Archived Events
The Right to the City – And the Wrongs of Urbanisation
Following on from the successful Spotlight on Brazil event we ran earlier this month, CLACS has organised an event titled The Right to the City – And the Wrongs of Urbanisation.
Date/Time: Wednesday 5th July 2017 13:00-14:30
Venue: Armstrong Building 2.48
Our speakers will be:
Matt Davies, Geography, Politics and Sociology. Matt is investigating the urban regeneration policies in Rio de Janeiro that were implemented around the bid for the Olympics.
Rudolfo Sertori, PhD student at the Institute of Architecture and Urbanism, linked to the University of Sao Paulo - Brazil and a researcher from the Housing and Sustainability Group who will be talking about Land, Housing, Labour: rural settlements under land reform in the state of Sao Paulo during the period 2003 - 2016
Priscila Susin, Post Graduate researcher currently working in Newcastle on an exchange programme. Priscilla’s research focuses on women and the struggle for housing in Brazil.
Refreshments will be provided and we hope that you will be able to join us!
