1. Updates
Week 9
Hello Urbanists! This week's newsletter features an exciting announcement on our work at the Oxford Urbanists, as well as a glut of information on conferences taking place worldwide this year and next. As you start to wind down in Week 9, take some time to peruse the opportunities, events, and articles in this especially voluminous newsletter edition. First, check out our new Oxford Urbanists Monthly section of our website.
Read on for news on what Paschal mysteries have to do with contemporary urban planning, opportunities to attend conferences and summer schools, events happening from Oxford to Singapore… and much much more.
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Oxford Urbanists Monthly
We are pleased to announce the birth of our latest project, 'Oxford Urbanists Monthly'. Our regional teams across the urban world, from Latin America to South Asia, will be furnishing this space with short comments on the state of affairs in their region. Every month, their comments will be based on a selection of topics inspired by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
We have enabled comments on these, so please get commenting and let's start a discussion!
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OU June’s regional monthly topic enters the global debate on the importance of mainstreaming Urban Informality analysis as part of urban planning and decision-making.
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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
- Cities are hiring a new kind of CEO (Governing)
- Chicago's new mayor is the latest to carve out a position for a chief equity officer who focuses on racial and economic diversity and discrimination.
- Smarter is Greener: How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping Urban Climate Action (New Cities)
- A collection of articles on AI and cities which make for a far more uplifting experience than that noughties Spielberg film, AI, which had me weeping for days. Do not watch.
- These are the world's best cities to be a cyclist (World Economic Forum)
- Finally, the day has come when we are able to share a 'best cities' article which does not focus solely on the USA.
- On Paschal Mysteries, Primates and Conflagration: Notre Dame and the Ecological Disenfranchisement of Western Civilization (Nature of Cities)
- A reflection on the inescapable dependence of cities on materials, and therefore on 'nature'
- My Quixotic Quest for Quiet in New York City (City Lab)
- Much more interesting than its unwritten sequel, My Soul-destroying Search for Silence in Oxford's Streets and Libraries Alike. Maybe noiselessness is overrated and puritanical, anyway.
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3. Events
Events in Oxford
Wednesday 26 June
Urban and rural landscapes in the medieval Mediterranean
- Speakers: various speakers
- Details: St John's College, St Giles. 9:00,
Wednesday 26 June
Beyond the Gap : How Countries Can Afford the Infrastructure They Need while Protecting the Planet
- Speaker: Julie Rozenberg
- Details: Gottman A, Dyson Perrins Building
off South Parks Road
Thursday 27 June
Creative Cities: Knowledge of Nature and Networks of Science
- Speakers: Various speakers
- Details: Colin Matthew Room, History Faculty
George Street
- Workshop. Booking required
Events in the UK
Monday 24 June
City, Essay, Film: Handsworth Songs
- (Film screening)
- Details: Curzon Bloomsbury, The Brunswick Centre, London. 18:30 - 20:30
Thursday 27 June
Urban identities: past and present
- Speakers: Various speakers
- Details: Humanities Building, University of Warwick. 9:30.
- Booking required. Limited places available.
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
Tuesday 9 July
City, Essay, Film: The Concrete Revolution
- (Film screening)
- Details: Curzon Bloomsbury, The Brunswick Centre, London. 18:30 - 20:30
Thursday 11 - Friday 12 July
The Pursuit of Global Urban History
- Speakers: Various speakers.
- Details: John Foster Hall, Oadby Conference Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester.
- Pre-registration required.
24 October
We The Young Strong
- (Film screening and panel discussion)
- Details: Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London. 19:00 - 21:30.
Events around the World
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.
27 June
2019 Global Walking Tour
- On 27 June, you can join a tour happening in your city, or follow along on Twitter or Instagram using #CTBUHWalks.
10 - 12 July
WCS Mayors Forum 2019
- Speakers: Please see link for full list of speakers
- Details: Grand Salon, 'Plaza Mayor' convention centre, Avenida del Ferrocarril, Medellín, Colombia
31st August - 28th September
Festival 'no conocí el Palma’ 2019
- Please see link for full list of speakers and further details
- Barranquilla, Colombia.
- More information also available here.
2 - 4 October
CIVITAS Forum 2019
- Please see link for full list of speakers and further details
- Graz, Austria
7 - 10 October
European Week of Regions and Cities
- Please see link for full details
- Brussels, Belgium
15 - 17 October
Asia-Pacific Urban Forum 7
Largest and most diverse Urban Forum in Asia Pacific
- Please see link for full list of speakers and further 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
18 - 23 October 2020
IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2020
- Please see link for full details
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4. Opportunities
Oxford Urbanists Team - Work with us in a number of roles!
Call for submissions
UCLG congress (Local4Action track)
A world summit of local and regional leaders
Deadline for submissions is 30 June
To apply, go here
Call for papers
Unearthing and Amplifying Planning in the South
Calling all thinkers, practitioners, and others working in and/or for cities and surrounding regions, to harness the platform provided by the Oxford Urbanists, to Unearth Planning in South Asia- contribute, disseminate knowledge, and invite feedback.
For this working paper series, we are looking to publish short write ups that explore, investigate, demystify and unearth planning practice, theory, principles which are lesser known or popular without sufficient truth or knowledge or facts.
Please see here for further details.
City Lab
City lab #2 – how are cities putting sustainable urban development into practice?
URBACT is organising a city lab exploring the practical ways cities understand and implement the concept of sustainable urban development.
The City Lab will take place between 2 - 3 July in Brussels at See-U, a temporary space at the heart of Ixelles neighbourhood.
To find our more or to take part, go here.
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 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 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.
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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