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The Institute of Comparative Culture, Sophia University presentsInfluences on ImageabilitySreejata Roy Date: October 6th 2011 (Thursday)Time: 17:30 - 19:00Venue: 10-301, Building 10, Sophia University One of the starkest visual outcomes of contemporary neo-liberal political environments and economic policies that have catalyzed globalization on an unforeseen and unimaginable scale is the relentless mutation of metropolitan landscapes all over the world. Urban geographies are being rapidly and permanently transformed to accommodate the ever-expanding construction of skyscrapers, corporate offices and shopping malls. The traditionally public, historical and 'green' spaces in cities are encroached upon and appropriated, shrinking and disappearing as state property is sold developed into commercial mega-projects for private business interests. The migrant working class is also a subject to various powerful modes of alienation, even while the city enlarges these communities' frames of reference, dismantles provincial and rural prejudices, offers a range of new affiliations and professions, and new possibilities of individual freedom. And at the other end of the scale, cities themselves bloat into unsustainable entities via the influx of millions of impoverished rural migrants, who create their own precarious settlements, infrastructure and relational circuits in whatever corner they can find.For the last five years my art practice has involved experimenting with new genres of art across different populations in various working-class localities in Delhi. My research focuses on the representation of social issues through works created in collaboration with the community and through direct interaction / intervention in the physical spaces of neighbourhoods. I visualize collective projects that would serve as a voice for the community, inviting women, children and youth from different background to narrate their personal experiences of the changing urban milieu through a v

URBAN-NEXUS, synthesising recent and on-going urban research, rather than initiating new research European cities face many significant challenges, including the current economic crisis, urban sprawl, and the longer-term implications of climate change and resource scarcity. Cities themselves currently account for around 70% of global emissions and are major contributors to the overall ecological footprint. In order for cities to effectively face these challenges, it is essential for all concerned stakeholders to collaborate. The URBAN-NEXUS will, amongst other things, facilitate the process of bringing these stakeholders together, in view of reducing the overall ecological footprint of cities. The launch of URBAN-NEXUS This particular urban field is characterized by a multiplicity and diversity of overlapping and typically disconnected urban policy research. There is a huge potential benefit to be gained in reviewing and synthesising recent and ongoing urban research in this area, rather than initiating new research. With this coordination action, URBAN-NEXUS will facilitate a collaborative approach by means of developing a structured dialogue. This will enable rich communication and partnership building, leading to joint research and the exchange of knowledge and experience. The consortium URBAN-NEXUS will start on the 1st of September 2011 and will run for three years. The consortium will be led by Nicis Institute and brings together 13 other leading knowledge institutes, research organisations and government agencies from nine EU-countries. In its wider stakeholder group, URBAN-NEXUS is supported by a further 25 strategic partners. Its long-term perspective, as well asa dedicated contribution of partners from all across Europe will allow the consortium to elaborate extensively on the various themes connected to reducing the urban footprint and to build solid, long-lasting partnerships amongst all stakeholders. Goals of the project URBAN-NEXUS has 3 main object

Feeding the City: The Challenge of Urban Food Planning.Full Text Available By: Morgan, Kevin. International Planning Studies, Nov2009, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p341-348, 8p; DOI: 10.1080/13563471003642852 Subjects: NUTRITION policy; FOOD industry; DEVELOPED countries; All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing; Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing Database: Academic Search Premier  Add to folder PDF Full Text (60KB) 2. Academic Journal Community and Regional Food Planning: Building Institutional Support in the United States.Full Text Available By: Pothukuchi, Kameshwari. International Planning Studies, Nov2009, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p349-367, 19p; DOI: 10.1080/13563471003642902 Subjects: NUTRITION policy; PUBLIC health -- United States; FOOD; OBESITY; NONPROFIT organizations; UNITED States Database: Academic Search Premier  Add to folder PDF Full Text (129KB) 3. Academic Journal On Places Lost and Places Regained: Reflections on the Alternative Food Geography and Sustainable Regional Development.Full Text Available By: Wiskerke, Johannes S. C.. International Planning Studies, Nov2009, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p369-387, 19p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart; DOI: 10.1080/13563471003642803 Subjects: FOOD industry; AGRICULTURAL industries; NUTRITION policy; FOOD supply; MALNUTRITION; All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing; Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing Database: Academic Search Premier    Add to folder PDF Full Text (175KB) 4. Academic Journal Urban Governance for Food Security: The Alternative Food System in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.Full Text Available By: Rocha, Cecilia; Lessa, Iara. International Planning Studies, Nov2009, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p389-400, 12p; DOI: 10.1080/13563471003642787 Subjects: FOOD industry; NUTRITION policy; FOOD consumption; FOOD security; BELO Horizonte (Brazil); BRAZIL; All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing; Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing Database: Academic Search Premier  Add to folder PDF Full Text (114KB) 5. Academic Journal The Canadian Pione

