Research Conference: Mega-Events, Regional Development and Regeneration Regional Studies Association Research Network on Mega-Events Workshop Mega-Event Evaluation and Measuring Impacts 25 June 2012 10 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. London Metropolitan University Graduate Centre, Holloway Road, London N7 8DB [nearest tube station: Holloway Road, Piccadilly line, or Highbury & Islington, Victoria line] Regional Studies Mega-Events Panel: …
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CONF SEM Beyond Social Exclusion: Emerging Logics of Expulsion. UCL, London, UK. 13.6.2012
Beyond Social Exclusion: Emerging Logics of Expulsion 13 June 2012, 4.30-6pm followed by drinks reception Anatomy G29 J Z Young LT, Medical Sciences and Anatomy, UCL, Gower Street, In the last two decades there has been a sharp growth in the numbers of people “expelled” from their homes, villages, life projects, and support systems; they …
LECTURE Leverhulme Public Lecture: The crisis in urban studies: revolution, reform and reconstruction. UCL London, UK. 31.5.2012
Leverhulme Public Lecture: The crisis in urban studies: revolution, reform and reconstruction Thursday 31 May 6pm UCL Geography Pearson Lecture Theatre, Pearson Building (see www.ucl.ac.uk/locations/ucl-maps) Professor Sue Parnell (African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town and Leverhulme Visiting Professor, UCL)
CONF Smart City Event 2012. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 27.06.2012.
From their homepage: Successful European Smart City projects present their approach and tell you about the most successful profit-making models! The Smart City Event 2012 is the largest conference within Europe where all the parties convene for 2 days to learn from the most progressive projects. The focus is on sharing knowledge to realise climate …
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RESEARCH PROJECT: SCIBE Scarcity and Creativity in the Built Environment – A Research Project funded by HERA
http://www.scibe.eu/ SCIBE explores the relationship between scarcity and creativity in the context of the built environment by investigating how conditions of scarcity might affect the creativity of the different actors involved in the production of architecture and urban design, and how design-led actions might improve the built environment in the future. The research is based …
SYMPOSIUM, CONF La démocratie directe à l’épreuve du temps/ On-going Experiments in Direct Democracy Symposium. Clermont-Ferrand, France. 1.6.2012.
La démocratie directe à l’épreuve du temps/ On-going Experiments in Direct Democracy Symposium : 1 juin 2012/June 1, 2012 Co-Organisé par/ Sponsored by : Centre d’Histoire : Espaces et Cultures (CHEC), Université Blaise Pascal Centre Michel de L’Hospital (CMH), Université d’Auvergne Lieu/ Location : Faculté de droit et de science politique/ School of Law and …
FUNDING 11 Doctoral Fellowhsips at interdisciplinary graduate program “Topology of Technology” at the Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany. 3yrs, October 2012. Deadline: 1.6.2012
The interdisciplinary graduate program “Topology of Technology” at the Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, announces 11 doctoral fellowships, starting Oct. 1, 2012, and running for a maximum of 3 years. The program is organized by teachers from the subjects of history, sociology, philosophy, mechanical engineering, computer science, sports science, and the planning sciences. It focuses …
NEWSLETTER Planum: The Journal of Urbanism, May 2012
Dear Readers, Planum. The Journal of Urbanism is pleased to present you a selection of Summer Schools and International Workshops for the forthcoming summer in Europe and all around the world. The workshops have been selected for their aims and items, and for a good balance between topics, places’ explorations and periods of work. Workshops are open …
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WEB tavernsproject.com Taverns, locals and street corners: Cross-chronological studies in community drinking, regulation and public space
http://tavernsproject.com/ Taverns, locals and street corners: Cross-chronological studies in community drinking, regulation and public space
CONF: Return to the Street. Goldsmiths, University of London. 27.-28.06.2012.
A two day conference exploring the shifting role of the street as discourse and real physical space in the context of contemporary culture and politics. Full conference programme available: http://fuggbug.tumblr.com/post/22657511568/returntothestreetprog Conference attendance is free of charge. Register at: http://returntothestreet.eventbrite.com/ Identity formation and public debate do not simply occur online or through new media technologies. As …
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