Dr Penelope Plaza’s book, Culture as Renewable Oil: How Territory, Bureaucratic Power and Culture Coalesce in the Venezuelan Petrostate, received a Special Commendation from the judging panel of the Political…Read More >
Thames Valley AIHUB Event – Urban Planning and Transport Thames Valley AI HUB
Wednesday 13th May 2020 18:00 – 20:00 Join our event to hear speakers address some of our big challenges in Urban Planning and Transport, from using computers as part of…Read More >
New Thinking: Science Fiction BBC3 Podcast
Hetta Howes discusses how science fiction extends beyond literature with Caroline Edwards and Amy Butt It’s sometimes defined as ‘the literature of cognitive estrangement’. In other words, it’s a genre…Read More >
Jacopo’s new book: Appraising the Economics of Smart Meters
This book focuses on the economics of smart meters and is one of the first to present comprehensive evidence on the impacts, cost-benefits and risks associated with smart metering. Throughout…Read More >
DeepRED paper
Distributional effects of Time of Use tariffs based on smart meter electricity demand and time use activities Dr Timur Yunusov1; Dr Jacopo Torriti1*. 1School of Build Environment, University of Reading….Read More >
Dr. Eugene Mohareb speaking about ‘How we’ve reduced our carbon footprint’
Dr. Eugene Mohareb, Lecturer in Sustainable Urban Systems, recently contributed to a BBC News segment on how individuals can reduce their personal carbon footprint. The piece included discussions around reducing…Read More >
DEGW Thought Leaders Symposium and Foundation Lecture 2020
2020 Symposium : 14:00 – 17:00, 18th March 2020 This year’s symposium Systemic Thinking – Remaking Livelihoods is being convened by visiting professor Stephen Greenberg (DEGW partner 1994-2000) and supported…Read More >
Special Issue of Regional Studies: ‘Re-imagining the future: city region foresight and visioning in an era of fragmented governance’
Dear colleagues Please spread the word on this call for papers: thanks! Deadline for abstract : 15th April 2020 LINK with further details: https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/re-imagining-the-future-city-region-foresight-and-visioning-in-an-era-of-fragmented-governance/ The special issue will explore, at…Read More >
Inclusive Way Hackathon 2020: Circulation of Call for Applications – extended deadline Monday 10 February
INCLUSIVE WAY HACKATHONThe design of everyday wayfinding in outdoor environments17th – 18th February 2020a few places still available! We are pleased to invite applications from students across all years and…Read More >
REDPeaK and DEePRED: The story so far by Jacopo Torriti
Background: why DEEPRED and REDPEAK? Peaks in electricity demand bring about significantly negative environmental and economic impacts. In a de-carbonised future, peaks will be an issue due to the integration…Read More >