News

This section provides news about PASCAL together with significant developments in policy and research relating to the areas of interest to PASCAL. It is based on regular scanning of policy, practice and academic literature, including web-based sources.

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Suburbs need Beauty - a community/university project combating the Mafia in Catania

I hope that PASCAL subscribers will be interested to watch the video of a multidisciplinary laboratory concerned with investigating the Mafia's landscape through this link. I conducted this work with a colleague from the Engineering Department of the University of Catania in 2016/2017. It's an example of a university-community education project that we realised in a deprived area around Catania.

PIMA Newsletter No 14, October 2017

Please find featured below and attached the PIMA Newsletter No 14, for October 2017.

PIMA is part of the total PASCAL endeavour to promote and advance our shared values and purposes in a rapidly changing world. It seeks to support and complement the central thrust of Board policies, adding to the suite in ways and areas that the Board may not be able directly to undertake.

UNESCO Chair in CBR Newsletter: November 2017

We are please to feature the latest Newsletter from the UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Relation (CBR):

World Economic Forum: Migration and Its Impact on Cities report

The World Economic Forum Migration and Its Impact on Cities report was released at 10.00am CEST this morning. The report provides a deep dive on migration and cities, exploring the types, causes and patterns of migration, the most affected corridors and cities, the impact on urban infrastructure and services, the solutions that can be employed and how cities can seek to future proof themselves to address this growing challenge.

14th PASCAL Postconference Report

The 14th PASCAL International Conference took place in Pretoria, South Africa. It was excellently organised by the Belgium Campus iTVersity and University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Local Economic Development.

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