ATINER International Conference on Urban Studies & Planning

The Architecture Division in collaboration with the Social Sciences Division of ATINER are organizing the 14th Annual International Conference on Urban Studies & Planning, 3-6 June 2024, Athens, Greece sponsored by the Athens Journal of Architecture. Abstracts Deadline: 31-Oct-2023 Register as attendee: 6-May-2024 Full Paper Deadline: 6-May-2024…

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Online Event: Protecting Wetlands for Healthy Communities and Ecosystems

Monday May 8 2:00 – 3:00pm ET RSVP here to receive instructions to join Join Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally and the Ecological Society of America to learn how science and policy intersect to protect wetlands, hear from local advocates for ecologically sound practices, and discuss the potential impact…

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Pratt GCPE Lecture Series

We are excited to announce the spring GCPE lecture series today! It’s free & open to the public. Lectures happening on Fridays 6-8pm (ee the poster and social cards below). The first two lectures are at Pratt Manhattan and the…

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A Profile of Past PN Articles – In Honor of Black History Month

Planners Network: The Organization of Progressive Planning (and its predecessor, Planners for Equal Opportunity) was born out of a condemnation of planners’ complicity  in the dispossession of low-income, Black and other Communities of Color during the height of urban renewal in the 1960s…

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Planners Network is a signatory to the community statement by Advancing Justice Atlanta on “A Community-Centered Response to Violence Against Asian American Communities” https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/aaajcommunitystatement?fbclid=IwAR1PmUtqdIrucZe8hIhCGuTIhJXZAzAhA_SkvkWQ_gkFi_o_gaeKwrZtcTU On March 16, eight people were killed at three different spas in North Georgia including six…

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PUBLIC STATEMENT AGAINST ENCAMPMENT EVICTIONS IN TORONTO

PUBLIC STATEMENT AGAINST ENCAMPMENT EVICTIONS To: John Tory, Mayor of Toronto Ana Bailao, Deputy Mayor of Toronto, Councillor Ward 9 Davenport, Right to Home Working Group Mary-Anne Bedard, General Manger, Shelter Support and Housing Administration, City of Toronto Janie Romoff,…

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Autonoma Conference, Athens, Greece, July 1-2, 2016

In July 2016 [AUTONOMA] <http://www.autonoma.gr/> is bringing together in Athens, renowned scholars and practitioners from the fields of Architecture, Geography, Design, and Environmental Studies, in an effort to identify Urban Autonomy as a distinct area of research and explore its…

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Update from PN-NYC Chapter: Memorial for Jackie Leavitt

Dear Progressive Planners and Friends of Jackie Leavitt: As you may already know, Jackie Leavitt, most recently Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA and friends with many people in planning in both the east and west coasts, passed away on…

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2nd International Symposium – New Metropolitan Perspectives, Italy, May 18-20, 2016

Conference: 2nd International Symposium – New Metropolitan Perspectives Where: Reggio Calabria, Italy When: 2016, 18-20 May website: http://www.isth2020.org/ Call for Papers: http://media.wix.com/ugd/2b9527_27bb4d139cfb44fbacf6313bab6eb157.pdf Abstract: The second edition of the “NEW METROPOLITAN PERSPECTIVES” International Symposium will be specifically dedicated to the main topic: “Strategic planning,…

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Call for Article Submissions, Progressive Planning Magazine

Call for Article Submissions, Progressive Planning Magazine PNers! Want to share a progressive planning story relating to affordable housing, sustainable transport, social justice-focused urban design, issues of accessibility in the city, refugees, food security, public space, exclusionary/inclusionary zoning, equity planning,…

Civicspark Internships, California

CivicSpark, a Governor’s Initiative AmeriCorps program dedicated to building capacity for local governments to address climate change, is now recruiting members for the 2015-16 service year. Through CivicSpark, recent college graduates gain valuable work experience while acquiring technical skill-sets, building…

City and County of San Francisco, California – Three Positions, including Senior Community Development Specialist

 Senior Community Development Specialist II Salary: $44.76 – $54.40/hour; $7,759.00 – $9,429.00/month; $93,106.00 – $113,152.00/year POSITION DESCRIPTION: The San Francisco Planning Department has openings for two 9775 Senior Community Development Specialist II positions to work on issues of neighborhood stabilization,…

Job Ad – Planning Assoc., Alta PLanning & Design in LA

* Position Title:  Planning Associate * Employer’s Name: Alta Planning + Design * Job Location (City, State):  Los Angeles, CA * Job description: An understanding and knowledge of Alta, its culture and services, the ability to collaborate across discipline boundaries…

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Job Ad – Asst. or Assoc. Prof in Planning at UMass-Boston

Assistant or Associate Professor in Urban Planning University of Massachusetts Boston The School for the Environment (SFE) at the University of Massachusetts Boston seeks an outstanding academic at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in Urban Systems and Environmental…

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PN Roundtable Session at ACSP Conference in Philly- Don’t Miss It!

PLANNERS NETWORK (1975 – ?): ADVOCACY PLANNING AND BEYOND Saturday, November 1, 9:45am – 10:45am  (4377/552) Co-Organizers:  CLAVEL, Pierre [Cornell University] pc29@cornell.edu & JOJOLA, Ted [University of New Mexico] tjojola@unm.edu Moderator:  ANGOTTI, Thomas [Hunter College] tangotti@hunter.cuny.edu Panel Participants: THOMPSON, J. Phillip [Massachusetts Institute of Technology] jt71@mit.edu…

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Planners Network Conference 2014

The 2014 Planners Network Conference, Planning at the Borders, will take place June 5-7 in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Abstracts proposing pre-organized sessions, workshops, individual presentations, posters, or social documentation should be submitted before April 10, 2014 at: pnconference2014@gmail.com. Preference will be…

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