Furman Center Co-sponsors Talk on Increasing Single Living

February 4, 2013 – More than 30 percent of the world’s population lives alone—a portion that is growing daily. How is this profound demographic shift transforming the economic and cultural life of cities around the globe? Join NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg, the author of Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone, and Jerilyn Perine, Director of the Citizens Housing and Planning Council, for a discussion about the rise of single adults in New York, Paris, Tokyo, and other world metropolises at an event co-hosted by the Furman Center on February 7th at the Museum for the City of New York. Read more background on this topic here.