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European Universities and Knowledge Alliances in their territorial innovation ecosystems

Posted November 17, 2023 - 17:19 by Mike Osborne

To get a sense of the European Commission’s perspective on the contribution of HEI’s to developing regional innovations systems, the attached report on ‘European Universities and Knowledge Alliances in their territorial innovation ecosystems’, may be enlightening. At the University of Glasgow, we are part of one of the Alliances, CIVIS, and I am grateful to colleagues in the that alliance for making me aware of this report, and supplying the summary below:

Making better places: The Challenge of Social Cohesion | JOHN TIBBITT from Policies for Places

Posted November 16, 2023 - 17:34 by John Tibbitt

In the face of increasing social inequality, migration, social exclusion and declining social mobility the concept of social cohesion now features prominently in discourse about communities both in academic literature and in social policy debates, yet despite its widespread use by academics, policy-makers and public officials, it is a concept whose succinct definition remains elusive.

How Can Cities Become More Welcoming to Domestic Climate Migrants? | The Urban Lens Newsletter

Posted November 15, 2023 - 16:56 by Bob Gleeson

As discussed in previous postings, the U.S. is beginning to experience the early stages of a new form of domestic migration, i.e. domestic climate migration.  Despite the lack of systematic quantitative data on this new pattern of movement, the growing amount of anecdotal evidence has created a network of urban policy researchers who are exploring the topic.

NEP-SOC 2023-11-13, seven papers

Posted November 14, 2023 - 13:52 by Fabio Sabatini

In this issue we feature 7 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

Join us on 28 November for the next OECD Virtual Forum Series

Posted November 13, 2023 - 11:39 by Josef Konvitz
Nov 28 2023 16:00
Nov 28 2023 17:30
Europe/London
*** ONLINE WEBINAR ***
OECD COP28 Virtual Pavilion

Currently, half of the world population resides in cities, with this figure projected to rise until 2050. The health and well-being of residents in cities is negatively affected by a lack of opportunities for physical activity, exposure to high levels of outdoor air pollution, and rising temperatures more acutely felt cities. Cities are also a key contributor to global warming, consuming two-thirds of the world’s energy and producing over 70% of all CO2 emissions.

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