Welcome to the Global Cities website! On this platform, we will be updating you on all things related to the book’s release as well as current events surrounding the six topics in the book: ports, air pollution, water supply, food, transport, and public/private space.
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The following is a talk by Robert Gottlieb at a National Science Foundation workshop on Citizen Science in Agri-food Systems, at the University of Hawaii, Manoa campus on April 27, 2018. I’d like to start by explaining why I use the words “action research” rather than “citizen science.” “Citizen,” for me, denotes citizenship, which … More ACTION RESEARCH, FOOD JUSTICE, AND FOOD SYSTEM CHANGE
Robert Gottlieb was a respondent to a talk by Saskia Sassen at Occidental College on February 6, 2018. Here’s his comments: I’ve been influenced by Professor Sassen’s work for more than three decades, particularly her invaluable work on global cities. With her latest book, I find her compelling governing metaphor of “expulsions” (or what she … More Responding to Saskia Sassen, February 6, 2018
The video of the presentation by Simon and Bob at the National Committee on US-China Relations that took place on October 19, 2017 is now available on the NCUSCR website and via YouTube. You can view it here: https://www.ncuscr.org/content/video-urban-environmental-change-china-us-and-hong-kong-robert-gottlieb-and-simon-ng
New videos every Tuesday about one of the six topics covered in the book: ports, air pollution, water supply, food, transport, public/private space.
