Conference Presentations

2020

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Policy in action – Creating Transit-Oriented Districts (TOD's) out of Blighted Areas throughout the KMR

Mr Martin Addington, MJIP

InterPlan Planning Consultants, Jamaica

Contesting the Urban Space: Creating a Smart City in Post Modern History

Prof. Carol Archer

University of Technology, Jamaica

Reading-off hypothesis, informing sustainable cities

Dr. earl bailey

Faculty of The Built Environment, UTech, Jamaica

Urban renewal without attention to urban youths: Recipe for city underdevelopment

Dr. Orville Beckford

Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work, UWI Mona

Non-renewable water in Caribbean utilities – A case for turn-around

Mr. Evan Cayetano

Inter-American Development Bank

Building sustainable cities across the Caribbean – Challenges and opportunities

Mr. Gilberto Chona

Urban Development Economics, IDB

Collective trauma and social isolation

Dr. Lisabeth Crossman

Regional Psychiatrist, Western Regional Health Authority

Securing the future of a smart city on the rise

Hon. Homer Davis, MP

Minister of State, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

UNHABITAT-PSUP Covid-19 Response – The case of Montego Bay

Dr. Joan Dove

Local Economic Development Officer, St.JMC

Covid-19 – UN-HABITAT and the International Response

Mr. Emrah Engindeniz

Regional Programme Advisor, UN-HABITAT-PSUP

Green, safe and smart: The role of urban planning in building resilient cities

Ms. Larytha Fletcher

Planning Institute of Jamaica

Resilience in the Historic Urban Landscape with Geographic Information Systems

Arch. Dr. Patricia Green & Mr. Chaplin Williams

University of Technology, Jamaica

Sustainable and inclusive port towns: Jamaican experiences and lessons

Mr. Mark Hylton and Ms. Tovia Elliot

Port Authority of Jamaica

Equality in the city – Making cities socially cohesive

Mr. Trevion Manning

Jamaica Institute of Planners

Developing Climate Resilient Public-Private Partnerships

Mr. Ricardo Munroe

Development Bank of Jamaica Limited

Overcoming urban settlement risks and solid waste management

Mr. Laurence Neufville & Ms. Stephney Duhaney

Faculty of The Built Environment, UTech, Jamaica

Walk Good! Safe Passage: A Road Safety Initiative for Schools

Ms. Shunelle Nevers

Jamaica Social Investment Fund

Gown and town – Partners in advancing the sustainable cities agenda

Dr. Patrick Prendergast

The UWI Mona Western Jamaica Campus

Mitigating the effects of intense weather in cities and communities

Dr. Ruth Potopsingh & Mr. Dennis Chong

Faculty of The Built Environment, UTech, Jamaica

The socio-psychological culture of crime in Western Jamaica

Ms. Georgia Rose

Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work, UWI Mona WJC

Hilltop badness: An assessment of the Influence of Informal Housing Regularization on crime reduction and public safety in Montego Bay

Ms. Zaneta Scott

Housing Agency of Jamaica

Urban Climate Responsive Architecture

Mr. Jason Scott

University of Technology, Jamaica

Emergency and disaster preparedness in a pandemic

Ms. Tamoy Sinclair

Disaster Coordinator, St. James Municipal Corporation

Behind the fence - Zinc fence removal and self-perception

Ms. Mona Sue Ho

Jamaica Social Investment Fund

Climate action and the realities of 1.5C

Professor Michael Taylor

Faculty of Science and Technology, UWI Mona

Technology, governance and the trust deficit in the Caribbean

Dr. Garfield Young

Faculty of Built Environment, University of Technology, Jamaica