{"id":776,"date":"2012-10-08T16:04:08","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T14:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban-studies.eu\/?p=776"},"modified":"2012-10-08T16:15:21","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T14:15:21","slug":"workshop-acumen-assembly-comparative-urbanisation-material-environment-digital-methodologies-social-research-processes-urban-landscape-development-leeds-uk-12-13-12-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban-studies.eu\/?p=776","title":{"rendered":"WORKSHOP ACUMEN: Assembly for Comparative Urbanisation and the Material Environment – Digital methodologies for social research on processes of urban landscape development. Leeds, UK. 12.\/13.12.2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

ACUMEN: Assembly for Comparative Urbanisation and the Material Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Digital methodologies for social research on processes of urban landscape development <\/em><\/p>\n

12th and 13th of December 2012, Leeds, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n

ACUMEN will be hosted by the Centre for Spatial Analysis and Policy (CSAP), School of Geography, University of Leeds<\/strong>. It is funded by Digital Social Research Community Activities Funding Scheme of the NSDeSS, with the support of TALISMAN<\/em>: Geospatial Data Analysis and Simulation.<\/p>\n

ACUMEN will be an intensive meeting of minds focused on identifying the opportunities and challenges involved in enabling an emergent interdisciplinary research field. Its aim is to advance comparative methodologies for the social study of urbanisation processes through time and across cultures (i.e. prehistoric to contemporary) with particular connection to the material and\/or built environment, aided by the use of digital technologies. It offers a rare opportunity to have extended learned discussions amongst peers in an intimate setting with appropriate focus.<\/p>\n

ACUMEN is dedicated to making real and informed progress. The main emphasis of the programme will rest on the active participation of all attendants in a series of discussion \u2018Salons\u2019 addressing opportunities and challenges in the field from the vantage point of one of three focus themes:<\/p>\n

1) Data acquisition, management and digital compilation<\/p>\n

2) Methodologies for social and temporal analyses of urban landscape data<\/p>\n

3) Social scientific purposes for the study of urban landscape development<\/p>\n

In addition to a small number of prominent speakers, participants are sought from related disciplines including geography, archaeology, history, sociology, anthropology, urban studies, etc. Interested researchers, including postgraduates, are actively encouraged to apply by filling out an application form.<\/p>\n

The deadline to apply<\/strong> to participate in this workshop is the 2nd<\/sup> of November 2012<\/strong>.
\nThe deadline for postgraduate bursaries <\/strong>to attend the workshop is the 22nd<\/sup> of October 2012<\/strong>.
\nRegistration for ACUMEN costs 25GBP<\/strong><\/p>\n

Confirmed speakers in the workshop\u2019s programme include<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael E. Smith (Arizona State University)
\nSir Alan Wilson (University College London)
\nIan Gregory (Lancaster University)
\nKeith Lilley (Queen\u2019s University Belfast)
\nSam Griffiths (University College London)<\/p>\n

Programme
\n<\/strong>The programme will focus on Salon discussions on the one hand and keynote addresses on the other. In addition here will be an opportunity for some participants to partake in a PechaKucha<\/em> (a series of brief 6 min. introductions \u00a0to their research relevant to ACUMEN\u2019s theme). Those interested can supply a short abstract on the application form.<\/p>\n

To allow some flexibility in travel times the programme is aimed to run between the following times:
\nDecember 12th<\/sup> start time will be at approximately 10:15
\nDecember 13th<\/sup> end time will be at approximately 15:15<\/p>\n

For further information and to fill out an application form, please see: http:\/\/www.geog.leeds.ac.uk\/research\/events\/conferences\/acumen-assembly-for-comparative-urbanisation-and-the-material-environment\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Or contact Benjamin N. Vis with any specific queries: B.N.Vis10@leeds.ac.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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