Panel discussion of The Routledge Handbook of Anthropology and the City (edited by Setha Low)
CUNY Graduate Center, Science Center 4102 365 5th Ave., New York, United StatesProf. Setha Low will chair a panel discussion on engaged urbanism, with Jeff Maskovsky, Aseel Sawalha (Fordham), and Tom Looser (NYU) speaking on their contributions to the book. Followed by a reception in Rm. 4304
NYC Public Space Networking Meeting : Center for Active Design Presents the Assembly: Civic Design Guidelines
The Graduate Center, CUNY. Room 6304.01 365 fifth street, New York, NY, United StatesPlease join the Center for Active Design to discuss the Assembly: Civic Design Guidelines, a ground-breaking playbook for creating well-designed and well-maintained public spaces as a force for building trust and healing divisions in local communities. The Assembly Guidelines capture the culmination of four years of research and collaboration—with input from 200+ studies, 50+ cities, and 70+ expert advisors— to provide evidence-based design and maintenance strategies for shaping places […]
RISING URBANISTS: REFRAMING THE URBAN FOREST
Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture 141 Convent Avenue, New York, United StatesCCNY ASLA Student Chapter invites you to join us on Saturday, March 30th for the third annual interdisciplinary Rising Urbanists Conference. This year we will be (re)imagining the potential for urban forestry to address social and environmental justice issues within our cities. This conference is a groundbreaking forum for the next generation of urbanist thinkers to organize around long-term green […]
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SPACE: PROPOSITIONS AND PROBLEMS
UCLA_ KERCKHOFF GRAND SALON 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesLow’s presentation will focus on a method of evaluating the success of public spaces to better assess social justice in public infrastructure. She will discuss five dimensions of evaluation based on 25 years of ethnographic research on parks, plazas and streets in cities such as New York, Philadelphia and San José, Costa Rica. Low’s recommendations follow her recent collaborations with the Center for the Future of […]
Public Space Conference in REYKJAVIK, ICELAND
Dr. Setha Low will be giving a keynote presentation on Public Space: Why It Matters at the Center for the Future of Places' Iceland Expert Pubic Space Seminar: The Future of Public Space and Beyond in Reykjavik this spring. PSRG research affiliates Troy Simpson and Erin Lilli will be attending workshops, hosted by the KTH Royal Academy's Center for the Future of […]
PSRG Presents at EDRA 50
NYU Tandon School of Engineering 6 MetroTech Center, New York City, NY, United StatesPictures for the Event - We had a Packed House! Setha Javier Troy Evie ___________ PSRG members Evie Klein, Troy Simpson, Javier Otero Pena, Erin Lilli, and Director Setha Low will be presenting in the symposium session, Engaged Methods: Exploring the Methodological Edges of Environmental Psychology at EDRA 50 in Brooklyn. From Constituency Analysis, through REAP to TESS: A Life History of Engaged […]
Strelka X Summer Lecture Series
MoscowSetha Low lectures at WHY PUBLIC SPACE MATTERS: THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES in Moscow.
WUF Session: Stakeholder Roundtable on Older Persons
The Public Space Research Group has been invited to participate in this session of the World Urban Forum 10, taking place in Abu Dhabi. Note: exact time/date/location and more information will be posted soon. Currently, 8.5% of the current global population is over 65 and it is predicted that by 2050 there will be more over-65s than children under […]
WUF Training Event: Toolkit for the Ethnographic Study of Space (TESS)
Capital Suites - First Floor: CS 3 , United Arab EmiratesVenue: Abu Dhabi Exhibition Center- ADNEC The Toolkit for the Ethnographic Study of Space (TESS) is an in-depth method for studying the everyday life of a particular public space. It is a qualitative method that helps to understand the meaning and context of urban space. Ethnography—a cultural description of a place—is a way to uncover the cultural rules, beliefs, feelings, […]
WUF Session: Promoting a culture of healthy public spaces- case studies and key drivers for action
Hall 2, Room 8The Public Space Research Group is organizing this session on Public Space and Health. There is a growing recognition of the key relationship between public spaces and health. To illustrate, the World Health Organization has estimated 3.3% of global deaths can be attributed to physical inactivity resulting from poor walkability and lack of access to recreational areas such as parks […]
