Global Metropolitan Studies: November 2024 Newsletter

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GLOBAL METROPOLITAN STUDIES November 2024 Newsletter News        Events        Research Spotlight NEWS GMS 200, 201 will be offered in Spring GMS is pleased to offer the two core courses for the Designated Emphasis this spring! GMS 200 / CEE254G, the gateway course for the DE, will be co-taught by Sai Balakrishnan (DCRP + GMS) and Alison Post (Political Science + GMS). GMS 201, the dissertation writing course, will be offered by Desiree Fields (Geography + GMS).   Call for nominations for courses for pre-approved electives for designated emphasis  We welcome nominations from faculty and DE students for classes to be included in our list of pre-approved electives for the Designated Emphasis.  To nominate a course, please submit a syllabus or course description here.   Post speaks at UN-Habitat - Carnegie Foundation Smart Cities Consultation On October 1st, GMS core faculty member Alison Post spoke at a UN-Habitat + Carnegie Foundation consultation to inform the development of the UN-Habitat's guidelines for People-Centered Smart Cities.   Send us your news!  EVENTS Seizing the Means of Prediction: How Finance Speculates on the Future City October 31, 2024 3:30 - 5:00 pm Social Science Matrix, 820 Social Sciences Building Research presentation by Professor Rachel Weber of the University of Illinois at Chicago (Urban and Regional Planning).  Please RSVP here. Responding to the housing affordability crisis with land affordability interventions: some reflections November 1, 2024 12:00 - 1:30 pm Social Science Matrix, 820 Social Sciences Building Research presentation by Professor Laura Wolf-Powers (Urban Policy and Planning in the School of Arts and Sciences  at the City University of New York (CUNY), Hunter College).  RSVP here.   Research in American Politics Workshop session given by Justin de Benedictis-Kessner November 6, 2024 12:00 - 1:30 pm Moses Hall 119 GMS is pleased to invite a limited number of affiliates and DE students to the Research in American Politics Workshop session given by Professor Justin de Benedictis-Kessner (Kennedy School of Government, Harvard).  He will present "Why We Can’t Have Nice Things in American Cities: How Voters Struggle to Hold Their Local Governments Accountable" on Wednesday, Nov. 6th, 12:00 - 1:30pm (Moses Hall 119).  Lunch is provided, but limited spots are available. Sign-up here.  Urban Politics in Global South Conference November 14-15, 2024 An inter-university consortium in which GMS participates is holding an online conference Nov. 14th and 15th on Urban Politics in the Global South. Registration is free and we strongly encourage students and faculty with urban politics interests to attend! RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT Berkeley Center for Smart Infrastructure   The Center for Smart Infrastructure, directed by GMS Executive Committee Member Kenichi Soga (CEE), develops and tests emerging technologies such as intelligent systems and networks, remote sensing and monitoring, and data analytics for decision-making. It houses a large-scale testing facility to develop intelligent infrastructure system components and trial smart construction and maintenance methods using remote monitoring and robotics technologies. The center also has a computer simulation and data analytics facility to examine the resiliency of infrastructure systems in terms of aging, energy management, climate change and cascading failures using the state-of-the art big data and AI tools. The center addresses challenges in areas including but not limited to: Infrastructure Replacement, Renewal, and Maintenance System Operations Natural Resources Climate Change Disaster Response & Emergency and Community Preparedness Sustainability and Resilience GLOBAL METROPOLITAN STUDIES University of California, Berkeley Our mailing address is: globalmet...@berkeley.edu Website: https://metrostudies.berkeley.edu/