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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Apr 22

We're wrapping up our activity on Bluesky.

We’ll be continuing to share all future updates exclusively on LinkedIn. If you'd like to stay informed about our publications and activities, we’d be glad to see you there!

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Thanks for being part of this community!

Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Apr 8

🚨 Applying for the MSCA PF? Start strong from day one with our free online workshop on May 8 — the day the call opens!

✔️ Navigate MSCA PF funding
✔️ Write a standout proposal (SSH focus)
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🎙️ Lauri Keskinen – MSCA expert @utu.fi

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Mar 20

Hot off the press! Our new open access issue explores how participatory approaches advance UN SDGs, tackling urban challenges and advocating for transformative governance shifts.

@martintomitsch.bsky.social
@evamaalov.bsky.social

The Role of Participatory Planning and Design in Addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Thematic Issue, Vol 10 (2025)

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Mar 17

Join us for Youth at the Forefront of Change, a free webinar exploring youth participation in tackling inequalities and building community empowerment!

📅 April 14th

🗣️ Sarah Ward, Maureen McBride, Miriam Solis,
@mportosg.bsky.social & Bianca Castro

🎫 + info: shortt.link/RsoCN

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Mar 5

#1🏅

From Vision to Reality: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Different Urban Planning Phases

➡️ www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplannin...

From Vision to Reality: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Different Urban Planning Phases | Article | Urban Planning

Frank Othengrafen, Lars Sievers, Eva Reinecke

www.cogitatiopress.com

Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Mar 5

#2🏅

Lefebvre’s Politics of Space: Planning the Urban as Oeuvre

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Lefebvre’s Politics of Space: Planning the Urban as Oeuvre | Article | Urban Planning

Andrzej Zieleniec

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Mar 5

#3🏅

Strengthening Community Sense of Place through Placemaking

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Strengthening Community Sense of Place through Placemaking | Article | Urban Planning

Peter J. Ellery, Jane Ellery

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Mar 5

#4🏅

Participatory Retrofitting Through Extended Planners in Tanzanian Urban Areas

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Participatory Retrofitting Through Extended Planners in Tanzanian Urban Areas | Article | Urban Planning

Manyama Majogoro, Oswald Devisch, Fredrick Bwire Magina

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Mar 5

#5🏅

A Shared Everyday Ethic of Public Sociability: Outdoor Public Ice Rinks as Spaces for Encounter

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A Shared Everyday Ethic of Public Sociability: Outdoor Public Ice Rinks as Spaces for Encounter | Article | Urban Planning

Mervyn Horgan, Saara Liinamaa, Amanda Dakin, Sofia Meligrana, Meng Xu

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Mar 5

📊 Our Top 5 Most Downloaded Articles in February

🔍 Explore the key topics, pressing challenges, and groundbreaking research that captured our readership during the last month!

Check out the top articles below ⬇️

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Feb 27

⚡ Don't miss out on the @cogitatiosi.bsky.social Webinar Showcase, coming to you on the 11th, 12th, and 24th of March!

💡On the evolution of labor under neoliberal rule, silencing efforts by institutions and outlying threats to inclusion

💬 Be part of the conversation - learn more and sign-up below!

Social Inclusion @cogitatiosi.bsky.social · Feb 18

📢 Social Inclusion is hosting a special webinar series!

🌍 Explore the key topics and research that shaped our journal over the past year!

🔗 Learn more about each session, speaker and topics in our thread below 🧵

Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Feb 10

💡 Join us tomorrow, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, for this very special webinar!

📅 Register below and be a part of this essential discussion on the state of gender equality on science and academia ⬇️

Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Jan 13

Join us on the International Day of Women & Girls in Science for a free webinar on the ongoing challenges for women in academia and science production!

