White participates in UN group on migration and urbanization

October 19, 2017

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – In advance of the fifty-first session of the UN Commission on Population and Development in April 2018, a group of experts convened in September to discuss the thematic focus of the session, "Sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration.” Professor of Sociology and Director of S4 Michael White participated in the expert group to examine new evidence regarding trends in urbanization and migration; analyses of their development impacts; and implications for policy, governance, and planning. Videos of the group meetings are available here.