1 min. Read. Hello AESOP Young Academics. Happy new year! We start this year 2022 by reporting on the annual … More
Category: Events reports
Emerging collaborative resources for young urbanists and scholars
3 min. read There is an emerging trend within academia, and particularly amongst young academics, to collaborate more freely and … More
Call for Contributions – Urban Issues of the Global South
1 min. read In our goal to increase visibility for urban planning issues and urban studies in general in the Global South, we … More
The AESOP YA Blog is getting a new design!
2 min read. As we passed the torch to our new YA blog team, one of the decisions we took … More
Share summaries of webinars & events
2 min read This post invites you to share summaries of the latest/most engaging webinars you attended or hosted recently. … More
Survey: Your blog. Your community.
The blog of the AESOP Young Academics’ network is a great asset for all members and followers of the AESOP … More
A motto to revisit and revise – EQUAL PAY. EQUITABLE PAY
In a recent article published by The Guardian written by Peter Fleming (Do you work more than 39 hours a week? Your job could be killing you), a few realities of job market and employment, with research findings of Columbia University Medical Center, University College London, Australian National University, US researcher Alex Soojung-Kim Pang; were highlighted
YA conference summary & selective list of upcoming planning conferences
One of the last major spatial planning events was the 12th AESOP Young Academics conference, held at the University of … More
Housing in India and government attitude towards it
Housing is an important aspect of city development. Population growth in a city is mainly attributed to two main reasons: migration from different areas in search of jobs and natural growth (birth rates exceeding death rates). However, the pace of housing provision, particularly by government agencies, is never able to keep up with the pace of population increase. Also, the National Urban Housing and Habitat policy-2007, which emphasizes “Affordable housing for All”, aims at ‘Forging strong partnerships between public, private and cooperative sectors for accelerated growth in the Housing Sector and sustainable development of habitat’. At the end of the day, it’s all about Roti, Kapdaa aur Makaan.
Critical thinking on smartness, service providing and technology: YA sessions at UTC Palermo
Guest author: Dezsö Vajtho, Utrecht University, MSc Sustainable Development (LinkedIN). This post is a report from the two sessions organized by … More