From Urban Resilience to Climate Justice with Kian Goh

Cities@Tufts Lectures

In this week's lecture, Kian Goh speaks about her new book "Form and Flow: The Spatial Politics of Urban Resilience and Climate Justice" (MIT Press 2021).

She examines the politics around climate change response strategies in three cities and the mobilization of grassroots activists to fight the perceived injustices and oversights of these plans.

Goh explores initiatives such as Rebuild By Design in New York, the Giant Sea Wall masterplan in Jakarta, and Rotterdam Climate Proof, and highlights competing narratives, including community resiliency in Brooklyn and grassroots activism in the informal “kampungs” of Jakarta.

In addition to this audio, you can watch the video and read the full transcript of their conversation on Shareable.net, and while you’re there get caught up on past lectures.

Cities@Tufts Lectures explores the impact of urban planning on our communities and the opportunities to design for greater equity and justice with professor Julian Agyeman and host Tom Llewellyn.

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