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Conferences
An overview of the various conferences our group has hosted and participated in, with topics varying from sustainability transformation to resilience & spatial planning. -
Media
Interviews, videos, podcasts and blog articles help to inform the interested public about our commitment. -
Publications
Here you will find a selection of publications by members of the Urban Studies working group. -
Workshops
Check out the various workshops our group has hosted or participated in, the various methods used, and intriguing topics covered.
Energy Congress 2024: Smart energy concepts for cities and regions
Read more about the Energy Congress 2024 and the corresponding recommendations for cities and regions, which were discussed on the podium with the participation of Kerstin Krellenberg.
Transdisciplinarity is done (again and again)!
Contextual, collaborative and transformative. Three attributes that were considered from different perspectives during the conference on “Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Ressearch for Sustainable Deevleopment” at UCLouvain in November 2023 in Belgium. ..
Planning for Action: Making sustainable transformations of cities and territories happen
Our PhD Candidate, James Vandenberg, presented his working paper “Assessing the Resilience Capacities of Urban Food Systems: A multi-dimensional framework to enhance urban governance”, in Track 3, of this year’s annual Association of European Schools of Planning Young Academics (AESOP YA) conference, alongside 40 PhD and Post-doc researchers.
Reimagining Urban Education – Podcast
Yvonne Franz reflects together with Stefan de Corte on the 4Cities Master, which will come to an end in 2025.
The Urban Political Podcast: Sanitation and the right to citylife
Listen to the podcast about urban sanitation with Julia Wesely and other experts from different universities!
JETzt: Podcast
How to get more trees in the city – how to create an efficient green infrastructure in the city? Episode 25 of the JETzt podcast features Kerstin Krellenberg.
Book review: Colin McFarlane, Waste and the City
The Crisis of Sanitation and the Right to Citylife
Crafting environmental justice through co-learning
With a population over one million, Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, faces serious challenges around provision of services, housing and infrastructure, all exacerbated by climate change…
Pursuing aspirations for decent sanitation work:
How informal workers navigate the universe of rules that shape sanitation practices in urban Africa
The SDGs in urban areas
The SDGs in urban areas – local perspectives for accelerated implementation and the post-2030 sustainability agenda
Transdisciplinarity in Teaching – Final 4Cities workshop – Indicators in Action: Supporting Sustainable Urban Development
A transdisciplinary workshop on June 27th 2024, hosted by the 43 4Cities Students, marked the end of an intensive summer term.
Effective science-to-public communication: How it works or can work.
Do you remember a really good piece by scientists published in a newspaper, on social media or broadcasting? Not so easy, right. But there are a few examples, and once you know what needs to be considered for effective science-to-public communication you realize: It is not as obvious as it seems, to translate research results into text or visuals or to create an exciting storyline. How it can work?
