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Call for Papers:

SUBURBS AND THE 2010 CENSUS

JULY 14-16, 2011

ARLINGTON, VA

CALL FOR PAPERS

Infrastructure of Home and City

On October 15 and 16, 2010, the Global Urban Studies Program will be 

hosting a conference, "Infrastructures of Home and City: The Problem 

of Housing in Modern Urban Society."  The conference seeks a 

multidisciplinary dialogue that will explore the material and social 

infrastructures of urban housing.  While the conference organizers 

have distributed the call for papers to people outside of the 

university, we also hope to have faculty and graduate students from 

Michigan State will participate.  The keynote speaker will be James 

Holston, an Anthropologist at the University of California-Berkeley 

who has written extensively on urban planning, housing, citizenship 

rights, and squatting in Brazil.

The full call for papers is available at 

http://gusp.msu.edu/?t=news.php&c_id=181. 

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Call for abstracts: Journal of Urbanism

Special issue on Latino urbanism: Placemaking in 21st century American cities

Guest edited by Jesus J. Lara

Abstracts are invited for a special issue dealing with Latino urbanism and its role in American placemaking. Latino urbanism is an emerging approach to development that responds to Latino lifestyles, cultural preferences, and economic needs. While the planning profession has historically ignored the role of Latino placemaking in American cities, three recent books have begun to shift the focus of concern to the spatial relations of Latinos in cities: Victor Valle and Rodolfo Torres’ Latino Metropolis (2000); Mike Davis’ Magical Urbanism (2000); and David Diaz’s Barrio Urbanism (2005).

A special issue of the Journal of Urbanism seeks to expand upon a growing literature in Latino urbanism, focusing in particular on its role in shaping and incorporating Latino needs in the development of present and future places in American cities. We seek papers from multiple perspectives, using any methodology or scale, and covering topics such as:

· How Latino urbanism is reshaping the urban landscape

· Implications for the design of the public realm: connecting social and cultural spaces in Latino urbanism

· Latino urbanism vs. new urbanism: Cultural implications of placemaking

· Latino urbanism: implications for sustainability

· How Latino urbanism shapes local economies and contributions

· Latino urbanism best practices and implications for implementation

Recently, Mendez (2005) suggested that Latino urbanism is an important alternative to conventional urban planning strategies in California cities where Latino populations are expanding rapidly. A forthcoming book by Rios and Vasquez, Placemaking in Latino Communities , situates Latino communities in the context of contemporary planning practice, arguing that these communities are “at the center of many place-based struggles given the heightened attention to immigration and citizenship issues at national, regional, and local levels.” Significantly, Latino urbanism is often in keeping with the main principles of Smart Growth and New Urbanism: compact urban form, pedestrian activity, public transportation, and the importance of an active public realm. Latino new urbanism has emerged as a movement that fights sprawl and seeks to preserve Latino settlement traditions and create healthier versions of the American Dream.

We are interested in papers that focus on the unique perspective and contribution of Latino urbanism to placemaking, sustainability, and the improvement of American cities.

Submit a 500 word abstract to journalofurbanism@asu.edu by August 15, 2010. Authors invited to submit manuscripts will be notified by September 15, 2010, with full drafts due February 1, 2011.

For further information, please contact Emily Talen ( etalen@asu.edu ), co-editor of the Journal of Urbanism, or Jesus J. Lara ( lara.13@osu.edu ), guest editor for the special issue on Latino Urbanism.

Call for Contributors:

I am currently in Southern California, working on my second book on the assimilation of new immigrants, esp. Koreans. It continues the themes of indifference (separation) and bridging (synthesis) in the USA. I am looking for students and colleagues who are interested in reading, contributing to, or coauthoring any chapters. Please contact me. Joseph Yi University of Chicago (FAUI fellow) Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA (Asst Prof 2006-09) 2041 Christie St Fullerton CA 92833 Cell 714 308 8515, Hm 714 680 0160 joyichicago@yahoo.com

Conferences:

2011 World Planning Schools Congress

http://www.wpsc2011.com.au/

July 4-8, 2011, Perth, Western Australia

2011 Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference

March 16-19 New Orleans, LA

2011 White Privilage Conference

April 13-16, Minneapolis, MN

http://www.uccs.edu/wpc

Scholarships and Funding Opportunities:

