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Idaliya Grigoryeva • TEDxUBC

Slums of Hope: Opportunities in the Developing World

Having spent two summers living in China, Idaliya began to explore research on the nuances of urban slums. This talk, by focusing on the urban slums found in Shanghai, aims to challenge your conceptions around this topic, and examine their potential opportunities.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxUBC, an independent event.

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Having spent two summers living in China, Idaliya began to explore research on the nuances of urban slums. This talk, by focusing on the urban slums found in Shanghai, aims to challenge your conceptions around this topic, and examine their potential opportunities.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxUBC, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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