Making Cities Smart – A Metropolitan Solution?

In this report from the Metropolitan Solutions Conference I talk about smart cities and their lack of possibilities for participation.
European Habitat in Prague

This is my brief account of the European Habitat Conference in Prague, focusing on a keynote on liveable cities by Prof. Jan Gehl.
Guest Post: Habitat III Must Institutionalize Participatory Urban Development

This guest article from Citiscope explores avenues for participation in HABITAT III documents and gives insights into SDI’s work with community data.
2016: The Year of Cities

This introduction to the 2016 conference HABITAT III gives an overview of the high hopes for future urban development and partcipatory potentials and shortcomings.
Learning About African Cities

Why not study online and for free? I introduce you to MOOCs and go back to some lessons from my class on African Cities.