Place Management

The Long-Term Perspective on the Quality of Urban Life

Something about the onset of winter prompts me to take a long-term perspective when thinking about problems.

Living in the northern hemisphere, winter brings the end of the calendar year, which of course leads us to reflect back at least twelve months to assess recent events. Whether we like to admit it or not, we all keep our own annual scorecards.

The Rise and Fall of Islamic Learning Cities | A Leverhulme lecture from Professor Nematollah Azizi

Dec 13 2023 19:00
Dec 13 2023 20:30
Europe/Belfast
*** HYBRID EVENT ***
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast
United Kingdom  United Kingdom

Throughout Islamic history, various cities have served as flourishing centres of learning, contributing significantly to intellectual, scientific, and cultural advancements. While the historical periods of peak intellectual activity may have passed and traditional centres of Islamic learning faced challenges and declines, efforts are ongoing to revitalize and preserve the rich intellectual heritage of these cities.

The Dilemma of Meritocratic Governance in American Cities | The Urban Lens Newsletter

The idea of meritocracy, in which individuals are selected, rewarded and succeed based on their abilities, skills, and achievements, is deeply embedded in the American ethos.

Building a 'smart countryside' | JOHN TIBBITT from Policies for Places

Rural areas are frequently seen as relatively sparce environments for economic development, characterized by fewer resources and institutions, less economic diversity and poorer access to markets, finance and government support programmes than larger towns and cities. However digital access beyond the locality combined with cohesive community-driven action planning opens up new possibilities for economically and sustainable rural communities. Community groups and businesses can capture local opportunities of a ‘smart countryside’.

How to Create a Welcoming Place | Placemaking Round-Up

This round-up from the Project for Public Spaces connects people who share a passion for public spaces to ideas and issues, news, quotes, places, and events from the placemaking movement.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Cities, Regions, and American National Security | The Urban Lens Newsletter

Yesterday was the 70th anniversary of an obscure bureaucratic document with the formal title of “NSC 162/2 Statement of Policy by the National Security Council.” The document was finalized on October 30, 1953.

50 years and counting: the future of community councils in Scotland | JOHN TIBBITT from Policies for Places

Community Councils in Scotland were created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act of 1973 as the most local statutory tier of local government in Scotland, and intended as a bridge between local communities and local authorities. The legislation which founded community councils remains unaltered today despite major changes in the structure of local government in the intervening years, which has seen the removal of regional and district councils and the creation of 32 unitary local authorities in their place.

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