Cities Facing Rising Waters

Guest Speakers: - Susan Crawford, John A. Reilly Clinical Professor of Law, Harvard Law School - Shannon Slade, Harvard Graduate School of Design MDes 2022 and Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellow, Charleston, South Carolina How can cities respond to rising sea levels threatening their most vulnerable residents? Prof. Susan Crawford will discuss findings from her book “Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm” with Shannon Slade, whose work as a Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellow in Charleston focuses on flooding and civic innovation. Lunch will be offered and registration is requested. This event is open to all Harvard University ID holders.