Monthly Archives: July 2019

Rapid Increase in Urban Population Calls for Innovative Solutions

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

It was year 2008, for the first time in history, more than half of humanity was living in urban areas.Now, there are pros and cons of this phenomenon. Perhaps the most remarkable observation about this trend is the speed at … Continue reading →

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Spaces now available: ‘City Maps’ PhD workshop with Benjamin Fraser

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on urbanculturalstudies:
Benjamin Fraser, Executive Editor of the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies, is leading the next City Maps doctoral training workshop, funded by CHASE, which will take place on Friday 28 June 2019 at Birkbeck, University of London. While…

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Levant: The Term, The Region and Cities

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Levant is an imprecisely defined region in the Middle East south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the west, and by the northern Arabian Desert and Upper Mesopotamia to the east. The Levant is an approximate historical geographical … Continue reading →