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🌇 UPCOMING INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE: Urban Mediations 🏙️ This international conference will explore the narratives, ecologies, and poetics of the city, particularly in Asia. The event, titled "Urban Mediations," will be held on 5-6 Dec 2024 at the Department of English, City University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 The conference will examine how cities are dynamic processes shaped by various socio-#cultural, #economic, and #ecological factors. It will delve into the concept of "urban mediations," exploring how urban spaces serve as intermediaries connecting diverse experiences and global influences. 🌍🤝✨ #UrbanMediations #Cities #UrbanAsia #InterdisciplinaryResearch #Collaboration #CrossInstitutionalCollaboration Registration details ⬇️

Are urban spaces becoming asocial forms? We participated the Fourteenth International Conference on The Constructed Environment. The theme of the conference was "Asocial Forms: Reconfiguring Possibilities of Urban Space." Bahanur Nasya presented the community centered futures. We believe honest and continued collaboration make will difference. Common Ground Research Networks, University of Vienna #CommunityEngagement #urbanfuture https://lnkd.in/ebU7m4ZV

This inspiring encounter between Chile and Finland is taking place on the 14th of May at Aalto University <3

⏭ Do you work in the GLAM Sector and have experience with digital heritage? As part of the ReEvaluate project, we are conducting a short survey to understand how cultural institutions manage their digitisation processes. If you are based in EU and have experience with digitisation of cultural heritage, we'd be very glad to hear from you. The survey takes up to 4 minutes to complete and is completely anonymous! https://bit.ly/4ctnSVn #REEVALUATE #CulturalHeritage #DigitalHeritage #Digitization #CulturalManagement

#NewArticle Identifying the role of industrial heritage in the European Capital of Culture programme Zachary M. Jones & Xinwen Zhang This paper examines in depth the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) programme, as it is one of the longest standing Capital of Culture programmes in the world and has a significant record of investment and urban transformation. In this paper, we survey and categorise the inclusion of industrial heritage within the ECoC programme in 36 host cities and regions spread across Europe. This research provides the most comprehensive understanding to date of the specific forms of interaction between industrial heritage and ECoCs to better understand the kinds of relationships that have taken place.  https://lnkd.in/ezGpKfpG

This week, #glammons partners (Stelios Lekakis/MAZOMOS Landscape and Heritage Consultants; Mina Dragouni/Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and Dr. Bastian Lange (PD)/Inpolis Urbanism GmbH) participated in the workshop “Bridging Schools of Thought: New Frontiers in the Research on Commons and Commoning”, at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB), Barcelona, Spain. More than 70 international scholars, scientists, journalists and activists discussed questions and results on various processes of commoning and the commons. The discussion about commons is expanding enormously. Ecological, social and cultural crises require new answers as to the social constitutions in which decisions are made about basic infrastructures such as housing, community, culture and food. The ICTA aims to improve the understanding of global environmental change, and the nature and causes of environmental problems. In addition, it studies policies, strategies and technologies to foster a transition to a sustainable economy. GLAMMONS project members engaged with several papers: Mina Dragouni talked about “Cultural heritage as a common: exploring oral and social history archives in Greece.” She explored the rules and challenges of horizontal governance, autonomy and openness of heritage-making in collective projects that engage with people‘s history and memory. Bastian Lange showed what happens when existing commons expand and how membership, volunteering, and belonging is achievable. In his paper “Institutional expansion in cultural commons: commoning practices and the management of paradoxical obstacles in GLAMs” he referred to the paradoxical moment when cultural commonly run institution expand and diversify its profiles and how they can keep track to their political emancipatory project where they are origine and stem from. Stelios Lekakis shed light on Heritage & Culture as commons. In his paper, he conceptualized cultural heritage and cultural creation as commons. He linked the debate on commons and commoning to discussions regarding the economic sustainability of public resources and the shifting of management responsibilities from the state to citizens. In his paper, he examined the latest trends in heritage management and cultural creation, discussing how these practices align with or diverge from the principles of the commons. The workshop demonstrated great interest in ways of developing commons and commoning further beyond the academic debates. More information and detailed program: https://lnkd.in/d7AfrWHi https://lnkd.in/dXkN84BT #EUResearch #openaccess #HorizonEurope NOVA ISKRA; CREARE Social; Burgundy School of Business - BSB; European Creative Hubs Network; Technische Universit��t Berlin

A recent study has found that under half of England’s local authorities have a published cultural strategy. When it comes to regeneration, delving into the history and culture of the location is vital to understanding the needs of the residents and how best to enhance social and economic growth. A well-developed cultural strategy will have significantly positive effects, as this can unlock investment and deliver lasting regenerative impacts. Keeping the culture and heritage of a location alive also fosters a strong sense of place amongst visitors and residents, making it a memorable and desirable destination. https://lnkd.in/e5nffYwW. #placemaking #culture #builtenvironment

"The need to design a nocturnal 15-min city" This is the title of my short essay that has just been published in Urban Geography. Hope you like it 😊 Abstract: Ever since Carlos Moreno's speech at the COP21 conference in Paris in 2015 on the need for a new urban design and planning paradigm based on the 15-minute city, the scientific literature and political debate on this topic have expanded exponentially across Europe. However, scholars, governments and citizen associations campaigning for more sustainable cities continue to ignore the debate around the role of nocturnal cities in the ongoing urban ecological transition in Europe. This text aims to advance the debate and discussion around the role that nocturnal 15-minute cities should play in fostering more socially inclusive, egalitarian, environmentally sustainable, resilient and fair European cities. Link: https://lnkd.in/dAMMFMg5

New research has demonstrated the link between cultural heritage, creativity and local economic development. The study, commissioned by Historic England, shows that areas where cultural heritage is abundant perform better economically. It uses econometric analysis to investigate the interplay between cultural heritage, creativity, and economic development. Among the findings was that areas with a higher density of listed buildings produce higher-on-average trademarks. In the report, author Professor Silvia Cerisola proposes that cultural heritage can have a positive impact on economic development through creativity. Exposure to the "physical presence of impressive elements of cultural heritage" can trigger new entrepreneurial ideas. Historic England's Chair Neil Mendoza said the research demonstrates that our built heritage is a "vital influencer of creativity and economic growth, and one of our country’s core strengths.” https://lnkd.in/etRUshH4

Cesena is lead partner of Archethics: a great opportunity to add value to our cultural heritage, in an European perspective