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This section provides news about PASCAL together with significant developments in policy and research relating to the areas of interest to PASCAL. It is based on regular scanning of policy, practice and academic literature, including web-based sources.

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Making New Cities Out of Old - newCities.org

As several catastrophes hit Mexico, the United States and the Caribbean, Josef Konvitz writes about why it is so difficult to introduce major changes in cities undergoing reconstruction.  The following article appeared in the September issue of the Greenfield Cities Alliance Newsletter produced by the New Cities Foundation. The Alliance is well-represented in Africa, where the issues raised by this article are especially relevant.  

British Academy-funded Cities & Infrastructure research in Glasgow

The British Academy has just announced the successful applicants to its new Cities & Infrastructure research funding programme, and we are pleased to announce that one of these projects is being led from the University of Glasgow with Professor Michael Osborne, Director of PASCAL, as the Principal Investigator, and Dr Muir Houston, Dr Lavinia Hirsu, Dr Kasia Borokowska and Dr Neil Burnside all as co-investigators.

A Program Masterpiece as 1st Conference for PASCAL in Africa... not to be missed

The preliminary Conference Agenda is now available on the website for viewing and download. Early-bird registration still available!

Centre for Sustainable, Healthy & Learning Cities & Neighbourhoods Senior Business Manager

Lead and manage the operations and finances of the Centre for Sustainable, Healthy & Learning Cities & Neighbourhoods, a new major four-year Global Challenges Research Fund investment.

TRENDS2017 - BOOKING REMINDER

The 14th PASCAL International Conference "Trends2017 –  Between Cities and the Rural: the Role of Universities in Developing our Societies” that will take place from 17 to 19 October 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa. Since the inauguration of the PASCAL network, we are delighted to host the event in South Africa for the first time and... YOU ARE INVITED!

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13th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - Glasgow

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