AIA New York is organizing a webinar on the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, featuring a panel discussion on the connections between the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. The conversation will discuss the various shocks to our planet and public health systems, and how cities can play a vital role in solving future crises.
During this conversation we will focus on:
New frameworks for environmental justice that incorporate public health
Habitat destruction and its consequences for public health
Anticipated backlash against urbanism
Environmental justice solutions for economic recovery
Existing and future vulnerable populations
Organized by
AIA New York
Juan Camilo Osorio, Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute’s Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment
Cynthia Rosenzweig, Senior Research Scientist, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, Columbia University Earth Institute; Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Barnard College
Eric W. Sanderson, Senior Conservation Ecologist, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); author of Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City (Abrams, 2009)
Moderator:
Claire Weisz, FAIA, Principal-in-Charge, WXY