Events | Realising Just Cities

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 12:30 to 13:30

University of Sheffield, Lecture Theatre 14, Mappin Mining Block, Abney St Sheffield S1 4DT

Realising Just Cities guest lecture by Professor Lyla Mehta

Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, UK and visiting professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Read more about Climate change, uncertainty and the city: challenges and opportunities for transdisciplinary co-production and transformation

Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 17:00 to 19:00

Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences, Conference Room, 219 Portobello, Sheffield, S1 4DP

Cities across the UK have declared a climate emergency. This panel will explore co-production's potential role in achieving climate action.

Climate change is increasingly being recognised as an emergency. Sheffield and Manchester have both declared a climate emergency. Beyond statements recognising the climate crisis, how can cities co-produce meaningful action to address climate change?

Read more about Co-Producing Climate Urbanism: Learning From Experience

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 09:00 to 18:00

The rapidly growing number of people moving into cities all over the world presents a challenge of unprecedented size. It is crucial to find ways to make urbanisation a source for wealth, health and sustainability – which is shared. Mistra Urban Futures arranges Annual Conferences about Realising Just Cities, which are hosted at our research platforms.

Read more about The Realising Just Cities 2019 Annual Conference: Lessons, Impacts and Outcomes

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 12:00 to 13:00

University of Cape Town, African Centre for Cities

Dr Rike Sitas, from the African Centre for Cities, will present the Whose Heritage Matters project during a 'brown bag' seminar at the University of Cape Town, followed by a discussion with scholars at the University, practitioners and city officials.

Read more about African Centre for Cities Seminar

Friday, April 5, 2019 - 14:00 to 17:00

KLIP House, Kisumu

In April, during the set up visit in Kisumu, a stakeholder inception workshop will take place to enrol local organisations, officials and community based organisations into the project.

The workshop will take place at KLIP House, in Central Kisumu.

Read more about Stakeholder Meeting, Kisumu

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 09:00 to 16:00

British Academy, London

On 5 March the 27 funded projects from the British Academy Sustainable Development Programme will meet in London at the programme inception meeting. Professor Beth Perry, Dr Victoria Habermehl and Dr Patrick Hayombe will speak on behalf of the Whose Heritage Matters project to present the work in Kisumu and Cape Town.

Read more about British Academy Inception Meeting

Monday, November 5, 2018 - 09:00 to Friday, November 9, 2018 - 13:45

Cape Town

Join us for the launch of the British Academy funded Whose Heritage Matters project, during the Mistra Urban Futures Realising Just Cities Conference, organised by the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town.

A panel comprising scholars and creative practitioners from Gothenburg, Kisumu, Cape Town and Sheffield will discuss local work to explore the relationship between cultural heritage and just cities, before launching the new Whose Heritage Matters project.

Read more about Launch of Whose Heritage Matters project in Cape Town

Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 18:00 to 20:00

Anthony Burgess Foundation, Engine House Chorlton Mill 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester, M1 5BY

As community groups, campaigners and concerned citizens we have a lot to say about the plans that councils and developers have for where we live and work. But how good are the makers of plans, proposals and consultations at listening to, and hearing our voices and making effective use of the particular knowledge and experience that we can contribute?