AESOP Thematic Group Public Spaces and Urban Cultures at the Tartu Congress 2022. Activities of the TG and the TG’s members during congress

Meeting  of the Thematic Group Public Spaces and Urban Cultures

Tuesday, 26 July, 13:30-14:30 EEST (Tartu time) (UTC +3, 12:30-13:30 CEST)

Forestry Building, Room 2A1

We will discuss the TG's activities and launch the new call for events 2022-2024 "Public Spaces, Urban Cultures and Constructing Peace" by having a lunch together. The local committee will provide lunch boxes directly to our room.

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Track#2 CULTURE

This year our TG has co-organized the Track#2 CULTURE. Contributions in this track are divided into in-person sessions, remote sessions, and pre-recorded presentations. Trying to hold these parts together and to arrive at the end of the conference with a unified Track#2 CULTURE reflection, we have organized meeting times to scan our work and share intent, materials, and thoughts, which will be:

Track#2 CULTURE Opening Session #5 “Everyday Life and Public Spaces”

Wednesday July 27th at 10:00-11:30 EEST (Tartu) time (UTC +3; 9:00-10:30 CEST)

Forestry Building, Room 1A5

Track#2 CULTURE Closing Session #10 “Tourism for spatial development”

Thursday July 28th at 12:00-13:30 EEST (Tartu) time (UTC +3; 11:00-12:30 CEST)

Forestry Building, Room 1A5

Book “Care and the city. Encounters with Urban Studies”

Within the Track#14 THEORY, TG member Angelika Gabauer (TU, Wien) will present the contribution “Spaces of Care: Redefining Spatial Justice from a Perspective of Care” about the book *Care and the city. Encounters with Urban Studies*, edited by Angelika Gabauer, Sabine Knierbein, Nir Cohen, Henrik Lebuhn, Kim Trogal, Tihomir Viderman, Tigran Haas, and published open access by Routledge.

Wednesday July 27th 17:16-17:38 EEST (Tartu) time (UTC +3; 16:16-16:38 CEST)

Forestry Building, Room 2B5 

TG Representatives for the AESOP Annual Congress Tartu 2022 are:

(in person) Sabine Knierbein (TU, Wien - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Matej Nikšič (Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

(online) Christine Mady (Notre Dame University - Louaize, Lebanon - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Stefania Ragozino (National Research Council of Italy - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Tihomir Viderman (BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

You can find detailed information at the following links:

AESOP Annual Congress tartu 2022: https://aesop2022.publicon.ee/en/welcome/

TG PSUC webpage: https://www.aesop-planning.eu/thematic-groups/public-spaces-and-urban-cultures

Track#2 CULTURE abstract: https://aesop2022.publicon.ee/en/tracks/track-2/

Care and the city. Encounters with Urban Studies OA:

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003031536/care-city-angelika-gabauer-sabine-knierbein-nir-cohen-henrik-lebuhn-kim-trogal-tihomir-viderman-tigran-haas

For any doubts, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Looking forward to meeting you in Tartu,

Christine, Matej, Sabine, Stefania, and Tihomir