2019 Urban Challenges Forums

January 23, 2019
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Urban Challenges Forums

These evening forums are co-hosted by the SFU Urban Studies Program, Douglas College and the City of New Westminster at the New Westminster campus of Douglas College.  

Just growth: Can urban development be fair and sustainable?

When: January 23, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

 

Where: Douglas College, New Westminster Campus, Room 2201

 

Cost: This event is FREE and open to the public.

 

Sustainable urban planning is meant to create livable, self-sustaining communities. But as New West's population grows and changes, how do we accommodate everyone's needs? Is the notion of fair and just development realistic?

Featuring

  • Meg Holden, professor and director of the SFU Urban Studies Program
  • Patrick Johnstone, city councillor, New Westminster
  • Siobhan Ashe (moderator), sociology instructor, Douglas College