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The Baker Center Energy and Environmental Forum presents Dr. Karen Seto, Yale University, on Jan. 24, 3:30 - 5 pm, in the Toyota Auditorium. This lecture and discussion is titled: "Rethinking Urbanization and Sustainability: Lessons from China and India" Over the next two decades, China’s urban population is expected to increase by 400 million and India’s urban population will nearly double from today’s 350 million. During this same period, China will create at least 30 new cities of 1 million; India is expected to add 26 cities of this size. Is urbanization of this scale a problem or solution for sustainability? Drawing on more than a decade of studies, this talk will compare the drivers and patterns of urbanization in these two countries and discuss the challenges and opportunities for transitioning to sustainability.