Saskia Sassen on the Dangers of Excessive Urbanization<br />Compass Summit - Terranea Resort<br />SETTING THE CONTEXT: WHAT'S POSSIBLE, WHAT MATTERS, WHAT'S AHEAD<br /><br />Urbanizing Technology<br />Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University<br /><br />Compass Summit, a forum for true interaction and exchange, examines some of today's most pressing problems through the lens of global citizenship, recognizing that human ingenuity is an unlimited resource. Guided by NPR's Ira Flatow, an intimate group of some of the of the world's best thinkers and doers convened along the rugged Palos Verdes coastline on Oct 23-26, 2011 at Terranea Resort to engage in meaningful conversation, ask questions, and challenge ideas -- we invite you to join in the conversation.
