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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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Managing the 24-hour City: Re-thinking the Relationship between Night and Day | JOHN TIBBITT from Policies for Places

Posted February 2, 2024 - 08:39

I noticed recently that Barcelona has just appointed a night-time mayor to oversee and co-ordinate city activities to support its growing night-time economy, seen as vital to the quality of life and prosperity of the city. They are not the first to create such a post. Amsterdam pioneered a Night Mayor in 2012, Paris has a Night Council to link with governance structures and stakeholders.

New Annual Report: A Look at 2023 | Placemaking Round-Up

Posted January 28, 2024 - 09:09

This round-up from the Project for Public Spaces connects people who share a passion for public spaces to ideas and issues, news, quotes, places, and events from the placemaking movement.

Technological Advancement, the Urban-Rural Divide and Bridging the Differential Interests of American Citizens | The Urban Lens Newsletter

Posted January 27, 2024 - 08:17

Any complete explanation for why the American citizenry is so divided would have to include a combination of factors like economic inequality, media Influence, mistrust in institutions, urban and rural interests, globalization, and technological advances.

Call for Papers Special Edition: Australian Journal of Adult Learning Power, policies, and practices in adult literacies

Posted January 15, 2024 - 06:48

This Special Issue of the Australian Journal of Adult Learning (AJAL) will explore various trends developing at the forefront of literacies in adult education, to consider ways that literacies are being defined and enacted in current times in research and practice.

A New Community Engagement Training | Placemaking Round-Up

Posted January 15, 2024 - 05:22

This round-up from the Project for Public Spaces connects people who share a passion for public spaces to ideas and issues, news, quotes, places, and events from the placemaking movement.

 

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