Globalization and Constructal Theory Workshop

This workshop is part of the ¿Theorizing Globalization¿ project to analyze how global networks affect localities and how the strategies of localities in turn affect global networks. The Constructal Law offers a paradigm that explains the properties of flow system networks. Moderator, Giovanni Zanalda, SSRI, History, and Economics, DukeAdrian Bejan, Mechanical Engineering, Duke UniversityAn Overview of the Constructal Law and its Applications Sylvie Lorente, Civil Engineering, INSA, University of Toulouse Architectures of Urban Flow Systems in a Globalized WorldGilbert Merkx, Sociology, Duke UniversityConstructal Theory as a Paradigm for GlobalizationFunded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ¿Partnership in a Global Age¿ grant.