Doctoral Assistantship Announcement The College of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities at Clemson university is accepting applications for five three-year assistantships for the pursuit of the Ph.D. degree in Planning, Design and the Built Environment. The fellowship provides a stipend of $18,800 payable per year plus tuition, and may be renewed for up to two years. I would like your help in locating superior students who might be interested in this opportunity for support of their doctoral studies. The diversity of our faculty, who have advanced degrees in applied economics, architecture, construction management, civil engineering, history, landscape architecture, parks, recreation and tourism, planning, political science and urban geography allows students to pursue a variety of research interests. The objective of the program is to prepare a new generation of academics and professionals to deal with the diverse and complex issues relating to the next round of human development. The program is interdisciplinary drawing a core from the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, planning, and construction science. It is expected that graduates of this program will be well prepared to address increasingly complex issues relating to human settlement patterns and the built environment. Contact: Mickey Lauria North American Editor, Town Planning Review Professor, City and Regional Planning Director, Planning, Design and the Built Environment College of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities 020 Hardin Hall Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-0528 864-656-0520 Mlauria@clemson.edu

Position Announcements: 

Dean of Architecture and Planning

The University at Buffalo (UB), State University of New York (SUNY), invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning.  UB, a member of the Association of American Universities, is the most comprehensive, research-intensive university within the 64 campus SUNY system, and is its primary center for professional education and training.  UB currently enrolls over 28,000 students and offers over 300 degree programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, and professional levels. Situated in upstate New York, close to the international border with Canada and a short distance from Niagara Falls, Buffalo is a city with a rich history, significant art galleries and museums, a distinguished park and parkway system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, and some of the greatest examples of American architecture, making Buffalo a great place to work and live. The four seasons climate offers extensive recreational opportunities.

The Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning is a senior member of the university’s leadership team, reporting directly to the Provost/Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Dean works collaboratively and in partnership with UB President John Simpson, Provost and Executive Vice President Satish Tripathi, and other academic deans to implement UB 2020, UB’s ambitious strategic plan to advance academic excellence in order to lead it into the ranks of the most renowned public research universities in the world. The Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning’s primary responsibility is to provide strategic vision to enhance the School’s growth in faculty size, accomplishments, and research activities; to continuously improve the national ranking of the School; and to continue increasing the selectivity of its undergraduate and graduate students. One of the new Dean’s primary challenges will be to increase the School’s individual, corporate, and philanthropic support. A highly detailed Position Profile, which includes information about the School, University, and local community may be found at http://www.buffalo.edu/arch-dean.

The School's current programs include undergraduate degrees in Architecture and in Environmental Design and professional Master degrees in Architecture and in Urban Planning. In addition there are several dual degrees which highlight the School’s interdisciplinary strengths, including dual degrees in Architecture and Planning, Architecture and Management (MBA), Architecture and Media Studies (MFA) and Planning and Law (JD). Faculty scholarship is enhanced by four organized research centers within the School: the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, the Center for Urban Studies, the Urban Design Project, and the Center for Architecture and Situated Technologies.

The University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning.  Interested qualified individuals should provide an electronic version of their curriculum vitae under cover of a brief letter describing their interest in and qualifications for the position. All nominations and applications should be sent electronically via e-mail (Microsoft Word or PDF attachments strongly preferred) to:

Dr. Arjang Assad, Chair, School of Architecture and Planning Dean Search Committee
aassad@buffalo.edu

The appointment date is open. To ensure full consideration, materials should be received as soon as possible. Review of nominations and applications for the position will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled. This search will be conducted with full confidentiality of all candidate information. References will not be contacted without the prior knowledge and approval of the candidate. All candidate information will be held in strict confidence until the final stage of the search at which time the express permission of finalists will be obtained before making their candidacy public. Candidates are urged to review all information and documents posted on the search web site, www.buffalo.edu/arch-dean. We actively encourage applications from and nominations of women and men from protected groups. UB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer/Recruiter.

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Planners Network How to Join

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