AESOP newsletter - May 2024

AESOP COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES – National Representative Elections 2024

Dear Colleagues,

The 2022-2024 mandatory period of the National Representatives in the AESOP Council of Representatives will soon be over, and new National Representatives need to be elected/appointed. The right to elect new National Representatives rests with Full Members of AESOP in each country. If you are interested in joining the Co-Rep please be directly in touch with your current...

Dear Aesop Community, 

The Paris LOC signed an agreement with Citè Universitaire for accommodation at a discounted price.

The reservation will be managed throughout the AESOP website.

The single room at Cité Universitaire has a private bathroom (including WIFI, linens, and towels: reception from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.). Breakfast is included at 127 euros per night. The stay will necessarily end on Friday, July 12th. Please specify your name, telephone,...

2024 AESOP Excellence in Teaching Prize

AIM OF THE PRIZE

Teaching in the broad field of planning is one of the main activities of AESOP Member Schools. Thus, in 2002, AESOP introduced a prize, which recognizes and encourages Excellence in Teaching. Through this award, AESOP celebrates and disseminates innovative practices in teaching in its Member Schools. The broad aim of the Prize is to stimulate the development of planning courses or groups...

Join our online session dedicated to exploring the MSc Transport Planning Course at the University of Westminster, London. This event is tailored for prospective students!

Event Details:

Date and Time: Wednesday, June 12, 5:30 - 6:30 PM GMT+1

Location: Online (Access link will be provided upon registration)

During this session, you will have the opportunity to:

A few weeks before the 36th AESOP Congress Paris 2024, which this year will address the theme "GAME CHANGER? Planning for Just and Sustainable Urban Regions" we had the opportunity to speak with Florence Faucher, Director of the CEE (Center for European Studies and Comparative Politics), and Tommaso Vitale, Dean of the Urban School at Sciences Po. They discussed the challenges and implications of hosting such a significant scientific...

In an academic career spanning 40 years Professor David Shaw has made an outstanding contribution to the field of international planning research and an outstanding contribution to the life of the University of Liverpool which he joined in 1994. David is also a well known figure in the AESOP community and was the Chair of the Local Organising Committe for the AESOP Congress 2009 which took place in Liverpool in the centenary year of the Department of Civic Design. He...

Call for Visiting Professor in “Contemporary City: Descriptions and Projects”

Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano

Deadline for submission: June 14, 2024.

The Visiting professorship programme aims at strengthening the internationalization programme of the School of Architecture, Urban Planning and Construction Engineering and of the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, by welcoming an international scholar for...

We are pleased to confirm that the abstract submission deadline for the 2024 UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference has been extended to Tuesday 4th June at 11.59pm.

The University of Reading will host this year’s conference, from Monday 2nd September to Wednesday 4th September, at our London Road Campus (25 minutes' walk/10 minutes by bus from Reading Train Station). This year’s theme is ‘Planning for Nature/Nature...

The Innovate 4 Cities 24 Organizing Team would like to announce that the call for session abstracts has been extended an additional 2 weeks. The portal will now be open for you to submit your knowledge until 24 May 2024.  More info here https://www.innovate4cities.org/

Within the framework of the scientific context of final conference of the EFUA H2020 project (https://www.efua.eu/ ), Politecnico di Torino is organising an intensive half-day training workshop for city officials on 26 September 2024 in Brussels. The event, will help to foster cities’ initiatives in the field, through contributing to the design of effective planning processes and instruments. The EFUA team will share expertise, the H2020 Project results and set...

The TG Urban Futures will use the opportunity of the AESOP Annual Conference in Paris for a relaunch. The LOC invited a complete track on the topic of futuring, which will be used to gather ideas and activities. Watch out for an announcement on the TG Gathering. In addition, Thomas Machiels (UAntwerpen) will become co-chair of the TG Urban Futures! Thomas is an expert on scenario techniques and has been active already in previous meetings. Last, find us also...

European Reflections and Learnings for a Post-War Urban Planning

Roundtable details

The roundtable discussion, to be held in the context of the PM4U project, will delve into the intricacies of inclusive urban development in EU, Ukraine and other European post-war countries. The rationale behind the PM4U project is grounded in the urgent need for projects of urban transformation address a spectrum...

28-29 November 2024, RWTH Aachen University

Time is too often a peripheral element in scholarly and practical discourses. It is frequently treated as a neutral background factor instead of an active force that shapes cities and their planning. However, complex socio-spatial systems continuously evolve and transform over time in ways that are sometimes predictable, and others spontaneous; sometimes slow, and others fast. Planners are at the frontline of this...

Nicosia, Cyprus May 30 – 31, 2024

International Symposium co-organized by AESOP Thematic Group PSUC (Public Spaces and Urban Cultures) At the Home for Cooperation, and Goethe-Institut, Nicosia, Cyprus

For any additional information or question, please contact: psuc2024cy@gmail.com

Organizers – Scientific Committee:

Socrates Stratis, Sebnem Hoskara, Nadia Charalambous,

Sabine Knierbein, Evangelia...

Salary
£12,163 to £13,299 per annum (Incl. LWA)

School of Architecture and Cities

Location: Central London

This post is part-time and fixed term until June 2027. The post will begin at 14 hours per week until December 2026, where hours will reduce to 7 hours per week until June 2027. The salary stated above is the pro-rata amount for 14 hours per week, the full-time salary would be between £30,408 to £33,249 per annum (Incl. LWA).

We are seeking a highly...

Bursaries are available for prospective students of the MSc Transport Planning and Management program at the University of Westminster. These bursaries are designed to assist students who require financial aid to pursue their educational goals.

Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Bursaries 2024/2025 (£10,000 each)
To be eligible, candidates must secure an offer to study either full-time or part-time in the MSc Transport Planning and Management...

The “FutureData4EU – Training Future Big Data Experts for Europe” project funded under the “Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes – HORIZON-MSCA-2022-COFUND-01-01” aims to offer early-stage researchers an innovative training programme with a strongly international, inter-sectoral and inter-disciplinary approach, through transnational mobility and career development. FutureData4EU is open to researchers...

The new publication, “Mapping of 15-minute City Practices,” offers a comprehensive overview of the 15-minute City concept and related policy fields. By collecting case studies and examples from 100 cities, the report provides insights into international practical definitions, strategies, and experiences of implementation.

The 15-minute City concept presents an ambitious vision for increasing opportunities, connections, and the quality of life in cities. Although...

The volume SPATIAL PLANNING SYSTEMS IN EUROPE . COMPARISON AND TRAJECTORIES has just been published by Edward Elgar!

https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/spatial-planning-systems-in-europe-9781839106248.html

The Book summarises the results of the ESPON COMPASS project, the most up-to-date, systematic overview of spatial governance and planning in the European continent.

 Spatial_Planning_Systems_in_Europe.pdf

Below are some short reviews by prominent scholars:

‘Incisive,...