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Just Urbanism; rethinking spatial practices in the city
In the face of rapid and uneven urbanisation, the marketisation of space, growing polarisation and inequality, and the proliferation of gated communities, walls, fences, and surveillance infrastructures, there is an increasingly urgent need to rethink our core assumptions about the agenda of urban research and design, beyond the Western context. This talk proposes Just Urbanism as a conceptual tool for reimagining an urban design practice rooted in vitality, relationality, and informality. It invites reflection on how improvised spatial arrangements and informal organisations can open up new possibilities for more just, inclusive, and situated urban futures.
Date:
27 November 2025, 13:00
Venue:
Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details:
Desert Room
Speaker:
Dr Mahsa Alami Fariman (University College London)
Organising department:
Environmental Change Institute
Organiser:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
avidesh.seenath@eci.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Part of:
ECM Brown Bag Seminar Series
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Avidesh Seenath