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Introduction: European cities and capitals of culture - a comparative approach PDF (389.7 KB) Pages 1-12 DOI 10.3828/tpr.2011.8 Author Olivier Sykes  1-12 Culture, planning and path dependence: some reflections on the problems of comparison PDF (162.5 KB) Pages 13-28 DOI 10.3828/tpr.2011.4 Author Philip Booth  13-28 Lille 2004 and the role of culture in the regeneration of Lille métropole PDF (476.7 KB) Pages 29-44 DOI 10.3828/tpr.2011.7 Authors Didier Paris and Thierry Baert  29-44 Who is in charge? Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008 and the governance of cultural planning PDF (165.6 KB) Pages 45-59 DOI 10.3828/tpr.2011.2 Author Dave O'Brien  45-59 Marseille 2013 or the final round of a long and complex regeneration strategy? PDF (310.3 KB) Pages 61-76 DOI 10.3828/tpr.2011.5 Author Lauren Andres  61-76 Culture in the city, culture for the city? The political construction of the trickle-down in cultural regeneration strategies in Roubaix, France PDF (587.5 KB) Pages 77-98 DOI 10.3828/tpr.2011.3 Author Claire Colomb  77-98 Who brands whom?: The role of local authorities in the branching of art museums PDF (181.5 KB) Pages 99-115 DOI 10.3828/tpr.2011.6 Author Elsa Vivant

Eco-city Planning: Policies, Practice and Design Tai-Chee Wong, Belinda Yuen 0 Resenhas Springer, 2011 - 266 páginas Eco-city planning is a key element of urban land use planning in perspective and of ongoing debate of environmental urban sustainable development with a spatial and practical dimension. The conceptual basis of ecological planning is that we can no longer afford to be merely human-centred in approach. Instead, the interdependency of human and non-human species has forced us to appreciate the rights " and intrinsic values " of non-human species in our pursuit for a sustainable ecosystem. This volume has as approach an emphasis on environmental planning policies whereby, for example, energy saving, anti-pollution measures, use of non-car modes, construction of green buildings, safeguarding of nature and natural habitats in urban areas, and use of more renewable resources resources are promotional norms. Their aims and leading outcome serve to protect the Earth from adverse effects of global warming and different sources of pollution threatening the quality of life of human societies.

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management   Issue:  Volume 9, Number 1-2 / 2009   Pages:  29 - 46   URL:  Linking Options The role of KIBS in the technological renovation of local economies. Evidence from the computer services sector Ettore Bolisani A1 and Enrico Scarso A2 A1 Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padua, Stradella San Nicola, 3 - 36100 Vicenza, Italy. A2 Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padua, Stradella San Nicola, 3 - 36100 Vicenza, Italy Abstract: In the current economic climate, the survival of local production systems of small firms depends on their capability to keep pace with the technological progress. This requires the inclusion in innovation networks, where an important role is played by Knowledge-Intensive Business Services (KIBS) firms. The paper investigates the role of local KIBS companies as disseminators of innovations to regional production systems. A study of computer KIBS in the North-east of Italy is illustrated. The analysis provides insights into technology transfer seen as a process of knowledge communication and transfer, and the central role of KIBS in this process. Keywords: KIBS, knowledge-intensive business services, computer services, innovation networks, technology transfer, knowledge brokers, case studies, technological renovation, local economies, small firms, knowledge communication, knowledge transfer, Italy, regional development

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The International Federation for Housing and Planning is a world-wide network of professional institutions and individuals of many signatures active in the broad fields of housing, urban development and planning. With a main focus on sustainable development, the Federation organises a wide range of activities and creates opportunities for the international exchange of knowledge and experience in these professional fields.

Negotiated path or 'business as usual'? Ontario's transition to a continental production regime Space and Polity Volume 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171 - 197 Author: Meric S. Gertlera DOI: 10.1080/13562579908721792 Online Sample       Subscribe Abstract One of the most contentious and least-resolved issues to emerge from contemporary debates about the global economy concerns the success with which new institutions for social regulation of the economy can be established, at either supra- or sub-national scales, to supplant the role traditionally performed by the nation-state. While much has been written about the alleged 'consequences' of globalisation for the residents of particular localities and regions, surprisingly little systematic empirical research has been carried out to examine the global-local interface and the viability of regional economies in a detailed way. This paper offers one such case study based on Canada's largest and (at least traditionally) most prosperous province. It documents Ontario's recent economic restructuring by examining the impact of several key processes of globalisation: trade liberalisation and the enhanced mobility of investment capital (in the wake of NAFTA and the earlier Canada-US Free Trade Agreement), technological change and organisational restructuring, operating at a number of spatial scales, from the shopfloor to the North American continent. The paper concludes that, as a result of the combined influence of these forces, economic change since the late 1980s has produced an uncoupling of the spatial scales at which production and consumption are socially regulated. It seems clear that the process of 'contested restructuring' of geographical scale has not yet ensured stable reproduction of social and economic relations in this region.

