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The Kinder Institute for Urban Research shares findings from the third State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report.
Urban affairs journalist Scott Beyer shares how a free-market approach to housing, transportation, public administration and more can create more livable cities.
Technology historian Peter Norton will discuss his book, "Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving."
Shin-pei Tsay is the global head of cities and transportation policy at Uber. Her experience converges at the intersection of design, policy and governance to transform the built environment, with a focus on sustainable and inclusive transportation.
Sociologist Rachel T. Kimbro discusses her new book, “In Too Deep: Class and Mothering in a Flooded Community.”
Houston Education Research Consortium will share results from the Survey on Social and Emotional Skills. A panel discussion on the study’s local and international implications will follow.
Donald Shoup, professor of urban planning at the University of California, will discuss the high costs associated with parking, as well as market-based parking reforms that can improve urban metro areas both economically and environmentally.
Join Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research for a panel discussion on how Houston can stem the loss of affordable housing amid rising land values and demand.
Planner and community advocate Antoine Bryant will discuss his work on affordable housing, equitable development and community-led design.
Elizabeth Korver-Glenn will discuss her book, "Race Brokers: Housing Markets and Segregation in 21st Century Urban America."
Leslie Kern will discuss "Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World."
Join the Kinder Institute for Urban Research as it shares findings from its second State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report.
Professor Frederick Wherry, director of the Dignity and Debt Network, will explain how credit visibility, credit scoring, and consumer credit markets serve as arenas for struggle over dignity and belonging.
This online discussion will explore the importance of the Texas Triangle, what makes it unique and its implications for Texas' economic future.
Honoring Bob Eury | Featuring Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg
In this talk, William Fulton will discuss Houston as a prototypical, sprawling Sun Belt city.
Kevin M. Fitzpatrick and Matthew L. Spialek discuss "Hurricane Harvey's Aftermath: Place, Race, and Inequality in Disaster Recovery."
"Cities in a Post-Covid World" — Leading urbanist Richard Florida will discusses the effect COVID-19 and its related economic, fiscal, social and political fallout have had on cities. He also outlines how post-pandemic, cities can rebuild to be more resilient and equitable.
