MAPC Speaker Series February Event
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) welcomes Dr. Aseem Inam, Urban Designer, Planner, Tufts University Department of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning Lecturer to kickoff the MetroFuture Speaker Series on
Thursday, February 11, 2010
6:00 - 7:00 PM
MAPC
60 Temple Place
Boston, MA 02111
* Free and open to the public * Light refreshments provided *
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Planning for the Unplanned: Recovering from Crises in Megacities - Lessons for Metro Boston
How do cities plan for the unplanned? And how do cities in extremely difficult circumstances--resource poor and vulnerable to crises--cope with such uncertainty and change? Dr. Inam's book, Planning for the Unplanned, is a comparative analysis of supposedly bureaucratic and lethargic planning agencies in Los Angeles and Mexico City, and the surprisingly effective ways in which they implemented successful disaster recovery programs.
For more information visit: www.metrofuture.org