of Brazil, Water Basin Governance in Brazil

Shui Yan Tang, Professor of Public Policy, USC, Decentralized Environmental Management in China

Discussant: Michael Moody, Professor of Public Policy, USC


Panel Two: Urban Environmental Governance, Infrastructure and Land Use

Eric Heikkila, Professor of Public Policy, USC, City Shaping: An Inquiry into the Forces Shaping Urban Development

Jennifer Wolch, Dean of Graduate Programs and Professor of Geography, USC, Land Use Planning and Open Space Preservation in Southern California

Xi Xi Lu, Professor of Geography and Huang Jingnan, Ph.D. Candidate, National University of Singapore and Jefferey Sellers, Professor of Political Science, USC, A Global Comparative Analysis of Urban Form

Discussant: Clara Irazabal, Professor of Planning, USC


Panel Three: Policy, Institutions and Urbanization

Leonardo Letelier, Professor of Public Policy, University of Chile, Fiscal Decentralization and Urbanization

Peter J. Marcotullio, Research Associate, United Nations Institute of Advanced Studies, Tokyo, CO2 Emissions, Infrastructure Provision and Economic Growth: An International Comparison

Discussant: Jefferey Sellers, Department of Political Science, USC


Panel Four: Air Pollution

Cesar Nava Escudero, Lecturer in Law, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Urban Air Quality Regulation in Latin American Cities

Xix Xi Lu, Professor of Geography and Huang Jingnan, Ph.D. Candidate, National University of Singapore, Urban Geography and Air Pollution

Discussant: Sheldon Kamieniecki, Professor of Political Science, USC