1. Updates
Week 1
Hello Urbanists! Congratulations on making it through to Trinity term, which we are celebrating (coincidentally?) through the opening up of our triple-titled, triple-important, triple-exciting role of Editor-in-Chief! See below for more information.
Read on for news on shops that sell only buttons, opportunities to become editor-in-chief, submit articles to Oxford's new 'Civil Society Review' journal, as well as attending conferences and summer courses, events happening from Oxford to Singapore… and much much more.
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The Oxford Urbanists (OU) are an organisation of global thinkers and practitioners who aim to tackle contemporary urban challenges with innovative solutions through interdisciplinary, global collaboration. As Editor-in-Chief of the OU Magazine, you will lead and manage the publication whilst also sitting on the OU Executive Board, contributing to overall organisational strategy, decision-making, and operations with other team members. You don't need to be resident in Oxford or affiliated with Oxford University to apply, so why not take a look? (Image credits to Peter Dean)
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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
- Making smart cities cybersecure (Deloitte Insights)
- Smart cities face many risks as digital and physical infrastructure converge. This article looks at how cities can address this challenge.
- Who’s Really Buying Property in San Francisco? (The Atlantic)
- A lot of software developers, according to an unprecedented new analysis.
- Fostering holistic wellbeing in cities (New Cities)
- A range of articles taking different approaches to understanding 'wellbeing' in cities
- Future Proofing: Home (BBC Radio 4)
- From the internet of things and the Smart Home, to the complete rejection of any fixed abode, Future Proofing hears how our ideas about home will be transformed in the 21st century.
- The Demand-side of Public Service Delivery and the Strengthening of a New Malaysia (Think City)
- In the first paper of the Think City Urban Policy Series, the authors call for a renewed focus on “demand-side” concerns in Malaysia – addressing the needs, aspirations and interests of ordinary citizens.
- The woman who elevated modern Poland's architecture (CityLabs)
- I have to admit that my memory of Wroclaw is limited to the armies of gnomes around the city, and eating a particularly excellent kebab. Perhaps I should try to replace those memories with this fascinating new exhibit by Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak.
- Are the hyper-specialist shops of Berlin the future of retail? (The Guardian)
- A shop that sells nothing but buttons? I must visit Berlin immediately.
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3. Urbanist Events
Events in Oxford
Tuesday 14 May
Single in the City: Women, Migration and Domestic Work in India
- Speakers: To be announced.
- Details: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road. 14:00.
Monday 20 May
City region food systems: potential for impacting planetary boundaries and food security
- Speaker: Dr Mike Hamm
- Details: Oxford Martin School, Corner of Catte and Holywell Streets. 17:00.
Thursday 30 May
Living in landscapes
- Speakers: Various speakers
- Details: St Luke's Chapel, Woodstock Road. 18:00.
Friday 31 May
Infrastructures of desire: Eros and urbanism in Nigeria's capital
- Speaker: Rudi Gaudio
- Details: Venue to be announced. 15:15.
Events in the UK
16 May
Cities Imaginaries Lecture 2019 (UCL)
- Speaker: Sonjah Stanley Niaah
- Details: Gustav Tuck Lecture Theatre, 005: Wilkins Main Building, Gower Street, London. 18:30 - 20:00.
30 May
Constructing Realities Summer Special (UCL)
- Speaker: Mitchell Joachim
- Details: UCL at Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. 18:30 - 20:30.
4 June
BSP Expo 2019 (UCL)
- Details: South Cloisters, Wilkins Building, Gower Street, London. 17:00.
Thursday 27 June
Urban identities: past and present
- Speakers: Various speakers
- Details: Humanities Building, University of Warwick.
Friday 5 - Sunday 7 July
SPACE International Conference 2019 on City Planning and Urban Design
- Speakers: Please see link for full list of speakers
- Details: Antoinette Hotel, The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1SD
Events around the World
3 May
Revisiting the 2000 Watt Society: An innovative tool for sustainable city planning
- Speaker: Prof. Alexander Zehnder
- Details: MND Auditorium, MND Annex A, 5 Maxwell Road Singapore 069110. 16:00 - 15:30.
13-15 May (conference)
Smart Cities New York
- Speakers: please see link for full list of speakers
- Details: Cornell Tech and Pier 36. Multiple locations. Please follow link and download guide.
24-26 June (conference)
12th conference of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFOU)
Beyond Resilience
- Speakers: please see link for full list of speakers
- Details: Department of Architecture and Planning, Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta.
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4. Opportunities for Urbanists
Oxford Urbanists Team - Work with us in a number of roles!
Call for submissions
Civil Society Review Journal, Oxford
The journal is currently looking for peer-reviewers and article submissions for their first issue. They provide independent research and original data on the contribution of civil society to humanitarian assistance, food security, education, human rights and the nexus of international relations & development.
If you are interested, please email bertie@oxfordomnia.org, and do pass this on to anyone else who may be interested.
Call for citizens
Citizen science - Greco project
GRECO are looking for citizens to actively participate in a citizen science project which will see researchers seek citizens' opinions and include them in the photovoltaics process. All you have to do is fill in the form (and find more information) here.
Summer course
2019 Global Leadership for the Future of Cities Summer Course
The Future of Cities Summer Course describes itself as "designed to provide talented and advanced university students and young professionals from a variety of disciplines and fields aspiring to pursue high-level research or management careers with the exposure to the key areas involved in making urban development sustainable, flexible, dynamic, resilient and vibrant in response to evolving challenges and circumstances. These areas include governance and policy; design and planning; technology and innovation; economics, business and finance; and social and cultural development". The course will take place between 18–31 August 2019 in Christ Church college, Oxford.
The deadline for applications is 31 May.
Find more information 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. 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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