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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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PASCAL Learning Cities Networks (LCN) welcomes Acapulco and Medellín

Posted June 15, 2020 - 20:24

PASCAL Observatory is pleased to announce that the Latin American Cities of Acapulco (Mexico) and Medellín (Colombia) have become members of the Learning Cities Networks (LCN) initiative.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - Digest, Vol 115, Issue 3

Posted June 15, 2020 - 08:39

In this issue we feature 12 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

Equitable Development in a Pandemic | Placemaking Weekly

Posted June 14, 2020 - 07:25

This newsletter 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. In this edition, we discuss the barriers that face communities of color in real estate, retail, and public space and how to begin breaking them down?

Mental Health and Wellbeing: Keep the dialogue going

Posted June 8, 2020 - 07:46

Following the release of the PASCAL EcCoWell 2 paper on "Promoting mental health and well-being in EcCoWell2 communities | Stimulus paper" (2020, Kearns, P. & Lido, C.), a useful Zoom discussion was held on 28 May 2020 involving participants in the EcCoWell 2 Community Recovery Program.

We are not in the same boat - Shirley Walters

Posted June 7, 2020 - 09:19

“We may be in the same storm, but we’re not in the same boat!” was the assertion from a community activist from a working-class area in Cape Town. We are all under `lockdown` during Novel Corona Virus pandemic – the virus does not differentiate between rich and poor, women or men – we are all vulnerable to COVID-19 which may cause ill health and possible death.

 

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