The RePIC Research Forum addresses the new narrative of “smart, sustainable, resilient urban transformations” with a focus on the “Great Transformation Towards a Sustainable Society”; urban transformation governance that tries to coordinate and steer the driving forces and dynamics characterising transformations towards achieving sustainability; and transformative capacity as the abilities of actors to create innovations that contribute to sustainability. The module will be delivered in-class face-to-face with contributions from all partner institutions either via video conferencing or flying faculty teaching Each session will comprise weekly objectives, recommended reading, and specific activities. Topics are derived from current research conducted by RePIC faculty and may include but are not limited to the following:

 

·          Historical Aspects and development paths of Post-Industrial Cities

 

·          Transformative Governance and Transformative Capacities

 

·          Architecture and Designing for Urban Resilience, Modern Approaches to the Visualization of Urban Landscapes (e. g. Virtual and Augmented Reality in Participatory Settings)

 

·          Climatic Design & Stewardship

 

·          Participatory Models in Urban Engagement

 

·          Urban Resilience

 

·          Urban Food Production

 

·          Migrancy

 

·          Post-Colonialism

 

·          Circular Economy

 

·          Inclusion, Diversity, Poverty

 

·          Race and Gender Equalities & Justice

 

·          Urban health

 

Higher Education, university-community engagement and responsibility

Semester: WT 2023/24