Transit art and culture-led placemaking

On 26 March, USI visiting scholar Theresa Enright will give a lunch seminar on transit art and the cultural politics of infrastructure. Enright is professor of urban politics at the University of Toronto, researching and teaching about global cities and suburbs, mobility, architecture, governance, and social justice.
Join the seminar on 26 March

Summer school CityLAB VII on sustainable cities

How can cities have a sustainable future? The seventh edition of the CityLAB summer school (1-5 July 2019) tries to answer this question from multiple perspectives – bridging natural sciences, urban technology, social sciences, and humanities.
Register now

Financing public infrastructure innovatively

To realize enormous public infrastructure works, such as covering the ring road around Antwerp, there is a need for innovative financing methods. On 3 April 2019,the Urban Studies Institute will try to find out how to “make the quantum leap”, co-organized by Ringland Academie, Stad Antwerpen, BAM, and MOW – AWV.
More information (in Dutch)

Summer school on urban logistics

From 19 until 30 August, the University of Antwerp hosts a second edition of the summer school on urban logistics. It addresses the planning and managing of transport in urban areas in today’s dynamic context, with a focus on innovation and sustainability.
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COMING UP:

06 MAR 2019
PhD defence Jeroen Cant
Food inaccessibility in Flanders: identifying spatial mismatches between retail and residential patterns

18 MAR 2019
PhD defence Joris Beckers
The logistics sector in a consumer driven society, essays on location and network structure

23 APR 2019
Book launch Benjamin Vis
Book launch and workshop by USI visiting scholar Benjamin Vis on his urban history research. More information soon.

10 MAY 2019
Workshop Smart Cities
Organized by the Urban Studies Institute, more information soon.

15 MAY 2019
PhD seminar with Guy Baeten
USI visiting scholar Guy Baetenhosts a seminar for PhD students. More information soon.

Contact
Research managers
Inneke Baatsen
Claudio Coletta