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McCloskey Speaker Series: The Human City: Urbanism for the Rest of Us with Joel Kotkin

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Thu Jul 7, 2016
Aspen, CO

Date

Thu Jul 7, 2016
12:00pm – 1:00pm MDT

Location

Aspen, CO
Paepcke Auditorium, Aspen Meadows Campus

Contact

    [email protected]
    970.544.7914

Hosts

  1. Aspen Community Programs

The McCloskey Speaker Series presents a unique and diverse roster of distinguished speakers. The series is made possible by a generous donation from the McCloskey Family Charitable Foundation.

joel_kotkinFeaturing Joel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow of Urban Futures at Chapman University and Executive Director of the Center for Opportunity Urbanism. Kotkin will discuss his newest book, The Human City: Urbanism for the Rest of Us (Agate, April 2016), which challenges the way we think about our cities. Instead of the conventional urban-planning strategy of high-density cities, he favors a decentralized, more sustainable alternative.

Fee: $20. Tickets on sale now at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Society of Fellows may reserve complimentary tickets to this event by emailing [email protected] or calling 970.544.7980.

Parking is very limited. Please carpool, walk, ride RFTA or ride a We-cycle bike. Information: www.we-cycle.org or www.rfta.com.

The McCloskey Speaker Series presents a unique and diverse roster of distinguished speakers. The series is made possible by a generous donation from the McCloskey Family Charitable Foundation.

joel_kotkinFeaturing Joel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow of Urban Futures at Chapman University and Executive Director of the Center for Opportunity Urbanism. Kotkin will discuss his newest book, The Human City: Urbanism for the Rest of Us (Agate, April 2016), which challenges the way we think about our cities. Instead of the conventional urban-planning strategy of high-density cities, he favors a decentralized, more sustainable alternative.

Fee: $20. Tickets on sale now at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Society of Fellows may reserve complimentary tickets to this event by emailing [email protected] or calling 970.544.7980.

Parking is very limited. Please carpool, walk, ride RFTA or ride a We-cycle bike. Information: www.we-cycle.org or www.rfta.com.