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Podcast: New Books in Sociology
Episode: Rebuild by Design: A Talk by Eric Klinenberg
Description: In October 2010, Eric Klinenberg, NYU professor of Sociology and Director of theĀ Institute for Public Knowledge, spoke about his work onĀ Rebuild by Design.Klinenberg has been studying cities and climate change since the 1990s, when he published his first book,Ā Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago. Klinenberg is currently leading a major research project on climate change and the future of cities. Part of this work involves a sociological investigation of Superstorm Sandy and the challenge of adapting to the emerging age of extreme, dangerous weather.Ā āAdaptation,āĀ the first article from this research, appeared...