Over the next two decades, the combined urban population in China and India will grow by more than 700 million. During this same period, China will create at least 30 new cities of 1 million; India is expected to add 26 cities of this size. Is urbanization of this scale a problem or solution for sustainability? This talk will compare the drivers and patterns of urbanization in these two countries and discusses sustainability challenges and opportunities.
Seto studies the human transformation of land and the links between urbanization, global change, and sustainability. Before joining Yale, she was on the faculty of the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford University for 8 years.
Free parking is available north of the building, and SkySong is also accessible by Valley Metro (bus 72) from the Tempe Transit Center.
Friday, January 13, 2012
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
(refreshments will be served)
ASU SkySong, Convergence Room 150
1475 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale
Established in 2007, the School of Sustainability brings together multiple disciplines and leaders to create and share knowledge, train a new generation of scholars and practitioners, and develop practical solutions to the most pressing environmental, economic, and social challenges of sustainability - especially as they relate to urban areas.
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