1. Updates
Hello urbanists! This week we're bringing you news on liberating pissoirs, events from Banbury Road to Indonesia, opportunities to submit papers on technology, water, and climate resilience... and much more.
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We are delighted to bring you 'Customer Bora: Promoting Circular Economy Through Youth Empowerment in Kenya' . an interview piece with the founder of Customer Bora, Juliani. Through conversation, Lubna Elmahdy takes a closer look at this innovative initiative, which works to reduce the burden of single-use plastics and waste by using a circular economy framework.
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In your second must-read article of the week, Lubna Elmahdy joins Derrick Ngala as they reveal how Sub-Saharan Africa is home to some of the most innovative waste management projects in the world. From transforming wastewater into drinking water to making roads out of plastic, several African countries have ignited the spark to change the narrative, 'Shifting a Mindset: Seeing Waste as a Resource'.
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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
- Can cities be Greta? (The Nature of Cities)
- Yes, slightly strange wording, but stay with the premise, and Peleg Kremer and Raz Kodelnik will show you what exactly they mean by this.
- An Early Peek at What Happens When a City Gives Its Residents $500 (City Lab)
- Interested in Universal Basic Income? Not going to feel too crushed at the realisation that this city is likely not your own? Or that the experiment will be over soon? Ok, go ahead and read this piece by Sarah Holder.
- Pissoirs and public votes: how Paris embraced the participatory budget (The Guardian)
- I am assuming that if, like me, French is not your first language, and the word 'pissoir' somehow sounds vaguely majestic to you, that is what will draw you to this one. However, urinals aside, Megan Clement focuses here on much more important things - on how Parisians can now propose ideas for, and vote on, what 5% of the city’s budget will be spent on every year... But fine, click on the link because of the pissoirs, I won't judge you.
- Walk the talk: Cities urged to study footpaths for better land use (Place)
- Tracking footprints in the snow isn't just a hobby reserved for old school detectives. The imprints can be symptomatic of a range of urban issues, as well as clues to improving the lives of city-dwellers. Carey L. Biron explains how.
- Traffic Study Comes Under Fire for Being Too ‘Pro-Car’ (Streets Blog USA)
- Aaron Short delves into why the latest Urban Mobility Report has come under fire.
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3. Events
Events in Oxford
Monday 7 October
Brazil towards a Net Zero Carbon Emissions Economy?
- Speaker: Joaquim Levy
- Details: Halford Mackinder Lecture Theatre, School of Geography, Dyson Perrins Building (off South Parks Road). 16:00.
Wednesday 16 October
A bourgeois conspiracy against the urban proletariat: Merseyside’s Green belt experience
- Speaker: Bertie Dockerill
- Details: Butler Room, Nuffield College, New Road. 12:45.
Thursday 17 October
The incomplete local turn of integration policies in France
- Speaker: Anouk Flamant (INSHEA)
- Details: 61 Banbury Road. 15:30.
Thursday 17 October
Changing places: the science and art of new urban planning
- Speaker: to be announced
- Details: to be announced
Monday 21 October
Life and Death at Stoke Quay, Ipswich, c 800-1450: An osteological and isotopic study of an urban community
- Speaker: Nora Farber
- Details: Institute of Archaeology Lecture Room, 36 Beaumont Street,15:00.
Wednesday 23 October
Productivity and Resorting from Urban Transportation Investments: The BRT in Dar es Salaam
- Speaker: Melanie Morten
- Details: Manor Road Building, Manor Road. 15:00.
Thursday 24 October
'Victims' inclusion or immigration enforcement? City measures on safe reporting of crime for undocumented migrants in the USA
- Speaker: Nicola Delvino
- Details: 64 Banbury Road. 15:30.
Thursday 31 October
The role of academia in agenda and policy making at the local level: the city working group model
- Speaker: Jacqueline Broadhead
- Details: 64 Banbury Road. 15:30.
Thursday 7 November
French Cities membership in European migration networks: understanding the (dis)involvement in transnational city networks
- Speaker: Aisling Healy
- Details: 64 Banbury Road. 15:30.
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
(Various dates)
Events in London and the South East - a list
24 October
We The Young Strong
- (Film screening and panel discussion)
- Details: Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London. 19:00 - 21:30.
5 November
Planning New York
- Speakers: Marisa Lago and Prof. Tony Travers.
- Details: The Venue, Basement, Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, 1 Sheffield Street, London . 18:30 - 20:00.
6 November
Freight in the City Expo 2019
- Please see link for further details
- Details: Alexandra Palace, London. 9:00 - 17:00.
Events around the World
6 - 8 October
3rd Arab Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development
- Please see link for full details
- Al Habtoor City, Sheikh Zayed Rd, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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 October
Equitable and resilient access to the benefits of green and blue infrastructure conference
- Please see link for full details
- Palais des Académies, Rue Ducale 1, Brussels
9 - 13 October
Beyond the Metropolis (55th ISOCARP World Planning Congress)
- Please see link for full details
- Jakarta/Bogor, Indonesia
10 October
District heating and cooling: cities going circular for a carbon neutral Europe
- Please see link for full details
- Copper hall, Brussels Convention Centre, SQUARE, Mont des Arts, 1000 Brussels.
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
15 - 18 October
Conscious Cities Festival 2019
- Please see link for full details
- New York City, USA
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
8 - 13 February 2020
World Urban Forum (UN-Habitat)
- Please see link for full details
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
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4. Opportunities
Call for blog pieces
Young Academics of the Association of the European Schools of Planning
Write a blog piece of up to 1000 words. A wide selection of topics are available.
More details here.
Call for papers
The 4th International Conference on Climate Change 2020
The theme is “Planning ahead: Delivering Resilience in the Face of Climate Uncertainty. The conference planners are particularly interested in topics focusing on global research challenges and solutions in the field of Climate Change and we welcome new research findings, ideas and suggestions from potential researchers and activists.
The conference will take place between 27-28th February 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
More details here.
Deadline: 15th October
Call for papers
CUSME 2020: Urban life and technology
2020 International Conference on Urban Sustainability, Management, and Engineering. The CUSME 2020 is purposed to bring all the researchers, academics, and practitioners in the area of urban life and technology at an international forum. The forum aims to share results and experiences to find the best solution for the better urban life in future.
The conference will take place between 20-21st January 2020 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
More details here.
Deadline: 18 October
Partnerships Development Associate
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 October 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 content
The 2020 World Water Congress & Exhibition
The congress is designed to bring together over 10,000 water professionals. Through the underlying theme ‘Water for smart liveable cities’, a concept in which Denmark is leading, the congress will explore smart, holistic and liveable city solutions that utilise synergies between various intelligent systems, empower cities to adapt to a changing climate and meet the Paris agenda, whilst improving the quality of life and well-being of our societies.
The congress will take place from the 18th October 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
More details here.
Deadline: 30th October
Call for abstracts
6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity for the Water Sector
More details here.
Deadline: 14th November.
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.
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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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