http://www.eukn.orgNews and meetings from European Urban Knowledge NetworkenEUKNSat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/eukn/news/2008/07/World-Mayor-2008--the-final-shortlist_1006.htmlPublic voting for World Mayor 2008 has now ended. Between January of this year and the end of June more than 200,000 people from around the world cast their votes for and commented on mayors who they thought worthy of the 2008 Award. The World Mayor project, organised by City Mayors, seeks out mayors who have the vision, passion and skills to make their cities amazing places to live in, work in and visit.NewsFri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/eukn/news/2008/07/EUROCITIES-launches-cities--initiative-on-climate-change_1007.htmlOn 20 June, leading politicians from Europe’s major cities agreed on a common declaration to combat climate change at a meeting of EUROCITIES in Lyon. The main focus of activities will be on taking concrete actions within the cities engaging in this initiative.NewsFri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/eukn/news/2008/07/London-sustainable-freight-transport_1005.htmlDuring the industrial revolution, the canals of London were used extensively. However, in the previous century they became very empty. It wasn’t a change in English eating habits that extinguished the oldest of freight transport modes, but rather containerisation and the development of road based logistics and distribution systems. Nowadays, the canals may seem like a viable alternative when it comes to freight transport.NewsTue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/eukn/news/2008/06/Climate-change-and-public-health_1030.htmlThe European Regional Local Health Authorities and the Health (EUREGHA) and Environment Alliance (HEAL) in collaboration with Veneto Region and North West England organised a conference on "Climate change and the challenges for public health: engaging the regions" that took place on 24 June 2008 at the Committee of the Regions. A number of significant recommendations were raised and agreed by the participants in order to reduce climate change.NewsThu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/eukn/news/2008/06/Serve-the-city_1029.htmlVolunteers from Belgium and abroad who work to make the city more liveable, that is the idea behind Serve the City. In Brussels, 50 projects have been planned. "Change is needed. Serve the City mobilises volunteers to show kindness in practical ways to people in need."NewsTue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/eukn/meetings/2008/07/ENHR-2008-Dublin_1001.htmlThe 2008 European Network for Housing Research (ENHR) Conference will be held in Dublin from 6th- 9th July and is being organised by University College Dublin School of Applied Social Science and The Centre for Housing Research. The conference theme is Shrinking Cities, Sprawling Suburbs, Changing Countrysides.MeetingSun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/eukn/meetings/2008/07/ascp-annual-conference_1003.htmlThe Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) and the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) will hold their 2008 annual conferences together at the fourth Joint Congress, July 6 -11 in Chicago at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile Hotel. This follows Joint Congresses in Oxford (1991), Toronto (1996), and Leuven (2003). The theme of this year's conference will be 'Bridging the Divide: Celebrating the City'.MeetingSun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/eukn/meetings/2008/07/nurec-2008_1000.htmlThe Conference looks back on 30 years of urban regeneration policy and implementation, highlighting the key successes made in British Northern Towns and Cities, in areas such as city centre redevelopment and the development of the tourist industry, whilst at the same time, examining the challenges that now face Northern Town and Cities, particularly in terms of economic development and local neighbourhood renewal.MeetingMon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/eukn/meetings/2008/07/iaps-conference_1004.htmlFrom 28 July to August 1, IAPS (International Association for People-Environment Studies) will host its 20th international conference in Rome. The title of the 20th IAPS International Conference will be "Urban diversities, biosphere and well-being: Designing and managing our common environment"MeetingMon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/eukn/meetings/2008/08/conference-on-urban-history_1000.htmlThe European Association for Urban History organises conferences every two years. These biennial conferences provide a multidisciplinary forum for historians, sociologists, geographers, anthropologists, art and architectural historians, economists, ecologists, planners and all others working on different aspects of urban history. The invitation is extended to all scholars who make urban history a distinctive and innovative subject.MeetingWed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200