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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Communicating in plain language, avoiding academic “silos”, developing “narratives” -- keys to City and Region Learning

The ways that cities and regions can truly advance themselves in meaningful ways hinges upon their ability to think and act as cities and regions.  Getting to the point where this may be accomplished is a long and difficult road, to say the least.  Learning is at the center of this, which is at the core of PASCAL.

Adam Smith Research Foundation Research Programme 2014-16 - Social Precarity

We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Adam Smith Research Foundation’s Research Programme for 2014-16, which concerns the theme of Social Precarity.

Toolkit for helping cities learn: A quick guide to tools available in the PASCAL Learning Cities 2020 programme

There are numerous rankings and indexes intended to summarise the comparative performance of cities around the world. They vary widely in their purpose, thematic focus, scope, data sources and methods. As a consequence their results are not always consistent, and it is often not clear what actions cities need to take if they wish to improve their position.

PASCAL Director Professor Catherine Odora Hoppers to give keynote at TNLC in Cape Town

PASCAL Director, Professor Catherine Odora Hoppers will be giving the keynote at the opening of the Talloires Network Leaders Conference in Cape Town on December 2, 2014, invited by the CEO of Talloires and the organizing team at the University of Stellenbosch.

World Future Council - Newsletter November 2014

Featured below is the November 2014 Newsletter for the World Future Council:

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