WORKSHOP, URBAN ACTIVISM Crises regimes and emerging social movements in cities of Southern Europe. Athens. 7.-9.2.2013

An international workshop titled “Crisis regimes and emerging urban social movements in cities of Southern Europe” will take place in Athens from 7th to 9th February 2013. The workshop is organized by Encounter Athens, INURA Athens and the Public Policies and Government Institute of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. It is supported by the Department of Urban and Regional Planning of the National Technical University of Athens and it is funded by the Antipode Foundation.

The intention of the workshop is to provide an opportunity for exchanging experiences concerning the impacts of the current crisis in Greek, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish cities and explore alternatives for radical action.

PUB PNUK Discussion “Manifesto for Planning and Land Reform” in the UK

From Andy Inch: Hi all, Bob Colenutt, Michael Edwards, Tim Marshall and I, with important contributions from other PNUK members at various stages, have been working for some time to put together a ‘manifesto for planning and land reform’. We now have a draft completed which we hope will generate some debate and discussion about …

CONF: 22. INURA Annual Conference. Tallinn, Estonia. 17.-20.06.12.

ACTIVE URBANISM 22nd International Network of Urban Research and Action (INURA) Tallinn, Estonia 17-20 June, 2012 http://inura2012tallinn.wordpress.com/ Registration will be open until May 1st 2012 Following the tradition of INURA meetings the conference is focused on critically discussing contemporary urban developments through presentations, panel sessions, exciting urban field trips, and more.