1. Updates
Hello urbanists! Welcome to another much-anticipated edition of your favourite Oxford-based (partly), urban-based (entirely), basically wonderful weekly newsletter.
In case you missed any of our Urban Waste Management articles last month - fear not, they are still available to read on our website, and new articles on this month's focus topic are on their way.
We are also excited to tell you about our opening for a new Partnerships Development Officer and two openings for South Asia Associates. Join us!
Our two article picks this week are:
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In our magazine, Oenone Kubie investigates changing approaches to the treatment of children's play in the city and the rise of the ‘playground’ as city infrastructure. As well as being a fascinating read, the article's contemplation of the historical construction of where children are thought to 'belong' provides excellent artillery against blanket accusations of the indoor inclinations of 'kids today'
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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
- Dutch Cities Try a 'Weed Test' to Fix a Quirk of Legal Cannabis (City Lab)
- As support for the legalisation of cannabis grows in Britain and elsewhere, Feargus O'Sullivan considers how Dutch cities' attempts to address legal stumbling blocks between production and sales might focus on local solutions.
- Jane Jacobs's Street Smarts (The New Yorker)
- Adam Gopink looks at what the urbanist and writer got so right about cities—and what he feels she got wrong.
- Teleportation and the Reinvention of the World’s Cities: A 20-year Retrospective (The Nature of Cities)
- Rob McDonald prods at our assumptions about urban transportation and living with this futuristic piece
- High Trust Cities - Urban Solutions (Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore)
- In this magazine, multiple authors show how, as anyone who has shared a fridge knows, trust is paramount.
- Reclaimed lakes and giant airports: how Mexico City might have looked (Guardian Cities)
- Feike de Jong lets water leak back into this reimagination of how Mexico City might look
- The Commuting Principle That Shaped Urban History (City Lab)
- How the sanctity of the 30 minute commute has shaped cities across the world, according to Jonathan English.
- Reciclaje.pe: Promoting Sustainable and Inclusive Waste Management in Perú. #GlocalAmbassadors (Oxford Urbanists)
- Juan Sebastián Benítez Bustamante, in conversation with Dessire Velez, discusses Reciclaje.pe, a Peruvian initiative focused on promoting sustainable and inclusive practices of waste management.
- Child’s Play: How Progressive Era Science Shaped America’s Playgrounds (Oxford Urbanists)
- Oenone Kubie investigates changing approaches to the treatment of children's play in the city and the rise of the ‘playground’ as city infrastructure.
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3. Events
Events in Oxford
Thursday 14 November
Chronicle of an Announced Death: Affiliation, Violence, and the appropriation of Urban Space in provincial Germany in 1934
- Speaker: Ulrike Jureit
- Details: History Faculty, George Street. 17:00.
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
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
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
19 - 21 November
Smart City Expo World Congress 2019
- Please see link for full details
- Barcelona, Spain
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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