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"Woke" and American Urban Policy, Present and Past: Part Two - The Urban Lens Newsletter

Submitted by Bill Bowen on May 30, 2023 - 09:40

Based on our considerations of these, we tentatively recommended that the term should be expunged from serious policy discussions or decisions about urban America.

Applying the 15-minute city concept in rural areas - does it make any sense?

Submitted by John Tibbitt on May 16, 2023 - 11:25

The Scottish Government has recently announced a public consultation on the inclusion of ‘the 20-minute neighborhood’ concept within the latest version of its National Planning Framework, which provides guidance to local authorities for the future development in their areas. It is part of the Scottish Government’s drive to promote ‘living locally’ as a means of building sustainable and resilient communities and helping to achieve zero-carbon targets.

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Bulletin, May 2023

Submitted by David Atchoarena on May 9, 2023 - 11:13

Welcome to this month’s edition of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) newsletter. Here you will find information about the follow-up process to the Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII), the call for membership for the UNESCO Global Network of Learning cities, stories about learning cities and much more.

An Urban Lens on the Issue of DEI Initiatives - The Urban Lens Newsletter

Submitted by Bill Bowen on May 9, 2023 - 10:58

American politics is suddenly awash with state-level efforts to prohibit and/or restrict educational activities and administrative reforms that are inspired by the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). A recent review by the Associated Press dated April 18, 2023, identified more than 30 active anti-DEI bills in more than a dozen states.^[i] Several have become law. More are on their way.

"More Perfect" Solutions to Urban Problems - The Urban Lens Newsletter

Submitted by Bill Bowen on May 2, 2023 - 11:32

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.