Follow the Carbon: Climate Change, Housing Struggles, and the Reinvention of the Built Environment
Wednesday, 09/12/2018 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
MDC Museum of Art and Design
600 Biscayne Boulevard,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost: Free

How can cities tackle climate change and inequality at the same time? Surprisingly, research shows that guaranteeing housing affordability is key to effective climate policies in cities. Considering the cities of Sao Paulo, New York and others comparatively, Aldana finds that urban climate policies have failed because of a general political inability to address race and class inequalities.
Professor Daniel Aldana Cohen (University of Pennsylvania)