For more information contact:
Harley Etienne, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning and Public Policy
Contact Harley Etienne
404-385-4433
Location: Reinsch-Pierce Family Auditorium
Event Date: October 5, 2009
Time: 4:00 PM—6:00 PM
The United Nations has designated the first Monday in October as annual World Habitat Day. On this day, we reaffirm that adequate shelter is a basic human right and we focus on the conditions of cities and towns around the world. We also use this day to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.
On October 5, 2009, please join us in support of World Habitat Day, as we raise our voices and declare that the lack of decent, affordable housing is unacceptable. The College of Architecture at Georgia Tech and Habitat for Humanity International will co-host a panel event: Housing after the Crash...Creating Better Options for our Future in the Reinsch-Pierce Family Auditorium.
Moderator Harley Etienne, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning at Georgia Tech
Panelists
Dan Immergluck, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning at Georgia Tech
Thomas D. Boston, Professor of Economics at Georgia Tech
Michael Rich, Professor of Political Science at Emory
Frank Alexander, Professor of Law at Emory
AIA Continuing Education Credits available; APA/AICP Certification Maintenance Credits applied for.
Habitat for Humanity World Habitat Day
http://www.habitat.org/gov/take_action/world_habitat_day.aspx
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