Transcript Project Introduction - Real Estate and Construction

UK-Brazil Urban
Research Network
UK-Brazil urban research network
Oxford Workshop
9-11 March 2011
Main Aim
 Seed funding from University of Oxford – Future of
Cities Programme
 Develop a network to explore and understand the
challenges posed to urban governance by contemporary
processes of globalization and climate change and to
share knowledge and expertise about how to meet these
 Focus on governance and urban equity
 Consolidate and expand links between UK and Brazil
institutions facilitated through Brookes and UFABC
 Develop a broader network for exchange of ideas,
sharing experiences and co-production of knowledge
Initial Main Themes
 Urban economic restructuring and urban
competitiveness
 Urban governance
 Climate change and environmental planning
 Patterns of agglomeration and local economies
 Interface of globalization and urban governance
for mediating conflicting demands of global and
local circuits of development and emerging
flexible governance for urban futures
Keeping it real – Focusing on live/recent
projects
 Multiscalar governance and territorial reorganisation
 Metropolitan governance and urban regeneration
 Urban transport and mobility
 National climate change policy and cities
 Integration of environmental and urban policy
 Governance of water management
 Land markets and housing provision
 Expanding in future
Main methods
 Workshops
 On-line discussion forum
 12 months time line beginning 4th may 2010
 Intensive last 3-4 months to produce outputs
 Envisaged that the collaborations between all
partners involved will continue after May 2011
 Participation policy
 Academics and professionals but
Outputs
 Papers
 Possibility for special issue of IJUSD
 Bringing existing work together to make a
contribution to the debate
 Proposals – ESRC, EU, IAD
 Future research agenda
 Network report
 On-line discussion platform
Oxford Workshop
 Presentations on selected main themes
 Discussions and brainstorming for refining
themes
 Refining future research strategy
 Identifying specific research projects
 Work plan and working groups for finalising
outputs
Main Research questions
 What are the main characteristics, drivers and limitations of the initiative under consideration?
 How do these initiatives relate to the main concern of this network for enabling governance
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for sustainable and flexible urban futures?
Does governance actually matter in the success or failure of these initiatives?
If it does then what are the emerging forms and patterns of governance that are most effective
for developing and implementing policies for economic growth, environmental sustainability,
social inclusion and poverty alleviation?
What other actions or interventions can governments (at different levels), private sector and
civil society actors make to facilitate more sustainable and flexible urban futures in the fields
under consideration?
What are the key transferable or informative lessons for consideration across each country?
What are the conceptual and theoretical insights that can be drawn from exploring these issues
across both countries?
What are the key issues in each field that would need to be developed as part of a broader
research agenda for addressing the main objectives of this network?
Thank you