The Future Cities; Livable Futures symposium is a public event that will provide a platform for visionaries from across the disciplines to share and discuss the future of urban life. Cities never stop changing, but the changes occurring today are unprecedented. The majority of the world’s population now lives in cities and this trend will continue. Cities around the world are facing complex challenges as a result of increasing population, inadequate infrastructure, poor social services, escalating health problems, and the challenges posed by climate change. The question of how to sustainably develop urban areas is inherently interdisciplinary; no single perspective can address the challenges cities face today. This is an exciting time in the history of Cincinnati as the downtown and surrounding neighborhoods undergo transformations that have prompted both hope and anxiety amongst our communities. Future Cities; Livable Futures will interrogate and celebrate the process of urban change offering inspiration and reflection for the future.

Director of the Charles Phelps Taft Research Center and Associate Professor in the UC Department of Sociology and the School of Architecture and Interior Design, Adrian Parr, and Architect Michael Zaretsky, who is also an assistant professor in the School of Architecture and Interior Design discuss planning for urban change and designing livable cities. Listen to it here: 91.7 WVXU Cincinnati

With the majority of the world’s population now living in cities, new challenges have arisen in development and sustainability. Future Cities; Livable Futures is a symposium bringing world-renowned visionaries to Cincinnati to discuss futures both global and local. Read more here: Soapboxmedia.com