Nobel Laureate Paul Romer gives a keynote speech in this webinar discussion of the Ethiopia Urban Expansion Initiative, a program of New York University to help cities in Ethiopia make room for their inevitable urban growth. The webinar includes a short documentary film on the initiative and a panel discussion of this innovative new urban planning methodology. Video features contributions from: Ato Abuye Aneley (Government of Ethiopia), Julian Baskin (Cities Alliance), Ibrahim Kasso ( (SDC), Nicolás Galarza Sanchez (Government of Colombia), Victor Vergara (World Bank), Shlomo Angel (NYU Marron), Patrick Lamson-Hall (NYU Marron), Angela Hawken (NYU Marron).
Tags: Urban planning, Ethiopia, Paul Romer, Shlomo Angel, Urban expansion.
Event highlights
1:49 - Shlomo Angel
6:05 - Paul Romer keynote address
12:22 - Patrick Lamson-Hall introduces documentary
15:45 - Documentary screening
30:00 - Panel discussion - bios of participants
35:30 - Abuye Aneley
42:10 - Ibrahim Kasso
47:02 - Nicolas Galarza Sanchez
56:42 - Julian Baskin
1:02:10 - Victor Vergara
1:08:54 - Paul Romer
1:11:50 - Audience questions
1:18:47 - Conclusion
