The Resilience Roundtable is a series of in-depth discussions with designers, scientists, scholars, activists, and artists exploring the intersection of design, data visualization, and interdisciplinary scholarship on urban ecology, environmental justice, and sustainable cities. Each Roundtable session connects to an issue of Resilience Quarterly, a publication co-produced by the Urban Systems Lab and a rotating editorial team. The Fall 2020 Issue, “Is This America?”, examines the future of cities in the age of COVID-19. As the pandemic continues to impact communities across the U.S. and world, what is a just and equitable response? How do we implement new and progressive approaches to design, urban planning, city governance, and climate justice? 

Join us for this Virtual Roundtable inviting experts and practitioners across disciplines to reflect on the future of cities in the context of the current health and climate crises. How do we build resilience to both climate extremes and future health crises? The Roundtable will be moderated by the Resilience Quarterly’s editorial team, and provide a space for the public to ask questions and participate in a robust discussion exploring the possibilities of equity, sustainability, and resilience in the age of coronavirus.

Roundtable Participants:

Anastassia Fisyak: Part-Time Faculty, Parsons School of Design Strategies, The New School, and Principal, Ana Fisyak Consulting

Alan McGowan: Part-Time Lecturer at Eugene Lang College, The New School

Jimmy Pan: Design Researcher, Graphic Artist, Architect, and Contributing Author to Resilience

Mike Harrington: Assistant Director, Tishman Environment and Design Center, The New School 

Timon McPhearson: Associate Professor of Urban Ecology & Director of the Urban Systems Lab, The New School

The event is free and open to the public. Co-organized by the Urban Systems Lab and the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School.

About Resilience Quarterly

Resilience is a quarterly publication co-produced by the Urban Systems Lab at the New School and a rotating editorial team of fellows, students, activists, artists, and scientists. Resilience provides a unique forum to share strategies in design, data visualization, and interdisciplinary scholarship on urban ecology, environmental justice, and sustainable cities. Each issue features a diverse set of voices to address a theme from multiple perspectives, centering underrepresented stories, and leveraging new approaches to community journalism and science. 

To learn more and submit, visit: http://urbansystemslab.com/resilience

Resilience Editorial Team: Zef Egan, Christopher Kennedy, Sarah Jane McIntyre, Emma Jane Geisler