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Designing, Planning and Paying for Resilience

Leading national experts discuss flood mitigation strategies, how these strategies interact with broader planning efforts and communities, and how to best pay for this work. They will explore a range of site-specific mitigation strategies including low impact design, green infrastructure and urban-scale green space preservation.
Image of a resilient city
Jun 14, 2018: Panel
Hurricane Harvey, Urban Planning

Kinder Institute Forum: Dr. Elizabeth Currid-Halkett

As Rice University and Houston partner to transform the historic Sears building into a bustling innovation district, well-known author and researcher Dr. Elizabeth Currid-Halkett joins the Kinder Institute for a discussion about the importance of cities investing in innovation for a competitive advantage.
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
Sep 26, 2018: Kinder Institute Forum
Urban Planning

Kinder Institute Forum: Carol Coletta

Carol Coletta, a senior fellow with the Kresge Foundation’s American Cities Practice, joins the Kinder Institute to talk about reimagining the civic commons—an initiative focused on revitalizing and connecting public places to form more creative, inclusive cities.
Carol Coletta
Oct 24, 2018: Event
Urban Planning

Kinder Institute Forum: Bruce Katz

Bruce Katz, cofounder of New Localism Advisors, will reveal where the real power to create change lies and how it can be used to address our most serious social, economic and environmental challenges.
Bruce Katz
Dec 5, 2018: Event
Governance

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Kinder Institute Forum: Amy Liu

The Kinder Institute for Urban Research welcomes Amy Liu, vice president and director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings and the Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson Chair in Urban and Metropolitan Policy. Liu's presentation "Resilience and Opportunity Following Disruptive Events" explores how to stay resilient during natural and man-made disasters.
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May 23, 2018: Kinder Institute Forum
Hurricane Harvey

Urban Reads – Book Launch: Michael Emerson and Kevin T. Smiley

Michael Emerson, Provost and Professor of Urban Studies at North Park University in Chicago, and a Kinder Fellow at Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, and Kevin T. Smiley, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University at Buffalo, will discuss and sign their new book "Market Cities, People Cities: The Shape of Our Urban Future."
Market Cities, People Cities
May 17, 2018: Special Program
Urban Planning

Kinder Institute Luncheon

The 2018 Kinder Institute Luncheon is SOLD OUT.
Apr 23, 2018: Annual Luncheon
Demographics

Urban Reads – Book Launch: Bill Fulton in conversation with Lisa Gray of the "Houston Chronicle"

Lisa Gray of the "Houston Chronicle" will join Bill Fulton, Director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, to discuss his book "Talk City: A Chronicle of Political Life in An All American Town." The book chronicles Fulton's time as mayor of Ventura, California. Book signing to follow.
William Fulton
Apr 3, 2018: Special Program
Urban Planning

Building a More Resilient Housing System

Local and national experts hold a discussion about resilience strategies and how those strategies can shape our affordable housing system. Join us for this half-day event that explores municipalities' responses to acute disasters like Hurricane Harvey and approaches to long-term resilience planning.
Urban sprawl by Flickr user Matt
Mar 27, 2018: Special Program
Housing

Kinder Institute Forum: Mayor Mitch Landrieu

The Kinder Institute for Urban Research welcomes New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu as guest speaker for a talk about the Lessons Learned in New Orleans.
Mitch Landrieu
Mar 14, 2018: Kinder Institute Forum
Hurricane Harvey