Welcome to the Urban Thinkers Campus!
The Urban Thinkers Campus is meant to be a place to share, learn and brainstorm on a new urban paradigm towards the Habitat III Conference. In the spirit of sharing, the Campus includes Urban Thinkers Sessions that will allow a great level of exchange among small constituency groups and through thematic exchanges.
Contents1) Setting the Context for a New Urban Paradigm 2) The Urban Thinkers Campus: An Open Space for Critical Exchange and Consensus Building3) The Urban Thinkers Spirit4) Expected Outcomes: a Stronger City We Need Vision5) Be Prepared6) The Programme7) Practical Information8) AnnexesAnnex 1 - Manifesto for CitiesAnnex 2 - The Future We Want - The Cit
The Urban Journalism Academy (UJA) is a pioneering and innovative UN-Habitat initiative to further the knowledge and understanding of international and national journalists and media professionals of the social, economic and economic issues facing cities in the twenty-first century.
Using digital tools for outreach and advocacy in urban development
As part of the Urban Thinkers Campus, the Digital Media Academy addresses the role of digital media as a tool for advocacy, fundraising, building awareness, and creating new methods for accountability.
L’Accademia di Giornalismo Urbano (AGU) è un'iniziativa innovativa di UN-Habitat per promuovere, tra i giornalisti e i professionisti della comunicazione internazionali e nazionali, la conoscenza e la comprensione delle tematiche sociali ed economiche dello sviluppo urbano del ventunesimo secolo.
Nell’ambito dell’Urban Thinkers Campus, l’Accademia di Comunicazione Digitale approfondisce il ruolo dei media digitali come strumento di advocacy, di raccolta fondi, di sensibilizzazione e di creazione di nuove forme di accountality.
Towards a New Urban Paradigm
Cities are either helpful or unhelpful in achieving sustainable development. As the World Urban Campaign (WUC) partners declared in the 2012 Manifesto for Cities and further reiterate here: “the battle for a more sustainable future will be won or lost in cities.” How we plan, build, and manage our cities now will determine the outcome of our efforts to achieve a sustainable and harmonious development tomorrow.
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