Lecture: How can you plan future cities?
10 February 2021 12:45 till 13:45 - Location: Online - By: Communicatie BK | Add to my calendar
The lunchlecture 'How can you plan for future just cities' with Barbara Lipiets is part of the Van Eesteren Fellowship Lecture Series 2021: Towards a grounded, just and unapologetically ethical planning practice.
With the formulation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) the UN has acknowledged the critical role of planning as key in building future integrated and just societies. The anti-urban bias of the last 50 years in the development debate has finally been countered. The urban tipping point (over 50% live in urban areas and 75% of the urban dwellers live in the global south) and a renewed urban interest whereby cities are seen as “growth engines” in the global economy and as vehicles for achieving global sustainable development are vital for understanding this change. Although we can applaud the recognition of the role of planning, we should also tread carefully.
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- Register here
- Visit the website for more information about the Van Eesteren Fellowship
- Read the interview with Caroline Newton and Maarten Ham 'The ability (or inability) to attain a better life'