quarta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2013

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-PLANNING RESEARCH - Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2013

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-PLANNING RESEARCH

Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2013

Editorial Preface
Participatory e-Planning, Complexity in Planning & Urban Planning in Africa
Carlos Nunes Silva

Article 1
The Impact of Web-Based Media on Evolution of Participatory Urban Planning and E-Democracy in Poland (pages 1-16)
Maja Grabkowska, Lukasz Pancewicz, Iwona Sagan
The article examines the relationship between the use of Web-based media and the emergence of social movements focused on urban agenda in Poland. The authors’ aim is... Sample PDF

Article 2
Investigating E-Planning in Practice: Applying the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model (pages 17-29)
Wayne Williamson, Bruno Parolin
In the authors’ previous article (Williamson & Parolin, 2012) the authors used data collected through case studies and the application of Actor-Network Theory (ANT).... Sample PDF

Article 3
Increasing the Relevance of Urban Planning Education in African Cities (pages 30-37)
Nancy Odendaal
The Association of African Planning Schools (AAPS) is a peer-to-peer network of 50 Universities in Africa that teach urban planning degrees. In 2008, the AAPS receiv... Sample PDF

Article 4
Transforming Critical Infrastructure: Matching the Complexity of the Environment to Policy (pages 38-49)
Liz Varga, Fatih Camci, Joby Boxall, Amir Toossi, John Machell, Phil T. Blythe, Colin Taylor
The application of complexity science to policy for critical infrastructure systems has never been more important. A number of issues highlight the need for policy t... Sample PDF

Article 5
E-Governance Development in Africa: Overview of Barriers and Challenges for Urban E-Planning (pages 50-63)
Carlos Nunes Silva
This note explores trends in e-governance development in Africa and examines barriers and challenges confronting the development of Urban e-Planning in the continent... Sample PDF

Digital Cities: The Internet and the Geography of Opportunity
Carlos Nunes Silva

Carlos Nunes Silva
 





International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR)
http://www.igi-global.com/ijepr

quarta-feira, 20 de novembro de 2013

Fabio Vanin (2013). Maputo, cidade aberta – Maputo, open city

Fabio Vanin (2013). Maputo, cidade aberta – Maputo, open city.



The book is the result of the investigation conducted in the Mozambican Capital by the author for his Ph.D in Urbanism (IUAV University of Venice, IT) and aims at highlighting some of the most relevant urban, architectural, social and cultural features of the city that are today confronted with the rapid transformations caused by the economic growth of the country. This delicate moment poses urgent questions on the future urban development that is divided by opposed forces: the ambition of becoming another Dubai and the struggle of keeping the existing identity.
 
http://www.latitude-platform.eu/tag/maputo-cidade-aberta/

domingo, 10 de novembro de 2013

CIALP – Conselho Internacional dos Arquitectos de Língua Portuguesa

Fórum Internacional de Arquitectura  - “Cidades, Vilas e Património”
8 - 11 November 2013
Sumbe, Kuanza Sul, Angola

 
Angola is the hosting country. The Forum joins representatives from the following countries that are part of this Council: Angola, Brasil, Cabo Verde, Guiné Bissau, Macau, Moçambique e Portugal. CIALP (Angola, Brasil, Cabo Verde, Guiné Bissau, Macau, Moçambique e Portugal) joins 130 000 Portuguese speaking Architects

 

quarta-feira, 6 de novembro de 2013

“Crossing boundaries: Rethinking European architecture beyond Europe” - 13-17 April 2014

“Crossing boundaries: Rethinking European architecture beyond Europe”
13-17 April 2014

The International network "European Architecture beyond Europe: : Sharing Research and Knowledge on Dissemination Processes, Historical Data and Material Legacy (19th-20th centuries)", chaired by Mercedes Volait and Johan Lagae, and supported by EC funding through the COST Action IS0904, is opening calls for papers for its final Conference to take place on 13-17 April 2014 at Palermo (Italy).

The conference will have the 6 following sessions:

Transnational studies and cultural transfers” (chaired by Kathleen James-Chakraborty).

 Methods and Methodologies: Writing the Histories of European Imperial/Colonial Architecture” (chaired by Alex Bremner and JoAnne Mancini). 

"Looking eastward, building identities. The architecture of European diplomacy beyond the Mediterranean in the age of Empire" (chaired by Paolo Girardelli and Mercedes Volait).

Tropical architecture” (chaired by Ola Uduku and Iain Jackson).

"Architectures of exile: visions and re-visions of the global modern in the age of the refugee" (chaired by Regina Göckede and Rachel Lee).

“Architecture as development aid. Actors, networks and mechanisms in the design of institutional buildings in the postcolonial global South.” (chaired by Tom Avermaete and Kim de Raedt).

The deadline for proposing a paper (300-word abstract) is 1 December 2013. Submissions to the chairs of the sessions should be accompanied by a short biographical note (max. 150 words). Acceptance decisions will be communicated by mid-December. Please note that invited speakers are expected to submit their complete paper by 15 March, 2014, to be circulated among the conference’s participants. Speakers based in countries participating in the Action (refer to the website www.architecturebeyond.eu for the complete list) will be able to claim reimbursement of their expenses. A few grants will be available for speakers based in other countries. For further information, please contact the sessions' chairs or write to is0904@inha.fr.

sexta-feira, 1 de novembro de 2013

AMESA - Directory of Scholars of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia


AMESA - Directory of Scholars of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia

AMESA is a free online international directory containing records of individuals who have identified themselves as being involved in any aspect of scholarship in the fields of African Studies, Middle Eastern Studies or South Asian Studies. AMESA was launched on the web in
September 2013.

http://amesa.cul.columbia.edu/