At the Annual Meeting of the Swiss Anthropological Association SAA (Schweizerische Ethnologische Gesellschaft) which took place in Lucerne on June 6-8, Madlen Kobi co-organized with Silke Oldenburg (Global Governance Center, Geneva Graduate Institute) a panel entitled "An Urban Anthropology for Troubled Times. Making and Engaging Anthropological Knowledge for Just Urban Environmental Futures". In the first decades of the 21st century, humankind is facing a multiplicity of environmental crises that also and largely affect everyday lives in cities. Floods in New Orleans, heavy air pollution in Beijing, or urban heat in Mumbai – these events are challenging urban governments and citizens alike to find solutions for the future liveability of urban areas. In his influential 1915 essay on “The City,” Robert Park and other members of the Chicago School of Sociology pledged to not only depict urban life worlds but also to raise awareness for public engagement. More than a century later, the public dissemination of anthropological knowledge and the inclusion of anthropologists’ voices in urban environmental debates has remained a significant challenge. Besides the discussion of Madlen and Silke's research, Danielle Isler presented her PhD research on whitened spaces in Cape Town.