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Retrofitting Suburbia: A conversation with Alex Schafran, Ph.D.

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CU Denver
Thursday, September 3, 2015
5:30pm – 7:30pm
CU Building Room 2005 (Second Floor), College of Architecture and Planning, 1250 14th St., Denver, CO 80202

The CU Denver MURP Alumni Association and the Department of Planning & Design are hosting the following roundtable discussion next week on Retrofitting Suburbs to meet changing demographics, travel needs, housing, jobs, etc.

Retrofitting Suburbia: A conversation with Alex Schafran, Ph.D.

Why is a California planner who lives and works in Europe excited by planning in the metro Denver region? Join our round table discussion and find out!

Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015

5:30p Meet & Greet with Alex Schafran and peers (light refreshments served)

6:30p Round Table Discussion

7:30p Informal Social Gathering at Euclid Hall (1317 14th St.)

LOCATION: CU Building Room 2005 (2nd Floor), College of Architecture and Planning 1250 14th St, Denver, CO 80202

Dr. Schafran is a Lecturer in Geography at the University of Leeds. A planner by training, he holds an MA in Urban Planning from Hunter College (CUNY) and a Ph.D in City & Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley. His current research work includes projects on the future of regional governance in Northern England, the transformation of French and American suburbia, and varied work on social justice and urban social movements through the Contested Cities Network. Dr. Schafran is also an Adjoint Assistant Professor in the Department of Planning & Design at CU Denver.

Hosted by the CU Denver Master of Urban and Regional Planning Alumni Association and the Department of Planning and Design

Questions: Contact Carrie Makarewicz, Department of Planning and Design, 303-315-1008 or carrie.makarewicz@ucdenver.edu