Design Before Disaster Book Talk & Urban Risk Lab Celebration

Schedule

Fri Apr 24 2026 at 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

MIT Welcome Center | Cambridge, MA

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Celebrating Design Before Disaster: lessons from Japan’s culture of preparedness for climate risk. Talk, discussion, games & reception.
About this Event

Join us for an evening celebrating our book Design Before Disaster, exploring lessons from Japan's deep-rooted culture of preparedness — and what they mean for communities facing climate risk today. The evening features a presentation and discussion with the author and research team, followed by games and a reception.

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MIT Welcome Center, 292 Main Street, Cambridge, United States

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