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All posts by Osa Isacson

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  Global Urban Lectures s04e12: Carlosfelipe Pardo – Reducing speeds for better mobility and quality of life

  The lecture will address the issue of having more appropriate speeds in cities while increasing efficiency and livability. SYNOPSIS Issues which the lecture addresses Current transport policies give too much attention to speed as an indicator of...

  • Posted July 30, 2017
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  Global Urban Lectures s04e11: Luisa Bravo – Stand up for public space

  Luisa Bravo in this lecture advocates for that public space in cities is a common good, meant to be open, inclusive and democratic – a right for everybody.   SYNOPSIS Issues which the lecture addresses Public space...

  • Posted July 25, 2017
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  Global Urban Lectures s04e10: Lewis Dijkstra – The tale of broadville and narrowtown: Why we need a global, people-based definition of cities and settlements

  Lewis Dijkstra from the European Commission in this lecture explains why without a global definition of cities, urban indicators are hopelessly distorted and proposes the degree of urbanisation as new method to solve this problem. SYNOPSIS Issues...

  • Posted July 18, 2017
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• Reforming Africa’s urban laws: some practical guidance – Stephen Berrisford, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town

  • Posted July 10, 2017
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  Global Urban Lectures s04e09: Geoffrey Payne – Improving urban tenure security and property rights

  In this lecture, Geoffrey Payne distills thirty years of work on land tenure and property rights to provide a conceptual and methodological framework for assessing the issues involved and offers policy options with practical examples. SYNOPSIS Issues which the lecture...

  • Posted July 10, 2017
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  Global Urban Lectures S04e08: Fernando Murillo – A Compass for cities

  In this lecture Fernando Murillo from University of Buenos Aires discusses the “Compass” of cities – a participatory methodology for policy making . It consists of different indicators represented graphically as a “Compass”, combining four fundamental dimensions dealing...

  • Posted July 3, 2017
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• 2017 Report – Ural State University of Architecture and Arts, Urban Planning Department

  • Posted July 3, 2017
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• 2017 Report – Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture

  • Posted July 3, 2017
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• 2017 Report – ITESO Jesuit University of Guadalajara, Departmento of Habitat and Urban Development

  • Posted July 3, 2017
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• 2017 Report – University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, City and Regional Planning Department

  • Posted July 3, 2017
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