AESOP Young Academics Network

🌿🌆  Mathare - Future’s Urban Green Oasis 🌆🌿 🖋️ By Siiri Sandberg In this blog, Siiri Sandberg explores how urban green oases are shaping the future of urban life and why they are essential for resilient, sustainable cities 🌿 Read her respective takes on these important questions in our latest post on the AESOP YA blog: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eXRvWChc Join us as we continue to reimagine the future of our cities, integrating more urban green oases could be the key to sustainable and thriving urban living. 🌆✨ AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning #UrbanGreenOasis #Sustainability #UrbanDesign #GreenSpaces #CommunityEngagement #FutureCities

📣 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀! Two Postdoctoral Research Associate positions are open to contribute to the ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council funded 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗨𝗞 project. The candidates will be joining the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence team at University of Glasgow and The University of Sheffield, conducting #research on net-zero planning for cities. Apply by September 30th through the links! 📍 Glasgow position: https://lnkd.in/eiUVVmQY 📍 Sheffield position: https://lnkd.in/etwBP5_T #postdoc #planning

📣 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 19th AESOP Young Academics Conference 2025 Theme: Circular Cities and Regions: Planning for Sustainable Social and Inclusive Communities 📅 17th – 21st March 2025 📍 Hanover, Germany Hosted by the Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences, Leibniz University Hannover. We are thrilled to invite you to the 19th AESOP YA Conference 2025! 🌍 This year’s theme focuses on planning for sustainable and inclusive communities in Circular Cities and Regions. Join us in shaping the future of urban and regional planning through thought-provoking discussions and presentations. 🔎 Conference Tracks: Space: Built Environment and Urban Design Links: Mobility, Economy, and Energy Communities: Societies, Culture, and Participation Recycling: Waste Management, Nutrition, and Food 🗓️ Key Dates: September 15, 2024: Call for abstracts October 15, 2024: Deadline for submission of abstracts December 13, 2024: Notification of acceptance January 15, 2025: Registration deadline & Selection of participants for bursary January 31, 2025: Submission of full paper (Best Paper Prize) February 28, 2025: Evaluation for Best Paper Award March 17–21, 2025: Conference 📧 Submit your abstract by October 15, 2024 (23:59 CET) via email to: [email protected] 🏅 Best Paper Prize: The Best Paper Prize will be awarded by track chairs and co-chairs. Selected papers may be published in the European Journal of Spatial Development (EJSD), and runner-up papers will be considered for publication in PlaNext – Next Generation Planning, AESOP YA’s open-access journal. Full paper submissions for the Best Paper Prize are due by January 31, 2025. For submission guidelines and more details, visit the AESOP YA website. AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning #AESOPYA2025 #CircularCities #UrbanPlanning #InclusiveCommunities #SustainableDevelopment #BestPaperPrize #PhD #ResearchConference #LeibnizUniversity

We're delighted our next Annual Conference is at University of Porto, Portugal. ⏰6-9 May 2025 ▶️Navigating Regional Transformation Call for SS & abstract submission now live: 💻bit.ly/RSAAC25 #RSA25

We are hiring a new PhD-lecturer! Are you interested in the political dimensions of #sustainability transitions? Do you want to study how meaningfully different ideas about the future can be brought into the political imagination? Or do you know anyone who might be? We are advertising a six-year PhD-lecturer role, in the project: “Imprisoned in the present? Mediatisation Dynamics in Sustainability Transitions”, Urban Futures Studio and the Innovation department of the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University. As our Phd-lecturer, you will study how mediatisation dynamics influence and often inhibit sustainability transitions. This project zooms in on difficulty of perceiving, producing, circulating, and governing futures that are meaningfully different from the present. As such, our project investigates the societal structures that produce such myopia: How can meaningfully different ideas about the future be brought into the political imagination? Which are the crucial sites, techniques, and actors? And how might such techniques help to address the resistance against sustainability policies? You find the full text of the vacancy with more information about the project and all specifics for these PhD-positions here, incl. how and when to apply, and where to write in case of any remaining questions: https://lnkd.in/eemJx5-A

Calling all prospective urban PhD scholars! A scholarship is available at RMIT University working on potential topics aligned with my areas of research, across housing, transport, urban governance, infrastructure, with a mix of theoretical and empirical dimensions. The scholarship is based in the RMIT Centre for Urban Research, a thriving hub of highly collaborative and engaged urban and sustainability scholars working on theoretical, conceptual and applied topics. The scholarship provides for a relocation allowance, plus sick leave and parenting leave. Australian and NZ candidates also receive a fee offset scholarship while international applicants receive a tuition fee scholarship. For all details see this webpage: https://lnkd.in/ge3gcX8i Please get in touch if you would like to discuss.

📌 JOB ALERT 📌 - We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher for a 2 year-contract to work on the economic weight and dimension of the cultural and non-cultural event sector in Brussels. More info via the attached document. Feel free to share! ULB IHECS #culturalmanagement #eventmanagement #brussels #ICC

Join us for a #Webinar on 26 September, 2 PM (CEST), on '#Planning4Resilience at the #RegionalScale: The Role of #NaturalSystems and #Solutions and how #Technology and #PlanningTools can support action' The event is organized as part of the #Initiative4ClimateResilienePlanning and co-hosted by the ISOCARP - International Society of City and Regional Planners and the Royal Town Planning Institute. Free registration here: https://lnkd.in/g5v-NZFd #Coastal, #NBS, #NatureBasedSolutions, #Desertification, #Microclimate

📢 Funding Alert! The Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) has launched a small research grants program focused on climate resilience in #cities. From governance to nature-based solutions and community innovations— the program seeks to build a stronger evidence base on #UrbanResilience. Researchers from low- and middle-income countries can receive up to $10,000 in funding to support their projects. Collaboration between institutions is highly encouraged! Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/e3UtiZYU #ClimateResilience #ResearchFunding #DisasterPreparedness #FundingOpportunity ICLEI, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC, UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme), Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

🚀 INTERVIEW | BEAUTY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (PART II) 🏡 with Stefano Cozzolino and Asher Elbaz 🖋️ By Jesse Fox This is the second part of our interview with two scholars who delve into what makes cities beautiful. If you missed part one, you can read it here: https://lnkd.in/eBijjREH. Join us as we continue this insightful discussion on urban beauty and the elements that shape our cities! 🌆✨ AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning