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SPECIAL TRACKS: Burd Track on Media & Urban Life | Urban Issues in Asia & the Pacific Rim ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: 43rd Annual Meeting Committees | UAA Governing Board | UAA Executive Office Staff

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9:15am PDT

Thursday - Art, For More than Art's Sake: The Role of Art in Urban Regeneration Green Room Thursday - Community Organizations: Contestation, Collaboration, and Institutionalization Pavillion Room Thursday - Considering and Reconsidering the Core of Urban Theory Garden Room Thursday - Food, Water, and Urban Environmental Issues Stanford Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Thursday - Housing in Context: Rights and Preferences French Room Thursday - Managing Urban Sprawl and Suburbanization [URBAN ISSUES IN ASIA & PACIFIC RIM TRACK] Crystal Room Thursday - Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies Hunt Room Thursday - Relocation and Residential Mobility: Individual and Neighborhood Impacts Venetian Room Thursday - Service Provision in Cities I: Services for Old, Young, and the Homeless Empire Room Thursday - Spatial & Social Effects of Global City Growth Fountain Room Thursday - The Civic Incorporation of Underrepresented Groups Vanderbilt Room Thursday - The Politics of Poverty California Room Thursday - Theorizing 'Green' Six Continents Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Thursday - Urban Service Delivery Challenges International Room

10:55am PDT

Thursday - CBOs, Local Government and the Politics of Community Development Pavillion Room Thursday - Culture in Cities: Planning, Promotion, Film, Fashion, and TV Garden Room Thursday - Dynamics of Urban Crime & Studies in Criminal Punishment George Smith Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Thursday - Housing Policy and Finance [URBAN ISSUES IN ASIA & PACIFIC RIM TRACK] Crystal Room Thursday - Inclusion After the Great Recession: The Role of Community Organizations and Social Enterprises in Promoting Social and Economic Inclusion Far East Room Thursday - Inequality and Change in Cities Throughout the World California Room Thursday - Media and the City: Thinking Locally [BURD TRACK ON MEDIA & URBAN LIFE] Green Room Thursday - Migration, Urbanization, and Acculturation [URBAN ISSUES IN ASIA & PACIFIC RIM TRACK] Fountain Room Thursday - Race, Choice, and Relocation Outcomes Venetian Room Thursday - Race, Inequality, and Struggles for Social Justice in Silicon Valley International Room Thursday - Re-examining Economic Development Strategies Six Continents Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Thursday - Regional Governance and Collaboration Grand Ballroom Lounge Thursday - The Politics of Local Elections Vanderbilt Room Thursday - Trends in New Global Neoliberal Cities Hunt Room Thursday - Urban Transportation and Environmental Issues Stanford Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel)

1:30pm PDT

Thursday - Age and Gender Factors in Housing Access French Room Thursday - Approaches to Promoting Home Ownership for Low-Income Residents Venetian Room Thursday - Institutional Anchors and Strategic Inputs to Drive Neighborhood Change Pavillion Room Thursday - Local State-Civil Relationships Grand Ballroom Lounge Thursday - Planning and Managing the Peri-Urban Interface [URBAN ISSUES IN ASIA & PACIFIC RIM TRACK] Crystal Room Thursday - Planning for Culture and the Creatives Garden Room Thursday - Policy Adaptations to Urban Culture [URBAN ISSUES IN ASIA & PACIFIC RIM TRACK] Fountain Room Thursday - Political Manifestations of Diversity and Demographic Change International Room Thursday - Stuff and the City: Hoarding as an Urban Health Issue Stanford Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Thursday - The Arts and Culture in San Francisco Bay Area Development Discourse and Practice Empire Room Thursday - The Greening of Global Cities Six Continents Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Thursday - Theories and Practices of the New Urban Culture [BURD TRACK ON MEDIA & URBAN LIFE] Green Room Thursday - Understanding the Links and Consequences of the Suburbanization of Poverty Hunt Room Thursday - Urban Political Theory Vanderbilt Room Thursday - Urban Theory: Theorizing Globalization Terrace Room

