Atlanta, GA | Posted: October 10, 2014
Professor Catherine L. Ross recently delivered the keynote address, “The Viable City: Infrastructure and Universal Design,” at an international conference in Rome, Italy. Hosting visitors and guests from around the globe, Engendering Cities – Designing Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Environments for All focused on gender sensitive perspective in the interrelated fields of cities, transport and energy and climate change.
Ross addressed the audience in the historic building of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers on September 25, 2014 and gave insight into her long experience in transport policy and research, as well as her interest in gender and diversity.
The two-day conference was organized by genderSTE, a network of European researchers and policy makers supported by the European Commission.