With the death of the renowned dancer, Jacques d’Amboise, on May 3, the world lost a creative genius. Jacques was a dear personal friend, and it was my great honor to be part of his extended family. He had friends from all walks of life, all ages, and all spheres of interest and brought them [...]
Slums: New Visions for an Enduring Global Phenomenon was a symposium held at Harvard University in 2018 that challenged participants to discuss the range of perceptions and systemic changes needed to reimagine integrative urban and social landscapes, as well as the labor and land markets that most often underpin the formation of slums. Over three days, [...]
Janice Perlman consulted on this Evaluation Study for the Inter-American Development Bank
Urban Informality Now, a Routledge publication, now available for pre-order
Today, one in every six people on Earth lives in an informal urban or squatter settlement. United Nations analysts estimate that number will rise to one in three by 2050. “Traditionally, policymakers see these people as a problem,” says Janice Perlman, PhD ’71. “I believe they’re part of the solution.”
Interconnected travel and the economies of scale cities offer ensures their appeal will not disappear after the pandemic
Interconnected travel and the economies of scale cities offer ensures their appeal will not disappear after the pandemic
RIO TIMES INTERVIEW PERLMANA Social Scientist and Urban Studies specialist, Janice Perlman would ultimately live for months in three of Rio’s favelas
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On October 27, 1961, Martin Luther King Jr., the chairman of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, arrived at Columbia University to give a speech.
