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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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NEP-SOC 2023-04-10, nine papers

Posted April 10, 2023 - 21:27

In this issue we feature 9 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

3 New Trends in the World of Public Markets | Placemaking Round-Up

Posted April 9, 2023 - 18:09

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.

Reminder - Early-Bird Rate for HER conference, Sustainable Development Goals: Their potential and relevance for higher education policy and reform, ends on 14 April

Posted April 6, 2023 - 14:01

This a reminder to subscribers that Early Bird registration for the 17th Higher Education Reform confernence, Sustainable Development Goals: Their potential and relevance for higher education policy and reform to be held at the University of Glasgow, from 21-23 June 2023, and hosted by CR&DALL ends on 14 April 2023.

Benchmarking 15-minute cities | Policies for Places

Posted April 6, 2023 - 13:43

As we saw in my previous post the 15-minute city concept has become the basis for city planning in many cities around the world. It offers a vision of urban living based on compact and complete neighborhoods which are vibrant, convenient, connected and equitable.

Improving Local Governance to Combat Global Warming | The Urban Lens Newsletter

Posted April 6, 2023 - 09:34

Local governments and officials can play essential roles in shaping urban environments in ways that are conducive to collective action that slows the rate of global warming.  Or, if their local governance mechanisms are not designed and implemented thoughtfully and effectively, they can also contribute to a range of problems and obstacles to such action.

 

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