TRP hosts Launch of New Book on Sustainable Cities

On Wednesday 16 December, there will be a launch at the University of Sheffield of The Future of Sustainable Cities: Critical Reflections, published by the Policy Press. The event is being supported by the Housing Studies Association, the Policy Press and the University of Sheffield. The book is co-edited by John Flint of the Department of Town and Regional Planning at the University of Sheffield and Mike Raco of the Bartlett School of Planning at University College London.
The book has brought together leading scholars to explore the vital issues currently confronting cities and to develop new ways of thinking about urban sustainability in a period of economic crisis and austerity. The audience at the launch will hear presentations from John Flint and Mike Raco, followed by a presentation from Professor Ian Cole of CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University, who will highlight how the ideas within the book could contribute to key debates about sustainable cities. The attendees will then take part in a round table discussion, which covers a wide range of topics including the challenges facing policy makers and academics, the economic, social and political consequences of the recession, and ideas for how urban sustainability may be pursued in the years ahead. For further details about The Future of Sustainable Cities, see the Policy Press website at:
http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?ISB=9781847426666&