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Course Alert service : Urbanicity is about to launch it's new Course Alert service - special alerts and updates on courses relating to urban issues from around the world, delivered by email and posted on www.urbanicity.org. For more information, contact Kate More - k.more@urbanicity.org Education Database: Urbanicity has relaunched it's education database - initially, we are listing over 500 universities and institutes offering urban related courses, and plan to expand this to include all individual course offerings, creating a unique resourse for those seeking undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education in the urban field. http://www.urbanicity.org/Site/Education/default.aspx Conference Calendar: Recently updated to provide the most comprehensive list of urban events available. |
Feature - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development The publication of Sustainable by Design: Insights from U.S. LEED-ND Pilot Projects in the current (Autumn) issue of Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA) explores the efficacy of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) standard as an approach to encouraging sustainability in community and neighborhood development.
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Feature - New Property and Planning Publications
Towers of Capital - analyses the flows of capital that create urban form - are global city office markets inherently unstable? Housing Markets and Planning Policy – addresses the challenges of providing affordable housing whilst recognising the low demand for housing in some areas and the need to renew neighbourhoods. Management of Privatised Social Housing – many estates are now a mix of public and private housing, raising questions about the division of responsibilities between different owners. This book provides an international exchange of knowledge and best practice.
Neighbourhood Renewal and Housing Markets
Special Announcement - The Water Environment Federation (WEF) Launches Global Membership Campaign The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is now offering three membership categories to address the needs of water quality professionals residing outside of the United States, U.S. Territories and Canada. These categories include Global Professional, Global Professional Low-Income Country and E-Global Professional. Each of these options includes a set of benefits structured to provide members with the necessary tools to improve quality of life through the sustainable management of water resources, water protection, and water and wastewater treatment. WEF and its global network of Member Associations (MAs) help provide water quality professionals with the latest in water quality education, training, and business opportunities. WEF's diverse membership includes scientists, engineers, regulators, academics, plant managers and operators, and other professionals working around the world. WEF Global Memberships start as low as $20 USD. Join today, and discover why WEF Is Your Access to Water Knowledge. |
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| Final call to register – City Street Conference 2009 “City Street” conference provides a platform for multi-disciplinary interaction and discussion which aims at projecting new perspectives and initiating creative prospects about the city. The 20th -21st centuries ideologies and technologies, the post-industrial societies, the postmodern cultures, the deconstructivist urbanism and architecture, the multi- media art and graphics, and the cybernetics, all form now the themes in which the city’s street is to be (re)considered. The “City Street” conference invites international researchers, architects, designers (graphic, interior, media) urbanists, artists, photographers, film makers, geographers, anthropologists, philosophers, and thinkers to present full papers, posters, workshops and projects/exhibitions. The City Street Conference will have as keynote speakers Mr. John McMillan: Reader in Graphic Design, School of Art and Design, Universty of Ulster, North Ireland, and International Society of Typographic Designer (istd), and Mr. Segio Lopez Figueroa: a creative producer from the Big Band Lab, UK The conference website (http://www.ndu.edu.lb/CityStreet/ ) has full details on conference themes, programme etc, and online registration is now available.  Conference update - Counter Terror Expo 2010 The world’s leading Counter Terror Expo will be held on the 14 – 15 April 2010 at London Olympia. Bringing together governmental agencies, security services, law enforcement, leading specialists and technologists for two days of high level debate against a backdrop of an extensive exhibition. Five key conference strands including one supported by NaCTSO (National Counter Terrorism Security Office) will form the forum through which specific counter terrorism themes will be addressed by in excess of 85 speakers from across the globe. 90 free-to-attend specialist workshops will focus in on counter terrorism technologies, whilst the extensive exhibition space of over 250 suppliers will be home to world's leading defence and specialist security suppliers to deliver an informative and interactive demonstration of the latest counter terror hardware and software solutions. Registration for the exhibition and workshops are free of charge - to register please visit www.counterterrorexpo.com/urban The registration for the conference will open on the 1st of December. For more information on the event in general please contact Nicola Greenaway on + 44 (0)2085429090 or email: ngreenaway@niche-events.com Alternatively visit: www.counterterrorexpo.com/urban Registration now open - Cities of the Future & Urban River Restoration 2010 Two New Conferences. One Registration Fee. As environmental awareness grows, so does the need for innovative engineering, economics, infrastructure, and legislation that protects our habitats. Cities of the Future and Urban River Restoration 2010 are designed to initiate dialogue on these topics, and to discuss realistic and affordable community projects. Taking place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, nestled