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Posted on: 11 February 2014
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This network is the outcome of a UCL/Bartlett-hosted international conference held in early November 2012, focusing on urban change in Iran. Through knowledge sharing amongst peers, academics and practitioners alike, within the disciplines of planning and design, we aim to contribute to an improved built environment, which is: safer and more resilient to disasters; providing better quality of life for people; and positioned in its historical continuity. Outcomes from the conference are available online together with details of the Silk Cities online platform.
Understanding the “t” in bus rapid transit oriented development
Posted on: 11 February 2014
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Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a cost-effective mass transportation system characterized by exclusive bus lanes and reduction of travel times, high-passenger capacity and level boarding, and a relatively short construction process. Latin America and Asia are becoming the world leaders of BRT with 63.26% and 26.43% of world ridership, respectively. The introduction of BRT systems in these emerging countries raises the question of how a BRT network shapes citywide development, and in turn, what cities can do to ensure that public transport is a positive force in shaping environmentally sustainable and economically equitable cities.
Urbia
Posted on: 11 February 2014
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This is a blog from Julia Suh is a registered architect and urban strategist based in Sydney, Australia. Urbia started as documentation of Julia Suh’s observations and analyses of dense Asian cities from her independent Urban Research Sabbatical 2013. After visiting 19 European cities over 9 weeks, she was based in Asia to apply quantitative tools to understand its urban forms and provide strategic planning advice for a fair, accessible and sustainable city. Her research concluded with guest lectureship at Hanoi Architectural University, where she led lectures, seminars and studios under the title of Design for City Living.
Rio in transition
Posted on: 11 February 2014
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In the first episode of a three-part series on Brazil, the LSE Review of Books Podcast takes a closer look at the city of Rio de Janeiro to uncover wider issues that face the world’s fastest growing cities. Before talking to LSE and Brazilian authors about their books on Brazil, LSERB podcast producer, Cheryl Brumley, made her first stop at the annual Urban Age Conference to hear how politicians, academics and planners from cities around the globe grapple with city transformations. The conference, put on by LSE Cities and the Alfred Herrhausen Society, is a globetrotting event which invites 70 experts to participate in a two-day investigation of cities. The conference took place in Rio amidst unprecedented urban transformation and ambitious redevelopment projects, spurred on by the impending World Cup and Olympic Games.
Transforming cities: Spatial and socio-economic dimensions. Iskandar, Malaysia, 19-20 November 2013
Posted on: 11 February 2014
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This is the 46th regional conference of the Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Human Settlement (EAROPH). The conference provided a platform for considering sustainable transformation in the Asia, Australasia and Pacific region. The event addressed the human condition factor across the integrated domains of economic, ecology, social and culture. Themes covered included: designing future cities; social ramifications of economic transformation; innovative and technological solutions for cities; and managing cities today for tomorrow, Papers are available online. This is a very large file which may take a long time to download.
The best city blogs around the world: an interactive guide
Posted on: 7 February 2014
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To get a better view of what’s really happening across the world, the Guardian newspaper is getting to know the local urban voices who cover their home cities most insightfully. Here is the initial list of blogs, from Detroit to Addis Ababa. Click on the pin points to reveal the blogs.
Flood resilience in Vietnam
Posted on: 4 February 2014
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In the city of Hoi An, Vietnam, the people show great resiliency in their ability to cope with natural disasters, especially flooding, which has been exacerbated by climate change and urban development. UN-Habitat has worked with the local government and other stakeholders to assess the climate change vulnerabilities and develop a resilience plan for the city. Watch the video to find out more.
Placemaking and the future of cities
Posted on: 3 February 2014
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This handbook, published in 2012, aims to serve as a guide for use by municipal leaders in future public space projects laying out 10 best practices for public space projects. These 10 facets of the Placemaking approach illustrate the process that Project for Public Spaces (PPS) and UN-Habitat have undertaken together, and demonstrate the effectiveness of such global partnerships in sustainable urban development through networks such as SUD-Net. UN-Habitat has been developing a vision for public space. PPS has taken this vision as a starting point and has expanded it to incorporate case study narratives describing the impact of the Placemaking process in nearly a dozen cities throughout the Global South.
Misconceptions, realities and unanswered questions: China’s engagement with Africa. London, 20 January 2014
Posted on: 31 January 2014
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This Overseas Development Institute event reflected on China’s actual and potential role in African countries’ economic development. The panel discussion was followed by an introduction to the DFID-ESRC China-Africa Research Programme. Videos and presentations are available online.
EMBARQ
Posted on: 29 January 2014
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EMBARQ’s mission is to catalyze and help implement sustainable transport solutions to improve quality of life in cities. Since 2002, the EMBARQ network has expanded to Mexico, Brazil, China, India, Turkey and the Andean Region, collaborating with local transport authorities to reduce pollution, improve public health, and create safe, accessible and attractive urban public spaces. The network employs more than 120 experts in fields ranging from architecture to air quality management; geography to journalism; and sociology to civil and transport engineering.
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