3:10pm PDT

Thursday - Citizen Participation and Collaborative Urban Planning [URBAN ISSUES IN ASIA & PACIFIC RIM TRACK] Crystal Room Thursday - Emerging and Engaged Methods for Community Indicators Stanford Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Thursday - Highlighting Houston: Studying an Emerging Global City Garden Room Thursday - Immigration, Mobility, and Segregation International Room Thursday - Inequality and Education Hunt Room Thursday - Investors on the Block: How Distressed Property Investors are Changing the Dynamics of American Regions, Cities and Neighborhoods, Part 1 Pavillion Room Thursday - MEGAEVENTPLANNING: Mega Events and Urban Development Fountain Room Thursday - Re-examining the Governance/Development Nexus Vanderbilt Room Thursday - Redesigning and Regenerating Urban Space George Smith Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Thursday - The Local Politics of Financialization: Tensions, Contradictions and Contestation in Community Practice and Urban Governance Venetian Room Thursday - The Next Generation of Comprehensive Community Initiatives:Findings and New Directions French Room Thursday - Urban Regeneration and Sustainability Six Continents Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel)

9:15am PDT

Friday - Case Studies of Media and Urban Crisis [BURD TRACK ON MEDIA & URBAN LIFE] Green Room Friday - City and Regional Governance [URBAN ISSUES IN ASIA & PACIFIC RIM TRACK] Crystal Room Friday - Issues and Problems of Implementation of Metropolitan Planning: The Quebec Example French Room Friday - Measuring Vulnerability and Resilience in the Big Picture George Smith Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Friday - Megaprojects and City Branding [URBAN ISSUES IN ASIA & PACIFIC RIM TRACK] Fountain Room Friday - Multi-ethnic and Immigrant Communities International Room Friday - Negotiating Within and Around Low Income Housing Policies in the United States Venetian Room Friday - Participants and Processes in Urban Design Stanford Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Friday - Political Parties & Political Segregation California Room Friday - Politics, Social Media and the Emerging Urban System Vanderbilt Room Friday - Poverty, Segregation and Well Being Hunt Room Friday - Preserving and Interpreting Meaning in Historic Spaces Garden Room Friday - The Education of At-Risk Youth Empire Room Friday - The Local Politics of Financialization II: Tensions, Contradictions and Contestation in Community Practice and Urban Governance Pavillion Room Friday - The Politics of a Global Urban Condition Terrace Room Friday - Tourism and Economic Development Grand Ballroom Lounge Friday - Towards Participatory Governance Far East Room Friday - Urban Sustainability II: Strategies and Ideas from the United States and the World Six Continents Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel)

10:55am PDT

Friday - A New Horizon in Urban Housing: On Ways to Augment Permanently Affordable Homeownership through the Community Land Trust Model. Venetian Room Friday - Bottom Up Views on Race and Diversity California Room Friday - Citizen Participation in Urban & Community Development French Room Friday - Continuity and Change in Cities [URBAN ISSUES IN ASIA & PACIFIC RIM TRACK] Crystal Room Friday - Disaster Planning and Resilient Cities [URBAN ISSUES IN ASIA & PACIFIC RIM TRACK] Fountain Room Friday - Dynamics of Intergovernmental Relations: Local and Global Vanderbilt Room Friday - Environmental Justice, the Built Environment and Environmental Policies in Urban Areas Six Continents Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Friday - Global Perspectives on Urban Design Garden Room Friday - Government and Governance in Disaster Preparation and Recovery George Smith Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Friday - Immigration, Politics and Policy International Room Friday - Investors on the Block: How Distressed Property Investors are Changing the Dynamics of American Regions, Cities and Neighborhoods, Part 2 Pavillion Room Friday - Jobs and Issues of Equity in Urban America Far East Room Friday - Measuring Sustainability and Urban Form Across Cities Stanford Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Friday - Social Capital, Civic Identity and Collective Efficacy Empire Room Friday - The Politics of Urban Policy Circulation I: Mobilizing People and Policies Hunt Room Friday - The Return of Urban Fiscal Crisis Grand Ballroom Lounge Friday - Urban Media Culture: Adoption and Adaptation [BURD TRACK ON MEDIA & URBAN LIFE] Green Room

