Victoria Beard
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The Politics of Climate Resilience: What Do Mayors Have to Say?
The Mayors’ Panel at the symposium on climate resilience in New York City explored the challenges and opportunities mayors face in their cities when it comes to climate action, and how they are balancing the urgent need for timely interventions with long-term planning.
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From Knowledge to Climate Action in New York City
A symposium hosted by the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities brought together experts from across fields to address the hazards facing the city and consider actions to mitigate risks to people, buildings, and infrastructure.
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Reimagining Informal Housing in Mathare, Kenya
Negotiating the challenges of safe, reliable, and affordable housing, Cornell AAP architecture and planning students collaborated with Slum Dwellers International and local residents to explore alternative housing design and construction strategies for Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
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North America’s Biggest City Is Running Out of Water
Mexico City is facing a water crisis, and it won’t be the last city to do so. CRP Professor and Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities Director Victoria Beard says climate change is just one of the contributing factors.
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In Partnership: Supporting Informal Settlement Upgrading from Within
This April, the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities welcomes Joseph Kimani, Executive Director of Slum Dwellers International–Kenya, to campus to share conversation and learning as both organizations seek to support informal settlement residents in their efforts to achieve increased housing security and equitable access to urban services.
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Mexico City Runs Short on Water — a Public Good that’s “Increasingly Difficult” to Provide
Mexico City is facing a serious water shortage as leaky pipes, rapid development, and climate change converge. CRP Professor and Director of the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities Victoria Beard says more cities will face “day zero” scenarios as urban water gets “increasingly difficult” to provide.
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Einaudi Seed Grants Finding Fertile Soil
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies announced new awards and recaps the accomplishments of previous recipients, including support to Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities Director Victoria Beard to launch the first-ever Global Survey of City Leaders.
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Research In Action: Planning With, Not For, Informal Settlement Communities
Urban sustainability expert Charity Mumbi Mwangi is a programs officer at Slum Dwellers International–Kenya, part of a community-led international network focused on improving the lives of people living in informal settlements.
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There Grows the Neighborhood: Partnership with the Sweet Water Foundation Transforms Students’ Understanding of Urban Renewal
Cornell students traveled to Chicago and Detroit this semester for a series of critical collaborations, co-led by the Sweet Water Foundation and AAP faculty, illuminating pedagogical and regenerative principles of neighborhood development through real-world, hands-on experiences.
