Call for participants: Exploring Urbanization: Events, Resources, Risks and Movements

A reminder to register for our two-day seminar EXPLORING URBANIZATION: EVENTS, RESOURCES, RISKS AND MOVEMENTS, Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 June 2018

With PhD & MSc Urbanization masterclass: 20 June (09.30—12.30)

Venue: Wageningen University, Netherlands (Orion building)

Organized by WUR’s Centre for Space, Place and Society (CSPS)

Full program and registration: https://centreforspaceplacesociety.com/2018/03/28/seminar-exploring-urbanization-events-resources-risks-and-movements/

Short overview:

Day 1: 

• Keynote 1: Prof. Erik Swyngedouw (University of Manchester)
• Keynote 2: Prof. Anja Nygren (University of Helsinki)
• THEME 1: The urban as hazardous environment (Dr. Markus Keck, Dr. Maartje van Eerd, Dr. Çaglar Akgüngör, Dr. Michelle Kooij, Prof. Patrick Pigeon)

Day 2:

• THEME 2: Urbanization and peri-urban water security (Prof. M. Shah Alam Khan, Anushiya Shrestha, Prof. Dr. Vishal Narain, Monica Priya)
• THEME 3: The urban as a seat of socio-political movements (Dr. Martijn Duineveld, Dr. Pieter de Vries, Dr. Flavio de Souza)
• Keynote 3: Prof. Farhana Sultana (Syracuse University)
• Panel discussion, closure and drinks

Day 3:

Masterclass: researching the urban (9.30-12.30) with Anja Nygren, Vishal Narain, and Flavio de Souza.

Participation is free, but a 35 Euro fee applies for lunches for two days and final drinks (end of day 2)!