Part of the Citizen Design Lab, accompanying By the People: Designing a Better America at MOAD. Lectures and presentations curated by Dr. Ariadna Hernandez-Reguant. The Citizen Design Lab’s activities are developed in partnership with ISA-Interface Studio Architects.
Lecture by Dr. Daniel Aldana Cohen (University of Pennsylvania)
How can cities tackle climate change and inequality at the same time? Surprisingly, research shows that guaranteeing housing affordability is key to effective climate policies in cities. Comparing the cities of São Paulo, New York, and others, Aldana Cohen finds that urban climate policies have failed because of a general political inability to address race and class inequalities.