Merrick Morley
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In the City Monitor: ‘How new methods of analysing walkable access can uncover spatial inequalities’
Recently InfUr- researchers Elek Pafka and Viviana Silva published an article in City Monitor: a platform for publishing articles examining the future of the world’s cities and global mandates for more responsible urban policy. Read the article here -
Crystal Legacy delivers The Pat Troy Memorial Lecture at SOAC 2023 — The participation paradox and its politics: A story about gaslighting
In December 2023 InfUr- co-director Crystal Legacy took centre stage at the State of Australasian Cities conference 2023 in Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington to deliver the Pat Troy Memorial Lecture. Crystal began her talk by reflecting on the legacy of Pat Troy and “his desire to provoke debate to progress more just planning. […] -
InfUr- Seminar with Patrick Cobbinah — The Oddity of Desiring Informality
This seminar took place on Thursday 16th November 2023 with Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning Patrick Cobbinah. Abstract: Informality has become central to urban sustainability and one of the most polemically debated topics in modern urban studies and human geography. In this presentation, my main argument is that informality in its current conception does not comprehend fully the […]infur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2023/11/10/the-oddity-of-desiring-informality-with-patrick-cobbinah
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The Atlas of Informal Settlement Exhibition
MSD Atrium. October 12 - November 3 2023infur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2023/10/12/the-atlas-of-informal-settlement-exhibition
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In the Pursuit: ‘Informal settlements are where cities are made’
Recently InfUr- researchers Kim Dovey, Elek Pafka, Mattijs van Oostrum, Tanzil Shafique, and Ishita Chatterjee published an article in the University of Melbourne’s Pursuit: a website dedicated to disseminating recent research in a journalistic manner. Read the article hereinfur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2023/10/12/pursuit-article-informal-settlements-are-where-cities-are-made
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InfUr- Seminar and Book Launch with Kim Dovey — The Atlas of Informal Settlement
This seminar took place on Thursday 19th October 2023. This seminar celebrates the launch of the Atlas of Informal Settlement by Kim Dovey, Matthijs van Oostrum, Tanzil Shafique, Ishita Chatterjee and Elek Pafka. The book is a comparative study of the morphogenesis of 51 contemporary settlements across the globe. It shows how settlement morphology adapts to different contexts of […]infur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2023/09/15/seminar-and-book-launch-the-atlas-of-informal-settlement
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InfUr- Seminar with Jennifer Day — Pem Rent, Pem Graon: How custom is confused with informality in Port Vila, Vanuatu
This seminar was recorded on Monday 11th September 2023. Abstract: We argue in this paper that misunderstandings between the market-oriented construct, rent, and custom-oriented constructs of tenure, have profound consequences for communities in Port Vila. We illustrate the mismatch between the expectations of customary tenants and the interpretation of these arrangements by the courts. We use as illustration […] -
InfUr- Seminar with David O’Brien — The Bower Studio: Designing and Constructing with Indigenous Communities?
The following seminar with Associate Professor David O’Brien was recorded on Thursday August 24th 2023. Abstract: This seminar will outline the award-winning work of the Bower Studio projects – working with indigenous partners to design and build community infrastructure projects. David O’Brien is Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Melbourne. He has worked in community development and […] -
InfUr- Seminar with Michael E. Smith — Top-Down and Bottom-Up Planning in Pre-Modern Cities
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Seminar with Crystal Legacy and Matt Novacevski — Legitimacy-making and Public Participation: Local Governments’ Use of Standardised Frameworks
Crystal Legacy, Matt Novacevski
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