BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Growth Lab - ECPv6.18.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Growth Lab X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Growth Lab REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T130000 DTSTAMP:20261008T190515Z CREATED:20261005T232812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261008T190515Z UID:19182-1794312000-1794315600@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:Thirty Years of Urbanization in Mexico\, 1990–2020: Urban Expansion\, Central Decline\, and the Remaking of Urban Form DESCRIPTION:Development Talks Online\n\n\nOver the past three decades\, Mexico’s urban population has nearly doubled\, yet its city centers are emptying out. Since 1990\, 2.5 million residents have left the central zones of 69 metropolitan areas as growth spread outward in a fragmented\, low-density pattern. Central areas that once held over 40% of the urban population now hold just 22%. Over the same period\, commuting distances have grown by nearly 30% and emissions have risen. These changing patterns of growth create public policy challenges\, mounting pressure on housing\, transportation\, and public services. \n\n\n\nRoberto Ponce-López\, Research Director at the Center for the Future of Cities at Tecnológico de Monterrey\, will present findings from his new Nature Communications paper\, on the dynamics of urban sprawl in Mexico\, and discuss policy pathways toward more inclusive cities. The conversation will be moderated by Diane Davis\, Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.   \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Roberto Ponce López\, Research Director at the Center for the Future of Cities\, Director of the M.Sc. in Data Science and Public Policy at the School of Government and Public Transformation\, and Professor of Urban Science at Tecnológico de Monterrey \n\n\n\nModerator: Diane Davis\, Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism and former Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD)\, Director of the Mexican Cities Initiative  \n\n\n\nWhether attending in person or virtually\, please register in advance. Room attendance is permitted for the Harvard community. Lunch will be served. The Zoom session is open to the public. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio: Roberto Ponce López is Research Director at the Center for the Future of Cities\, Director of the M.Sc. in Data Science and Public Policy at the School of Government and Public Transformation\, and Professor of Urban Science at Tecnológico de Monterrey\, where he has been a faculty member since 2018. His research focuses on urban science\, land use and transportation planning\, agent-based simulation\, geospatial analytics\, scenario planning\, and data-driven approaches to urban policy and decision-making. \n\n\n\nBefore joining Tecnológico de Monterrey\, Roberto worked in the Office of the President of Mexico\, where he led public opinion and policy analysis projects. His work bridges academic research with practical applications\, collaborating with governments and international organizations to develop innovative solutions for sustainable and resilient cities. \n\n\n\nRoberto holds a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University. \n\n\n\nThe Growth Lab’s “Development Talks” is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working on economic growth and development in countries\, regions\, states\, and cities in the US and around the world. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both economic growth and development and analytical work centered on policy. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Share URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/thirty-years-of-urbanization-in-mexico-1990-2020-urban-expansion-central-decline-and-the-remaking-of-urban-form/ LOCATION:Malkin Penthouse\, HKS CATEGORIES:Development Talks,Hybrid ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Speaker_Photos_Duo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T200000 DTSTAMP:20261001T181155Z CREATED:20261001T160709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T181155Z UID:19142-1794510000-1794513600@growthlab.hks.harvard.edu SUMMARY:The Walrus Talks at Home: Canada After America DESCRIPTION:Development Talks Online\n\n\nThis event draws on Canada After America: A Strategy for Prosperity in a Changed World and research from Harvard’s Growth Lab\, arguing that Canada’s answer is not to retreat from globalization\, but to become far better at unlocking its potential for innovation and competing in the rest of the world. Using data on supply chains\, venture capital\, housing markets\, and more\, Ricardo Hausmann and Eric Protzer identify concrete opportunities for Canada’s economic growth and how to activate them. \n\n\n\nFeaturing: \n\n\n\n\nRicardo Hausmann\, Director\, Harvard’s Growth Lab; Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy\, Harvard Kennedy School\n\n\n\nEric Protzer\, Senior Research Associate\, Harvard’s Growth Lab\n\n\n\n\nHosted and moderated by \n\n\n\n\nCarmine Starnino\, Editor-in-Chief\, The Walrus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Share\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe Walrus is an independent\, nonprofit Canadian media organization. This event is sponsored by the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. URL:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/event/the-walrus-talks-at-home-canada-after-america/ CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/mcgill_max_bell_lectures_2026_ricardo_hausmann_eric_protzer-copy.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR