1. Updates
Week 10
Hello Urbanists! This week, we have not one, not two, but three new articles published by Oxford Urbanists, all responding to this month's regional monthly topic of 'urban informality'. The articles will take you from informal settlements surrounding Chandigarh, India, to urban planning, to adaptation and social resilience in Colombia. Head over to the new Oxford Urbanists Monthly section of our website to get your fill and learn more.
Read on for news on why we should design cities for kids, opportunities to attend conferences and summer schools, events happening from Oxford to Singapore… and much much more.
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In this month's regional articles... Dr Kanchan Gandhi examines the exclusionary politics affecting two informal settlements in Chandigarh, India. Andrés Melendro, in conversation with Andrés Linares, explores the interface of informality and urban planning. Meanwhile, Juan Sebastián Benítez Bustamante examines informal work in the context of Bogotá.
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These are truly fantastic articles... why not have a read and bask in a self-satisfied feeling of urban knowledgeability for the rest of your day?
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
- Scaling: Designing cities for kids can change millions of lives (Apolitical)
- A slightly more sensible article than I had been hoping for - but still interesting, despite the absence of mention of water slide transportation networks, etc.
- A cyclist's guide to biking the city – a cartoon (The Guardian)
- Some soothing drawings on cycling in the city. Geography students or those looking to save their money on expensive mindfulness adult colouring books can print and attack with a crayola.
- 2040 transport Master Plan announced by Singapore (Eltis)
- Always good when 'Master Plan' isn't accompanied by the prefix 'evil'
- Kigali wins global Wellbeing City Award (The New Times)
- The City of Kigali has been named Public Health Laureate for 2019 Wellbeing City Award, thanks to the city's bimonthly car-free day.
- Death to Liveability! (CityLab)
- What does it really mean when certain kinds of cities keep getting ranked as the world’s “most livable”?
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3. Events
Events in Oxford
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
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
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 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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