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2014 Urban Affairs Association Conference

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4:30pm CDT

Wednesday - Special Track on Urban Issues in Central & South America and the Caribbean: Participants Meeting Olivares Room (Westin River Level)

9:15am CDT

TH1.01 The Place of History in the Field of Urban Studies Olivares Room (Westin River Level)Michan Connor • Jerry Gonzalez • Andrew Highsmith • Michan Connor

10:55am CDT

TH2.01 Into the Twenty-First Century: North American Urban Governance and Development in a Global Context Olivares Room (Westin River Level)Lindsay Morgia • James Smith • Martin Horak, Western University • Thomas Vicino, Northeastern University • James Smith

1:30pm CDT

TH3.13 Promoting Opportunity from the Bottom Up?: Community Based Efforts to Support the Economic Integration and Mobility of Low-Wage Workers Olivares Room (Westin River Level)Marjorie Visser, University of California, Davis • Lisa Kresge • Jessica Thomas • Katie Sobering • Christine Williams • Marjorie Visser, University of California, Davis

3:10pm CDT

TH4.09 The Generative Potential of Urban Crisis Olivares Room (Westin River Level)Robert Kirkman • Robert Lake • Miguel Rodrigues • Adam Uddin • Stephen Polk • Julia Nevarez, Kean University

9:15am CDT

FR1.03 New Engagements: Comparative Urban Theory and Research (Part II) Olivares Room (Westin River Level)Esin • Guoqiang Shen • Yingchan Zhang • Yingchan Zhang

10:55am CDT

FR2.14 Local Fiscal Policy: Influences and Outcomes Olivares Room (Westin River Level)Whitney Afonso • Julius Nukpezah • Hal Wolman, George Washington University • Jill Tao, Incheon National University • Robert L Bland • Hal Wolman, George Washington University

2:05pm CDT

FR3.02 International City Networks Olivares Room (Westin River Level)Mohammad Ali Behbahani • Patricia Ciorici • Jerome Hodos, Franklin and Marshall College • Richardson Dilworth • Valerie A. Purry • Mildred Warner, Cornell University • Judith Clifton • Jerome Hodos, Franklin and Marshall College

4:05pm CDT

FR4.06 The Role of Labor and Employment in Urban Development Olivares Room (Westin River Level)Valentin Ibarra • Janet Kelly • Ric Kolenda • T. William Lester • Humberto Merritt • Andrea Bautista • Daniel Hartley • Barry Kornstein • Janet Kelly

9:00am CDT

SA1.02 Institutions and Citizen Preferences in Land Use Decisions Olivares Room (Westin River Level)Dwayne Baker • Aaron Deslatte • Yuseung Kim • Amal K. Ali, Salisbury University • Charles S. Colgan • Jack Kartez • Anthony Kassekert • Antonio Tavares • Amal K. Ali, Salisbury University