Speaker(s): Eduarda La Rocque | Drawing on a range of contemporary urban experiences included in a new book, Shaping Cities in an Urban Age, the panel discussion will explore the dynamics and challenges of urban change. Three of the authors included in the new LSE Cities publication Shaping Cities in an Urban Age will draw on a range of contemporary urban experiences to explore the dynamics and challenges of urban change. Shaping Cities in an Urban Age, edited by Ricky Burdett and Philipp Rode, is the third book produced by the Urban Age project, a global investigation into the future of cities. Essays by leading experts in their fields, data highlighting dramatic instances of urban change and comparing cities today, and full-page colour photographs describe in detail the challenges and opportunities of contemporary city-making. Eduarda La Rocque is president of Pereira Passos Institute of the City Hall of the Rio de Janeiro (IPP). Saskia Sassen (@SaskiaSassen) is Robert S. Lynd Profes
