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Category Archives: Methodology and ethics
Preparing to shine at the VIVA
Read time: 6 minutes The VIVA is your time to shine. The VIVA, alongside your PhD thesis submission, is a major milestone on your way to becoming a ‘doctor of philosophy’. VIVA is short-hand for ‘Viva voce’ (‘by word of … Continue reading
Highlights from 2017
2017 was a year of continued growth for the blog, building on 2016. It saw 8,400 views and 5,700 visitors, for 19 published posts. The map of viewers grew compared to the previous year. As it happened, a common theme … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond planning, climate change, development, Dissemination, outreach, communication, Methodology and ethics, Planning, city, and society, Sustainability and resilience, Territory, landscape, land, Uncategorized
Tagged climate change, development, digital technology, dissemination, environment, minimalism, resilience, smart cities, urban planning, well-being
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Is the Spectrum dead?
This post is republished from Changeology, a highly insightful blog by community engagement practitioner Les Robinson about how to engage communities effectively. The post was initially published in August 2016 and is highly relevant to anyone researching or conducting public … Continue reading
“Relational” ecology : rethinking relationships between man and the natural environment
Guest authors: Damien Deville (Paul Valéry University) and Pierre Spielewoy (Rouen University & French Natural History Museum) This post is a free translation of an article originally published in the French edition of The Conversation on 21 January 2019. « … Continue reading
Looking for Aesop in AESOP: call for reflections
AESOP is broad and diverse community of scholars and practitioners at diverse stages in their career(s). The AESOP 2018 conference was a strong, engaged and engaging reflection of this diversity, which finds expression in the different thematic groups and wide range of … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, research quality and assessment, Beyond planning, Dissemination, outreach, communication, Economy, Heritage and Planning, Methodology and ethics, Planning, city, and society, Sustainability and resilience, technology, Territory, landscape, land, Uncategorized
Tagged AESOP, AESOP YA, Ancient Greece, Ancient World, culture, impact, inspiration, muse, mythology, philosophy, values, worldviews, writing
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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 Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Posted in Beyond planning, Conflict, Dissemination, outreach, communication, Economy, Events reports, Methodology and ethics, Planning, city, and society, Resources, Territory, landscape, land, Uncategorized
Tagged cities in conflict, Delhi, India, social justice, Society and Space, Space matters, Spatial Justice
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