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May 14, 2020 / Research Seminar #6 / Research Solidarity? Navigating Feminist Ethics
What does it mean to undertake international research that is ethically motivated, action-oriented, and undertaken in solidarity with locally-based organizations? -
As coronavirus forces us to keep our distance, city density matters less than internal density
The coronavirus pandemic has left many people questioning the relationship between urban density and healthy cities. -
We can’t let coronavirus kill our cities. Here’s how we can save urban life
The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have reminded us of the vital role public space plays in supporting our physical and mental well-being. -
Doing ethnography in a transitional context / April 27, 2020 [Virtual Session]
This session discusses the challenges of conducting an ethnographic study in a complex context that is currently messed up with ideological, educational and political changes. -
Mar 12, 2020 / Research Seminar #5 / Bread for advancing the right to the city
This presentation describes the creation of a cooperative bakery whose significance is fourfold -
Media globalization and identity crisis: Is hyperlocalism a way forward? / Feb 28, 2020
With our lives increasingly revolving around the internet, our access to global information has arguably weakened our connection with the local values and cultural traditions. -
Nusantaran Architecture as a constructed architectural identity: The researcher’s dilemma
The Indonesian government has incorporated the emerging ‘Nusantaran Architecture’ in its massive national tourism plan - dubbed ‘the Ten New Bali’, accentuating a narration of culture preservation. -
Dhaka in between the formal-informal
How do you situate Dhaka in terms of its potential to study urban issues?infur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2020/01/13/dhaka-in-between-the-formal-informal
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We’re still fighting city freeways after half a century
Like the modernist plans of its time, the 1969 Melbourne Metropolitan Transportation Plan was bold in ambition. Major motorways have been built across the city as a result of the plan. For Melbourne, the aspiration of the 1969 plan lives on in our relentless pursuit of new mega-road projects.infur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2019/12/11/were-still-fighting-city-freeways-after-half-a-century
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Market-led infrastructure may sound good but not if it short-changes the public
The privatisation of services in Australian cities has weakened public control of key infrastructure. This is likely to accelerate as governments look to market-led proposals to provide infrastructure.
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