among some of the top institutions and minds in the United States, these co-located conferences aim to be at the peak of the sustainability learning curve. Educational credits are awarded for participation in Workshops, the Opening General Session, Technical Sessions, and the Tour. Join fellow attendees and book your room at the Boston Marriott Cambridge. Registration is now open for these new and exciting learning opportunities. Please visit www.wef.org/CitiesOfTheFuture or www.wef.org/UrbanRiver for more information. First Announcement - Regional Responses and Global Shifts: Actors, Institutions and Organisations If you work on regional issues as an academic, or at the regional level as a policy maker or practitioner this conference is for you. Go here for the conference website http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/events/2010/may-pecs-registration.asp Interested in any of the following? Join us in Pécs, Southern Hungary
Find the full call for papers and details of sub-themes here http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/events/2010/may-pecs/cfp.pdf Being held in the beautiful city of Pécs, Hungary, this important event brings together established policy makers, practitioner from regions and all stages of academic from student to senior professor to address key policy issues affecting the lives of millions of the world’s citizens. The conference includes innovative session types including plenary sessions, roundtable discussion groups and conventional workshop sessions, along with opportunities to network with friends and colleagues during the refreshment breaks and evening functions and excursions. The key note address from Dirk Ahner, Director-General, European Commission, will open the conference giving insights to the 2010 Cohesion Report – prior to its formal publication. Attend for early results. The conference is open to all and relevant papers meeting the conference criteria will all be accepted. Pricing Policy Membership of the Association is priced in the same way – click here for more information on membership http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/join/join.asp Book the event - http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/events/2010/may-pecs-registration.asp Call for Papers - IDRC 2010 May 30 to June 3 in Davos/Switzerland Future risk management solutions will undoubtedly involve a mix of approaches, from state-of-the art technology to forward-thinking policy making and wise institutional governance. Experts from all over the world are invited to submit abstracts and contribute to the unique, interdisciplinary dialogue in Davos. The underlying perspective of IDRC Davos 2010 is global, but with a particular focus on similarities and differences between regions of the world, representing various phases of development, political systems, and societal and environmental conditions. Who should attend? This international conference is aimed at:
The following topics of interest will be discussed at the IDRC Davos 2010:
The full call for papers announcement can be found here: http://www.davos2010.org/pages_new.php/Presentations/704/1/694/
Call for Papers - Networks for Mobility The Centre of Transportation Research Universität Stuttgart (FOVUS) is very pleased to announce the official Call for Papers for its 5th International Symposium, “Networks for Mobility” that will take place in Stuttgart, Germany on September 30th and October 1st, 2010. In a time of fluctuating fuel prices, global warming, and world population growth, many questions are raised to the topic of: “The Future of Mobility: Necessity, Affordability, and Implementation”. The Networks for Mobility Symposium is a platform for international researchers and practitioners from all areas of transportation and their related fields to come together to exchange ideas, and examine and answer these pressing questions of today and of the future. We invite you and your colleagues to come to Stuttgart, Germany to participate and contribute to our discussion of the future of mobility by presenting your ideas and work. Please see the Networks for Mobility website for more information about the Call for Papers and Symposium details; the deadline for abstract submission is February 28th, 2010.
Call for Papers - REAL CORP 2010: CITIES FOR EVERYONE: Liveable, Healthy, Prosperous Vienna / Austria from 18 - 20 May 2010 Cities are places of competition, stress, inequalities, traffic jams, environmental stresses and strains and permanent struggle. REAL CORP 2010 asks for CITIES FOR EVERYONE, that are LIVEABLE, HEALTHY and PROSPER! Some of the major aspects and questions to be dealt with and on which we invite you for high-quality paper submissions are:
The CALL FOR PAPERS is open until December 23rd 2009 (abstract, approx. 1000 characters; full paper until Feb. 28th). www.corp.at
Keynote Speakers Announcement - International Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress The Inaugural International Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress will explore how nature significantly contributes to our wellbeing and broader societal benefits. It is expected to attract over 1000 delegates from Australia and around the world. Participants will come from many different sectors including urban planning, community development, physical and mental health, tourism, education, recreation, ecology and park management (urban and protected area). This diversity of perspectives will allow delegates to understand the benefits of nature through the eyes of many. Keynote Speakers
Full information is available at: http://www.healthyparkshealthypeoplecongress.org/
First Announcement – The 4th World Forum on Human Rights The 4th World Forum on Human Rights will be held in Nantes from 28 June to 1 July, 2010. The main topics will be:
Further details will be available shortly at: http://www.spidh.org/en/the-forum-2008/le-forum-2010/index.html
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Wiley are proud to announce an excellent range of new books presenting some of the latest thinking in property and planning. Please click the book titles to find out more .
Turning a Town Around