Publications 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 2010 Gregory Spencer, Tara Vinodrai, Meric Gertler, and David Wolfe, "Do Clusters Make a Difference: Defining and Assessing their Economic Performance", Regional Studies, 44:6 (July, 2010): 697-715. David A. Wolfe, "The Strategic Management of Core Cities: Path Dependency and Economic Adjustment in Resilient Regions", special issue of the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 3:1 (March, 2010): 139-52. 2009 David A. Wolfe, "21st Century Cities in Canada: The Geography of Innovation," the 2009 CIBC Scholar-in-Residence Lecture, (Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada, 2009). David A. Wolfe, "Universities and Knowledge Transfer: Powering Local Economic and Cluster Development," in G. Bruce Doern and Christopher Stoney, eds, Research and Innovation Policy: Changing Federal Government-University Relations, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009): 265-287. David A. Wolfe, "Social Dynamics of Innovation and Civic Engagement in City Regions," special issue on Social Innovation and Territorial Development, Canadian Journal of Regional Science 32:1 (Spring, 2009): 59-72. David A. Wolfe, "The Waterloo ICT Cluster," in Clusters, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: International Comparisons, eds Jonathan Potter and Gabriela Miranda (Paris: OECD, 2009): 193-216. David Arthurs, Erin Cassidy, Charles Davis and David A. Wolfe, "Indicators to Support Innovation Cluster Policy," International Journal of Technology Management 45:3/4 (2009): 263-279. David A. Wolfe, "Introduction: Embedded Clusters in a Global Economy," European Planning Studies, 17:2 (Feb. 2009): 179-87. Matthew Lucas, Anita Sands and David A. Wolfe, "Regional Clusters in a Global Industry: ICT Clusters in Canada," European Planning Studies 17:2 (February 2009): 189-209. John N. H. Britton, Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Richard Smith, "Contrasts in Cluster

Managing Urban Traffic Congestion OECD, European Conference of Ministers of Transport. Published by : OECD Publishing Version: Print (Paperback) + Free PDF Price:   €75 | $105 | £67 | ¥9700 | MXN1350 Standard shipping included!     Imprint:  European Conference of Ministers of Transport Availability: Available  Publication date:  04 Jun 2007  Language: English  Pages: 296  ISBN: 9789282101285  OECD Code: 772007011P1    Other Versions & Languages | Multilingual summaries | Table of contents This report addresses key issues concerning managing urban traffic congestion, including defining congestion, measuring congestion, assessing its impacts, formulating a strategic vision for guiding management policies, and using technology and other operational options to ameliorate congestion.  It offers policy-oriented, research-based recommendations for effectively managing traffic and cutting excess congestion in large urban areas. Other Versions:  E-book - PDF Format Multilingual summaries:  English Further reading: Young Drivers - The Road to Safety (Available) Speed Management - (Available) Table of contents: Executive Summary and Policy Considerations 1. Defining and Characterising Congestion 2. Measuring Congestion: Methods and Indicators 3. Causes of Congestion in Urban Areas 4. Overview of Traffic Congestion and Congestion Approaches in Member Countries 5. Conceptual Frameworks for Assessing Congestion and its Impacts 6. Congestion Management Strategic Principles 7. Integrated Transport Planning 8. Improving the Reliability of Urban Road System Performance 9. Locking In the Benefits of Available Capacity: Access Control, Parking Management, and Road Congestion 10. Congestion Management Measures that Release or Provide New Capacity 11. Congestion Response Strategies: Getting the Decision Process on Track Bibliography

ECMT Round Tables (De)Regulation of the Taxi Industry OECD, European Conference of Ministers of Transport. Published by : OECD Publishing Version: Print (Paperback) + Free PDF Price:   €50 | $70 | £45 | ¥6500 | MXN900 Standard shipping included!     Imprint:  European Conference of Ministers of Transport Availability: Available (Print on Demand)  Publication date:  15 Mar 2007  Language: English  Pages: 169  ISBN: 9789282101124  OECD Code: 742007021P1    Other Versions & Languages | Table of contents This Round Table examines the basic case for liberalisation of the taxi industry, and reviews experiences with taxi (de-)regulation in OECD and ECMT member countries. There are a number of aspects to regulation of the taxi industry including entry, price and service quality regulation. The discussions of these aspects concluded that little empirical evidence supported the argument that entry restrictions improved capacity utilisation. On the contrary, the case could be made that increased entry and associated economies of density, as well as shorter passenger waiting times, warranted subsidies for entry. Other languages:  French (Available (Print on Demand)) Other Versions:  E-book - PDF Format Further reading: Economic Aspects of Taxi Accessibility - (Available (Print on Demand)) Table of contents: Quebec: The Role of Taxis in Public Transport by D. Cartier Experiences with (De-)Regulation in the European Taxi Industry by J.-T. Bekken Deregulation of the Taxi Industry: Experiences in the Netherlands by P. Bakker Regulation of the Taxi Industry: Some Economic Background by A. and E. Liston-Heyes When the Regulator Acknolwedges the Existence of Two Distinct Market for Taxi Services by R. Darbera