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SUMMARY:What has become of the ‘eco-city’? - Dr Robert Cowley\, Visiti
 ng Lecturer\, International Eco-Cities Initiative\, University of Westmins
 ter
DTSTART:20140507T121500Z
DTEND:20140507T131500Z
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CONTACT:Guangying
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract:*\nWhat happens when a visionary\, radical concept s
 uch as the 'eco-city' enters mainstream policy-making globally?  Should it
 s proliferation be interpreted optimistically\, or has its transformative 
 potential necessarily been diluted? Does its lack of 'standardisation' lea
 ve it open to abuse\, or has this encouraged diversity and experimentation
 ? This talk draws on empirical research conducted over the last five years
  into contemporary eco-city initiatives around the world. The findings sup
 port various critical perspectives on the phenomenon\, but also offer some
  cause for hope in a situation characterised by uncertainty.\n\n*Biography
 :*\nRobert Cowley works as a visiting lecturer and researcher in the Inter
 national Eco-Cities Initiative at the University of Westminster. He is con
 ducting his own doctoral research into the socio-political dimensions of u
 rban sustainability\, with a special focus on the 'public' dimensions of p
 lanned and implemented initiatives. He has co-authored several publication
 s and lectured at several universities internationally on the topic of the
  eco-city.
LOCATION:First-floor Classroom\, Department of Architecture\, 1-5 Scroope 
 Terrace\, Cambridge\, CB2 1PX
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