2:05pm PDT

Friday - Community Indicators in Local Policy-making Stanford Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Friday - Comparative Approaches to Race, Community and Politics: National Rhetoric, Local Reality International Room Friday - Education in Local Context: Design, Policy and Governance Far East Room Friday - Entrepreneurial Approaches to Economic Development Grand Ballroom Lounge Friday - Foreclosures and the Housing Crisis: Differential Impacts and Responses French Room Friday - From People's Plans to Official Plans: Community Planning and Land Value Capture (LVR) in San Francisco Garden Room Friday - Gentrification and Urban Development Pavillion Room Friday - Going Green in the Urban Environment: U.S. and International Perspectives Six Continents Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Friday - Motivations Driving Civic Participation California Room Friday - Neighborhood Change, Social Diversity and Neighborhood Dynamics Venetian Room Friday - New Directions In Urban Planning [URBAN ISSUES IN ASIA & PACIFIC RIM TRACK] Crystal Room Friday - The Politics of Urban Policy Circulation II: Eco-cities and Sustainable Urbanism George Smith Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Friday - Urban and Rural Renewal [URBAN ISSUES IN ASIA & PACIFIC RIM TRACK] Fountain Room Friday - Urban Management and Public Service Provision Hunt Room

4:05pm PDT

Friday - Citizen Participation in Local Decision Making: Fiscal Crises and Beyond California Room Friday - Contesting the Meaning of Public and Private Vanderbilt Room Friday - Farming and gardening in the city: the politics and practices of urban agriculture in the 21st century Stanford Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Friday - Governing Sustainable Communities through Conflict and Crisis Far East Room Friday - Growth and Development: Fragmented or Smart? Garden Room Friday - Institutional Roles in Community Development: Government, Foundations and Street Level Green Room Friday - Location, Location, Location: Three Perspectives on Residential Location Choice French Room Friday - Metropolitan Governance: Impacts on Public Services and Economic Development Fountain Room Friday - Neighborhood as Environment: Walkability, Open Space and Connection Pavillion Room Friday - Post-Industrial Development Strategies Grand Ballroom Lounge Friday - Public Transportation Challenges and Opportunities George Smith Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Friday - Race, Ethnicity and Metropolitan Segregation Hunt Room Friday - The Politics of Urban Policy Circulation III: Planning and Redevelopment Terrace Room Friday - Urban Immigration: Challenges and Solutions International Room Friday - Urban Sustainability I: Governmental Practices and Policies Six Continents Room (Mark Hopkins Hotel) Friday - Well-being and Satisfaction Indicators for Cities Empire Room

9:00am PDT

Saturday - (Re)Designing Cities Green Room Saturday - Community Building and Decline Hunt Room Saturday - Community Participation, Recovery and Resilience Fountain Room Saturday - Density, Growth and the Urban-rural Fringe: International Analysis Garden Room Saturday - Immigrants in the Labor Market: Examining Participation and Effect International Room Saturday - Low Income Housing and Poverty (De)concentration California Room Saturday - Pedagogical Techniques & Program Structure: Challenges and Considerations Far East Room Saturday - Perspectives on Urban Redevelopment Empire Room Saturday - Policy Mechanisms and Strategic Orientations to Promoting Neighborhood Development French Room Saturday - Residential Mobility: Choice, Preference and Constraint Venetian Room Saturday - Right to the City: Concepts and Empirics Terrace Room Saturday - Strategies for Revitalizing Urban Economies Grand Ballroom Lounge Saturday - Urban Environmental Policies and Planning Crystal Room Saturday - Urban Management Challenges Vanderbilt Room Saturday - What Drives Neighborhood Change? Structure, Actors and Processes Pavillion Room

10:30am PDT

Saturday - Clean and Green: Urban Energy and Greenspace Plans, Strategies, and Policies Crystal Room Saturday - Dynamics of Gentrification Pavillion Room Saturday - Engaging the Public in Public Policy Vanderbilt Room Saturday - Global City Relationships: Perspectives, Images, and Outcomes Terrace Room Saturday - How Neighborhoods Matter: Context, Use, and Outcome French Room Saturday - Informing Neighborhood Change Strategies: Leveraging Theory and Data Fountain Room Saturday - Measuring Segregation and its Impacts Hunt Room Saturday - Preserving Green Space in Planning Green Room Saturday - Public Sector Investments and Economic Development Grand Ballroom Lounge Saturday - Race & Political Participation California Room Saturday - Redevelopment Partnerships, Processes, and Outcomes International Room Saturday - Remaking Place: Identity, Development, and Community Venetian Room Saturday - Service Provision in Cities II: Non-Profits, Service Immersion, Housing, Immigration Empire Room Saturday - The Political Economy of Urban Planning Garden Room