Global Cities

  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

 Asia Unbound Los Angeles is the quintessential horizontal city with 915 miles of sprawling freeways and highways. Hong Kong’s astronomical real estate prices have led to a severe housing crisis. Cities in mainland China routinely face choking pollution and food safety scandals. In Global Cities: Urban Environments in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China, Professor Emeritus of … More CFR PODCAST: GLOBAL CITIES, GLOBAL CHALLENGES

A post by Robert Gottlieb that ran in Streetsblog LA on October 13, 2017. Also available at http://la.streetsblog.org/2017/10/13/dockless-shared-bikes-from-china-to-los-angeles/   When I returned to China last month to give some talks about my new book, it was my first visit in over two years. When I arrived in Shanghai, I was astounded by the vehicle street scene. … More DOCKLESS SHARED BIKES: FROM CHINA TO THE US AND TO LOS ANGELES?

  Over the past four decades, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and key urban regions of China have emerged as global cities—in financial, political, cultural, environmental, and demographic terms. In the new book, The Global Cities: Urban Environments in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China, Robert Gottlieb and Simon Ng trace the global emergence of these urban … More CUNY URBAN FOOD POLICY MONITOR INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT GOTTLIEB

The Wilson Center China Environment Forum published this blog today on Tuesday, October 10, 2017   CHINA ENVIRONMENT FORUM One Country, Two Water Systems: The Need for Cross-Boundary Water Management in Hong Kong and Guangdong October 6, 2017 By Robert Gottlieb and Simon Ng In 2011, a group of Hong Kong water activists and researchers traveled the … More ONE COUNTRY, TWO WATER SYSTEMS

Bob and Simon have now completed 15 talks in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing at several universities and university forums — Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, City University, and Hong Kong America Center in Hong Kong; Tongji and Fudan Universities in Shanghai, and Renmin University in Beijing; Networking Organizations including Green Drinks in … More BOOK TALKS IN HONG KONG AND CHINA… AND ON TO LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, BOSTON, NORTHAMPTON AND WASHINGTON DC