Thursday, February 15, 2024
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET
World Bank, Main Complex
Room MC4-100 1818 H St, Washington, DC
The World Bank – GWU Sustainable Cities workshop series brings together academics and development practitioners to present and discuss key questions of common interest relating to Sustainable Urbanization. Each workshop in the series focuses on a particular topic relating to cities in developing countries. The workshops are hosted by the World Bank (Urban, DRM, Resilience and Land Global Practice) and George Washington University (Institute for International Economic Policy & Department of Economics). Funding for this project was provided by the Institute for Humane Studies.
This discussion is supported by the GW University Seminar Series on Domestic and International Perspectives on Climate Change and Water Management and the GW University Seminar Series on The Global Socio-Economic Costs of Climate Change and Unsustainable Urbanization.
9.00-9.05 — Opening Remarks: Angelica Nunez (Manager, Global Programs Unit, GPURL – World Bank)
Paper Session — Chair: Tanner Regan (GWU)
9.05-9.25 — Policy talk: Sheila Kamunyori (Senior Urban Specialist, GPURL – World Bank, Rwanda office): “Reconsidering Sites and Services”
9.25-9.30 — Discussant: Vernon Henderson (LSE)
9.30-9.40 — Q&A
9:40-10.00 — Academic talk: Martina Manara (Sheffield/UCL): “Evaluating urban planning: evidence from Dar es Salaam”
10.00-10.05 — Discussant: David Mason (Urban Specialist, GPURL – World Bank, Tanzania office)
10.05-10.15 — Q&A
10.15-10.30 — Break
10.30-10.50 — Academic talk: Geetika Nagpal (Brown): “Scaling Heights: Affordability Implications of Zoning Deregulation in India”
10.50-10.55 — Discussant: Horacio Terraza (Lead Urban Specialist, GPURL – World Bank)
10.55-11.05 — Q&A
11.05-11.25 — Policy talk: Dao Harrison (Senior Housing Specialist, GPURL – World Bank, Singapore)
11.25-11.30 — Discussant: Stephen Malpezzi (Wisconsin–Madison)
11.30-11.40 — Q&A
Keynote Session — Chair: Angelica Nunez (Manager, Global Programs Unit, GPURL – World Bank)
11.40-12.10 — Fernando Ferriera (Wharton) “Zoning and land use regulation in Developing Countries”
12.10-12.25 — Q&A
12.25-12.30 — Closing Remarks: Remi Jedwab (GWU)
