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Reading about today's discussion on urban climate and meltdown risks, led by Bill Kistler, Managing Partner and Founder of urbanOvation, underscores the pressing need for immediate and sustained action, as summarised in today's NU.nl article about alarming statistics, records heats, critical carbon budget, and extreme heat, especially one year of heat records: 1.5 degrees of warming is dangerously close.  🌡️ May marked the twelfth consecutive month of record global temperatures.  🌡️The past year was 1.6°C warmer than pre-industrial levels.  🌡️Since July 2023, the world has consistently been over 1.5°C warmer than the 1850-1900 average. The discussions at Urban Future. event highlight the necessity of mitigation, adaptation, and engagement, a high-level summary that is in line with the remarks of António Guterres, the UN Chief, who put it as follows: "We are playing Russian roulette with the planet." The urgency is clear—our planet is sending us distress signals, but are we truly listening? These concerns have also been echoed by the Mayor of the City of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb, at the Urban Future. Welcome Reception, yesterday. Sandra Phlippen Jan Kadijk Gerald Babel-Sutter Mathis Hampel Cornelia Forsthuber Jacqueline Maier Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam Partners Rotterdam International Center ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Dutch Green Building Council @

What natural shift is needed in cities regarding the centre of focus? Trailer for episode 266 - interview with Alison Whitten, the Director of the Systems Lab at Regen Melbourne, about her vision for the future of cities, cities changing focus, village framing, the role of citizens, and many more, coming out on Thursday! Find out more in the episode and share it! #villageframing #urbanfocus #paradigmshift

Housing issues are affecting our rural communities, too. Join me and my colleague Amanda Morielli tomorrow as we share our findings on improving rural housing affordability whilst maintaining the integrity of our natural landscapes. This research was part of a class project authored by Michael Ricci, Karsten Brix, Amanda Morielli and myself. What's more --- my talented classmates Sawyer Jonker and Crystal Zhang will also be presenting their research on Parkland Dedication and Privately-Owned Public Spaces (POPs) in the same session!! Consider it a two-for-one deal! #OPPI #urbanplanning #ruralplanning #OntarioPlanning #studentplanners #conference #ruralhousing #housingaffordabilty #OPPIConference2024

The Postgrowth cities coalition Newsletter #2 is OUT! Here you can find the most recent news on degrowth, postgrowth, urban issues, and more. Download the file and check the links. www.postgrowthcities.com If you like to receave these newsletters directly to your mail, please register here https://lnkd.in/ewZFwGcf #postgrowthcities #degrowth

In times of adversity, narratives grip societies. And often, all too often, a strong narrative emphasizes a societal orientation, eclipsing and effacing many other possible expressions. The Townmaking Institute's Narrative Record competence delves deep into different societies to understand actual lived experiences and derives deeper narratives that go beyond the obvious and the polarizing. Read more at https://lnkd.in/eKNcQUf3 about Narrative Recording and how we are helping cities transition to knowledge-centric policies.

Registration is now open for the 2024 Urban Forum! Follow this link to learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/eYViZBx When UPP was founded in 1973, Chicago was a very different city. What will the next 50 years bring, and how will Chicago confront the challenges of climate change, growing income inequality, and health disparities? How will a multicultural, globally connected, polarized city with a rich legacy of city planning and architectural vernacular embrace future uncertainty? How will employment trends, migration patterns, and environmental threats shape its population and built environment? Which neighborhoods will experience growth, and which will decline? The UIC Urban Forum has a history of deliberating important questions facing today’s cities. Join us for the 2024 event, where leaders from the city’s planning, policy, nonprofit, and arts communities will share bold visions for Chicago’s future. UIC Department of Urban Planning and Policy

October is #CommunityPlanningMonth! Thoughtful planning today leads to thriving communities tomorrow. Let’s build for the future together. 🏙️ #ToyerStrategic #UrbanDevelopment #CityPlanning

Narratives also grip organizations, orienting them collectively towards one direction. What often gets lost in such singular orientations are all the other possibilities that were ignored, and in times of adversity, being able to adapt to other orientations. Lacking this agility, organizations are forced to "pivot", comprehensively changing again, and losing all other possibilities again. The best run organizations understand their deep narratives comprehensively, from domain specialists to leaders, and from customers to suppliers. And when they hit troubled times, they can reach deep into their knowledge bases to adapt and reorient their organization.

🏗️Sustainable Development Spotlight! For many, housing is more than just a building or a room they rent—it’s the relationships, the history, the system that brings neighbors together. This is why it’s so important for cities to take a people-centered, inclusive approach to urban development. In our final spotlight, gathered by the International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) team, Somsook Boonyabancha of the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR) shares what it means to make housing development more inclusive and how urban planners and local government need to consider the needs of all residents, across neighborhoods and income levels. Learn more about equitable and sustainable urban development, and explore other stories from the field: https://lnkd.in/eZsuT9bf

Access to greenspace is an important feature that is proven to boost city residents’ physical health and mental well-being. And our partners at the Trust for Public Land have just released their latest report on the state of #ParkEquity in the 100 most populous U.S. cities! Access the report here and learn how your city rates: https://lnkd.in/efMgft2