Events
A series of research seminars centered on the broad question on how we, as urban geographers and sociologists, can best contribute to the debates around the contemporary relationship between cities and social change.
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Asset managers increasingly own more and more of the basic building blocks of everyday life, especially urban life. What are the implications of "asset manager society" on urban living?
Hvordan kan en motkulturell modernisme bidra til en ny, sosial by?
How can financial mechanisms adapt or reconfigure capitalist orthodoxies towards socially just outcomes in urban sustainability transitions?
Såkalte svenske tilstander er mye omtalt om dagen, men hva kjennetegner norske tilstander? Og hva betyr sårbarhetsfaktorer og mulighetsstrukturer for utviklingen av byområder?
What is green gentrification, and how can we best understand it?
How may area-based initiatives affect gentrification?
What is segregation, and how do we study it?
How do we build knowledge and capacity for change for a comprehensive housing policy?
Welcome to this seminar in the Cities & Society series with Professor William Solecki on the prospects for enhancing urban adaptation effectiveness.
What makes creativity and artistic practice flourish?
Since its establishment, Uber has upset the local mobility ecosystem in many countries and cities. In this seminar Dr. Juan del Nido will give a talk on Uber's conflict with the Taxi industry in Buenos Aires and its implications for urban mobility politics.