Just CITIES

Just CITIES is a one-day conference that brings together researchers, professionals, and activists to discuss:
What is a just city? How can scientists, industry, philanthropy, and urban governance walk-the-talk and create more equitable urban environments?

The conference will open with a keynote by Professor of History of Science Londa Schiebinger from Stanford University and director of the project Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment. Panel discussions bringing together academics, stakeholders and philanthropists will dive into three themes: Equitable Data, Healthy Cities for Everyone and Feminist Urban Governance.

The conference will showcase how different research and design methodologies can help decision makers build and govern more just and equitable cities. The conference encourages methodological innovation, will include an art screening and end with a joint writing workshop whereby participants and panelists can reflect on and share learnings from the day.

Raising feminist awareness, we ask how can intersectional and sustainability goals work together? How can interdisciplinary research and innovative, collaborate methodologies help advance just urban development in the future? All welcome!

Please reserve your free place and lunch by registering

The conference is organized by Henriette Steiner and Kristin Veel, Intersect Research Hub, University of Copenhagen, and supported by the Carlsberg Foundation, Boligfonden Kuben, Urban Green Transition Living Lab and Københavns Universitets Almene Fond.

 

09:30-11:00 Artist Kristoffer Ørum and Londa Schiebinger, Stanford University Welcome addresses, art screerning by Kristoffer Ørum and keynote by Londa Schiebinger, Stanford University
11:15-12:15
  • Nanna Bonde Thylstrup, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Cultural Studies University of Copenhagen
  • Lila Lee-Morrison, research fellow, Intersect Research Hub
  • Olivier Corradi, CEO, Electricity Maps
  • Steffen Dalsgaard, Professor, Department of Business IT, IT University of Copenhagen
  • Helena Udsen, activist, Ren Luft and Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse
 Panel on Equitable Data
12:15-13:15 Lunch with walk-and-talk
13:15-14:15
  • Jessica Holmes, Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen
  • Ulrika Stigsdotter, Professor, Department of Geosciences and natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen
  • Maria Bee Christensen-Strynø, Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen
  • Alison McDougall-Weil, UX research, formerly at Google
  • Josie Wittmer, postdoc, Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne
  • Rene Sørensen Overby, Project Developer at Universal Design Hub, Bevica Fonden
 Panel on Healthy Cities for Everyone
14:30-15:30
  • Natalie Gulsrud, Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences and natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen
  • Anne Skovbro, CEO By&Havn
  • Patience Mguni, Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences and natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen
  • Lærke Sivkjær, Municipality of Copenhagen, Urban Green Transition Living Lab
  • Carla Jiménez I Puigdevall, Municipality of Copenhagen, Urban Green Transition Living Lab
  • Jason Henderson, Professor, Department of Geography & Environment, San Francisco State University
 Panel on Feminist Urban Governance
16:00-18:00 Stories as Solutions Writing Workshop
18:00 Wine reception with workshop results