“Stop. Breathe. Insights about facilitating the genius of groups.” by Les Robinson
Great post by community engagement professional Les Robinson. Civitas: From Gravitas to Hilaritas, or the true Magic of well-conducted engagement. In a nutshell: Learn how to make it Flow. via Stop. … Continue reading
Call for blog posts, YA AESOP blog
Here is a recent call for blog posts for the Young Academics network of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP). A special topic of interest is: “Bridging Theory … Continue reading
UX for the city
This post is all about user experience (UX). In particular, I explore how UX can be applied more systematically to urban planning, particularly how urban planning and HCI can benefit … Continue reading
Minimalism
This post explores the value of minimalism to improve every aspect our (over) busy urban lives. It was published in the Young Academics AESOP blog at the following link: https://aesopyoungacademics.wordpress.com/2017/10/02/minimalism/
Some useful links
Web-based PPGIS Here is an infographic-style overview I made of 8 popular commercial web-based PPGIS used in urban planning and community mapping. Together, the tools cover applications in the following … Continue reading
Reflections on (career) opportunities
This post builds on my notes and interpretation of Alex Hope’s keynote at the (very local) Faculty of Engineering and Environment Postgraduate Conference at Northumbria Unversity on 15 June 2017. The … Continue reading
My Learning (and Teaching) Philosophy – aka the Zen of learning from experience
This post is based on the first homework I have had to do in a very long time: prepare for an introductory class on Teaching at Northumbria University. In a … Continue reading
Online participatory mapping for spatial planning
Latest blog post published on the Young Academics’ blog of the AESOP network. Follow the link below, and enjoy reading (hopefully!) https://aesopyoungacademics.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/online-participatory-mapping-for-spatial-planning/ As a supplement to the blog post, here … Continue reading
Smarter past, smarter future: lessons for smart cities
This blog post was initially published on the Young Academics blog of the AESOP network. The smart city is much discussed as a sustainable urban development model. However, as discussed … Continue reading
The smart, resilient city: cliché or oxymoron?
The following post was submitted to the Young Academics blog of the AESOP network. You can find the original here. And here is it is also: The smart city concept … Continue reading
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