📅 11 February at 4PM CET

🗣️ Beatriz Ribeiro, @sevenpaperclips.bsky.social, @brigittehuber.bsky.social and Lena Weber

🎫+ info shortt.link/UAWsJ

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Feb 5

#1🏅

From Vision to Reality: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Different Urban Planning Phases

@tu-dortmund.bsky.social

➡️ shortt.link/up8576bsky

From Vision to Reality: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Different Urban Planning Phases | Article | Urban Planning

Frank Othengrafen, Lars Sievers, Eva Reinecke

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Feb 5

#2🏅

Lefebvre’s Politics of Space: Planning the Urban as Oeuvre

@keeleuniversity.bsky.social

➡️ shortt.link/up1343bsky

Lefebvre’s Politics of Space: Planning the Urban as Oeuvre | Article | Urban Planning

Andrzej Zieleniec

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Feb 5

#3🏅

Strengthening Community Sense of Place through Placemaking

@ballstate.bsky.social @deakinuniversity.bsky.social

➡️ shortt.link/up2004bsky

Strengthening Community Sense of Place through Placemaking | Article | Urban Planning

Peter J. Ellery, Jane Ellery

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Feb 5

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Urban In/Formalities: How Arrival Infrastructures Shape Newcomers’ Access To Resources

@tuberlin.bsky.social @swessendorf.bsky.social

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Urban In/Formalities: How Arrival Infrastructures Shape Newcomers’ Access To Resources | Editorial | Urban Planning

Martina Bovo, Miriam Neßler, Heike Hanhörster, Susanne Wessendorf

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Feb 5

#5🏅

Keeping Faith: Faith-Based Organizations as Urban Migration Infrastructures for Illegalized Migrants in Rotterdam

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Keeping Faith: Faith-Based Organizations as Urban Migration Infrastructures for Illegalized Migrants in Rotterdam | Article | Urban Planning

Carola Vasileiadi, Thomas Swerts

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Feb 5

📊 Our Top 5 Most Downloaded Articles in January

🔍 Explore the key topics, pressing challenges, and groundbreaking research that captured our readership during the first month of the year!

Check out the top articles below ⬇️

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Feb 3

We're just one week away from our special webinar on Gender Equality in Science and Academia!

Register now to be a part of the discussion - we hope to see you on February 11th at 4PM CET!

➡️ More info and registration: shortt.link/UAWsJ

Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Jan 27

A local committee in a Polish city played a crucial role in successfully incorporating sustainable development goals into their World Heritage Site management plan by involving local residents in the decision-making process.

Local Voices, Global Goals: Participatory Planning for Localizing the UN SDGs in UNESCO Heritage Site Management | Article | Urban Planning

Iuliia Eremenko, Tymoteusz Kraski

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Jan 22

What does a more inclusive future for women in research look like?

📅 Join us for a webinar on the challenges and solutions around gender equality in science.

🔬 We’ll break myths, discuss public scrutiny’s impact on women scientists, and explore real-world insights.

💬 Don’t miss it—register below!

Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Jan 13

Join us on the International Day of Women & Girls in Science for a free webinar on the ongoing challenges for women in academia and science production!

📅 11 February at 4PM CET

🗣️ Beatriz Ribeiro, @sevenpaperclips.bsky.social, @brigittehuber.bsky.social and Lena Weber

🎫+ info shortt.link/UAWsJ

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Simlab TU Wien @simlabtuw.bsky.social · Jan 21

We are happy to announce the publication of our latest journal paper on "A Machine Learning Approach to Adapt Local Land Use Planning to Climate Change"
www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/8562
@cogitatioup.bsky.social

A Machine Learning Approach to Adapt Local Land Use Planning to Climate Change | Article | Urban Planning

Julia Forster, Stefan Bindreiter, Birthe Uhlhorn, Verena Radinger-Peer, Alexandra Jiricka-Pürrer

www.cogitatiopress.com

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Jan 21

With contributions by:
@simlabtuw.bsky.social
@tuwien.bsky.social
@dabindi.bsky.social

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Jan 21

Our newest issue explores how AI is reshaping urban planning, offering tools for discovery, design, and analysis.

Through 9 cases, authors highlight emerging techniques and stress the need for ethical, inclusive, and just applications.

Issue: shortt.link/up388bsky

AI for and in Urban Planning

Thematic Issue, Vol 10 (2025)

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Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social · Jan 13

Join us on the International Day of Women & Girls in Science for a free webinar on the ongoing challenges for women in academia and science production!

📅 11 February at 4PM CET

🗣️ Beatriz Ribeiro, @sevenpaperclips.bsky.social, @brigittehuber.bsky.social and Lena Weber

🎫+ info shortt.link/UAWsJ

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