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11/21 at 05:58 PM
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International competition for the best paper about planning practices in India
Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT
International competition for the best paper about planning practices in India
MIT and the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai are jointly organizing an international competition for the best research paper on innovative responses to India’s urban challenges. The competition, titled Hidden Successes, seeks to highlight usually overlooked cases of innovation and success in response to rapid urbanization.
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10/07 at 06:08 PM
GPEIG special panels and IDP track panels, and co-chair nominations
Dear all:
only three weeks away form the ACSP meeting in Milwaukee, we would like to share some information on upcoming panels and roundtables; and also remind you that we are still accepting (self) nomination to serve as Gpeig co-chair. Please feel free to submit your nomination to us until October 11th, but we do NOT plan to take nominations in Milwaukee.
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08/07 at 11:58 AM
02/09 at 06:09 PM
Urban Work/Labour: The Politics and Ethics of the Changing Development Debate
Whatever happened to urban work and labour? Whether conceived as work, labour or employment, urbanization and changes in the global political economy have caused major upheavals in the everyday working realities of billions of people. Rapid urbanization has created tensions and opportunities for migratory and transient work of all forms, and blurring the urban vs. rural work distinctions. The insecurities and opportunities of urban work in most parts of the world have also been compounded by industrial and labour policies.
