Inclusion and Place: Planning and Design for the 21st Century City

media release: Wright Design Series talk presented by Dr. Edna Ledesma, assistant professor, UW-Madison Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture

This lecture is presented virtually via Zoom only.

Dr. Ledesma explores the role that amenities and environments of choice have in redefining the 21st century landscape of Latino communities in American cities. The talk presents a series of research projects conducted on the U.S.-Mexico border that explore issues of local economic development, bottom-up approaches to planning and design intervention, and the role of place attachment within Latino vendor markets.

This free program is presented in partnership with the American Institute of Architects Wisconsin.