1. Updates
Early September
Hello urbanists! Autumn and the beginning of the academic year are just around the corner for some of us. As we get our sweaters out of the closet and our laptops and sketchbooks ready, our Newsletter returns to its weekly rhythm.
A number of great submissions for August's Monthly Focus section have led us to extend the subject of Urban Waste Management onto this month. Check out this week's articles and stay tuned for the next ones coming up.
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- The (un)sanitary urban issue in Delhi, from Mahak Agrawal
- Oxford Urbanists' new tag #Glocal Ambassadors - the changemakers promoting sustainable development through local action. Read our intro to the topic and let us know if you have in mind an initiative we should publish!
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We have an exciting event happening in London today:
- "In Conversation with UN-Habitat": Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif
- Held by UCL Climate Action Society, this event provides an opportunity for students, professors and practitioners interested in UN-Habitat's work to hear from its Executive Director on their stance on climate action and their worldwide partnerships with youth
- The event's programme includes a lecture by Ms Maimunah Mohd Sharif, followed by an exclusive Q&A session.
- Also, stay tuned for Oxford Urbanists' upcoming article on our one-to-one interview with Ms Sharif.
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As always, please do send in your pictures and work - we'd love to feature them in our newsletter. Head over to Facebook, Twitter, and our website pages for more updates.
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2. Urbanist News around the World
- Not your everyday urban economics case study: "A Nobel-Winning Economist Goes to Burning Man" (The New York Times)
- 2018 Nobel laureate Paul Romer investigates his own hypothesis that cities of the future will need more “Burning Man urbanization", by visiting its surveyed city - and by attending the festival himself, as written by Emily Badger
- How a reasonable commute has been shaping of our cities (Citylab)
- From walkable ancient Rome to modernist utopias, a 30-minute long commute - across various transport technologies - has strongly influenced urban history, according to Johnathan English
- Five plans for carbon neutrality, from the UN Development Programme (Medium)
- What do Bhutan, Norway, Costa Rica, Morocco and Chile have in common? Promising plans underway to mitigate climate change effects, according to Daniela Peris, UNDP New York
- "What can Global Forest Watch tell us about the fires in Brazil?" (World Resources Institute)
- A helpful, objective roundup of data portraying fires in the country, their predominant location and connections to human activity- for you to sound knowledgeable in pub conversations while being critically aware of the situation
- Urbanists cannot get enough of Jane Jacobs's Street Smarts (The New Yorker)
- A throwback to The New Yorker's archives to discover 'rights' and 'wrongs' within Jacobs' theories, by Adam Gopnik
And just in case you've missed these two, from the past week -
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3. Events
Events in Oxford
Monday 9 September
'International Conference: Achieving Net Zero'
- Speakers: Various
- Details: Wadham College, Parks Road OX1 3PN. 13:00
Monday 9 September
'Renovating democracy: governing in the age of globalisation and digital capitalism'
Monday 12 September
'Talking Maps: The Selden Map of China and Global Mapmaking'
Monday 18 November
‘I Built this House on my Back’: A Historical Perspective on Care and Property in East Africa
- Speaker: Professor Ambreena Manji
- Details: Seminar Room D, Manor Road Building, Manor Road, OX1 3UQ. 16:30
Events in the UK
9 September
In Conversation with UN-Habitat: Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif
- Speaker: Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif (Executive Director, UN-Habitat)
- Details: Foster Court 114, Foster Court, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, 17:00 - 19:30.
26 September
Urban Design and the Housing Crisis
- Speaker: Pablo Sendra
- Details: Bartlett School of Planning Studio Space, 31 Leigh Street, London WC1H, 17:00 - 18:30.
24 October
We The Young Strong
- (Film screening and panel discussion)
- Details: Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London. 19:00 - 21:30.
6 November
Freight in the City Expo 2019
- Please see link for further details
- Details: Alexandra Palace, London, N22 7AY. 9:00 - 17:00.
Events around the World
10 September
IGC India Research Conference: Evidence for inclusive growth
- Please see link for full details
- Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
1 - 4 October
Sustainable Cities Week
- Please see link for full details
- Le Meridien Hotel, India, New Delhi
1 October
Micromobility Europe
- Please see link for full details
- Berlin, Germany
2 - 4 October
CIVITAS Forum 2019
- Please see link for full details
- Graz, Austria
7 - 8 October
Partnerships and Financing for an Inclusive City
- Please see link for full details
- City & Port, Copenhagen, Denmark
7 - 10 October
European Week of Regions and Cities
- Please see link for full details
- Brussels, Belgium
8 October
'Speed-dating' session for cities
- Please see link for full details
- Building SQUARE - Brussels Convention Centre, (Room Hall 400), Mont des Arts, 1000 Brussels
9 - 13 October
Beyond the Metropolis (55th ISOCARP World Planning Congress)
- Please see link for full details
- Jakarta/Bogor, Indonesia
15 - 17 October
Asia-Pacific Urban Forum 7
Largest and most diverse Urban Forum in Asia Pacific
- Please see link for full details
- Penang, Malaysia
11 - 15 November
UCLG Congress
World summit of local and regional leaders
- Please see here and here for further details
- Durban, South Africa
5 - 9 July 2020
World Cities Summit 2020
- Please see link for full details
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4. Opportunities
Partnerships Development Director
Oxford Urbanists
Helping Oxford Urbanists to build new partnerships with relevant organisations around the world (e.g. UN-Habitat, ThinkCity, IGC).
Job description here.
Deadline: 20th September 17:00(GMT)
South Asia Associate
Oxford Urbanists
As part of the South Asia Regional team, collaborate with various organisations and universities.
Leverage existing connections and build a well-developed network in South Asia.
Job description here.
Deadline: 20th October 17:00(GMT)
Call for blog pieces
Young Academics of the Association of the European Schools of Planning
Up to a 1000 words blog on a wide selection of topics.
More information here.
Call for exhibitors and sponsors
IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2020
The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is the global event for water professionals covering the full water cycle. They are currently seeking exhibitors and sponsors. Book your exhibiting booth by 1 October 2019 for a 10% discount.
Find out more here and here.
Call for Papers
Urb-Iot
The goal of the conference is to solicit original and inspiring research contributions from technology experts, designers, researchers, urban planners, and architects in academia and industry. Bringing together practitioners and researchers to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices, Urb-IoT 2019 seeks multi-disciplinary contributions in the areas of Citizen Engagement, Urban Analytics, and IoT Applications and Services in Urban Context. Deadline for submissions: 30 September 2019
Find more information here.
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As always, don't hesitate to reach out with ideas and opportunities to share with the greater Urbanist community. Have a great week!
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