1. Updates
Week 2
Already into Week 2 of the Oxford term and to those that have already finished their exams, congrats! Those about to take their finals, good luck! Take a moment to skim through this week's content, or bask in all its urbanism glory.
If you find yourself looking for a meaningful opportunity to really strengthen your urbanism credentials, why not apply to become the brand new Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford Urbanists Magazine.
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Check out Tomas Ernst's fantastic new article in the Oxford Urbanists Magazine, on the opportunities brought to the City of Edmonton, Canada, to focus its priorities on the health and well-being of immigrants and refugees, by its participation in Canada's Smart City Challenge.
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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
- Crowdsourcing a Constitution - Mexico City (Cities of Service)
- Mexico City's Mayor turned to Laboratório para la Ciudad (LabCDMX) to engage everyday citizens in soliciting new ideas for the new constitution (e.g. green space, waterway recuperation, and LGBTI rights)
- Demolishing the City of the Future (Tribune)
- The architects of 1970s Singapore tried to build 'socialism that works.' What will be lost now their buildings are being demolished?
- How Do You Save a Million People From a Cyclone? Ask a Poor State in India (NY Times)
- Touching on my own thesis, what can the US - supposedly a beckon of development, yet in dire need of an education - learn from Odisha, and other places in the Global South, in dealing with the increasing pressures of climate risk?
- A Smart City for Newcomers (Oxford Urbanists)
- Edmonton's Smart city challenge offers opportunities for the city to focus on the health and well-being of immigrants and newcomers.
- The Demand-side of Public Service Delivery and the Strengthening of a New Malaysia (ThinkCity, Wold Bank)
- Written by our partners, ThinkCity, and World Bank Economist Vijayendra Rao.
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3. Urbanist Events
Events in Oxford
Tuesday 7 May
What makes an effective leader in the development sector?
- Speaker: Dr Monika Webr-Fahr (CEO: Global Water Partnership)
- Details: Herbertson Room, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford, 17:30-18:30.
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.
17 & 18 June
digital | visual | cultural 3 — models, volume, and digital 3D visualisation.
- Speaker: Clancy Wilmott (University of Manchester)
- Details: St. John’s College Auditorium, Oxford.
- Booking Required.
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
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.
27-31 May
Inaugural UN-Habitat General Assembly
'Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities and Communities'
- Accelerated implementation of the New Urban Agenda towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Register Here (Deadline 16th May)
24-26 June 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!
Editor-in-Chief
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.
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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