Please distribute to others who may be interested... You are hereby invited to a seminar in our twelfth interdisciplinary series on Evolution, Complexity and Cognition <http://ecco.vub.ac.be/?q=node/108> (ECCO 2015-2016)
Time: Friday October 30 , 14h-16h Place: *D.3.06 , VUB* * <https://www.youtube.com/user/GlobalBrainInstitute/featured>* ------------------------------ Future Urban Design for the Emergence of a Fluid Sense of Self Shima Beigi <https://vub.academia.edu/ShimaBeigi> ( VUB- ECCO , University of Bristol, University of Oxford) Abstract:Given the growing pace of urbanisation and the need for developing cohesive, and resilient communities, it is crucial to discuss how we can better design the space of our future cities. Inspired by the movement of open spaces in cities across the world, resilience theory and the concept of smart cities, I demonstrate that city and human resilience are tightly interlinked and it is possible to positively influence both through utilising the transformative power of open spaces and smart technologies in novel ways. Moreover, drawing on my main line of research on resilience of complex adaptive systems (e.g., people, places and natural systems), I present synthetic ways to rethink urban design and harness the transformative function of flexible structures such as open spaces and pervasive technologies such as Internet of Things to help people and communities explore new sociocultural possibilities that open them up to explore new possibilities, and eventually shifting our shared social realities toward new horizons. Affiliations: Research Scientist at VUB, Centre for Evolution, Complexity and Cognition Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering Urban Scientist at the University of Oxford, Sustainable Urban Development, Department of Continuing Eduction ------------------------------ Upcoming Seminars *Nov. 6 * Jean-François Noubel *Collective Intelligence - a New Research Discipline* *Nov. 13 * Clément Vidal *The Big Future* *Nov. 20* Martin Monperrus *Nov. 27 * Sayfan G. Borghini Stigmergy in the Design of Social Environments *Dec. 4 * Ben Goertzel *Dec. 11 * Mark Burdick *Dec. 18 * Jos Jacobs See also the ECCO/GBI calendar <https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=azMyN252aWluM2JoMnU3MXY5OGt2ZzliOGdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ> . You can add this calendar to your calendar application through here <https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/k327nviin3bh2u71v98kvg9b8g%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics> More info about the ECCO seminar program: http://ecco.vub.ac.be/?q=node/108 -- Evo Evo Busseniers - Seminar Coordinator ECCO Group (VUB) <http://ecco.vub.ac.be/?q=node/1> Email: [email protected] Website: http://vub.academia.edu/EvoBusseniers <http://be.linkedin.com/in/weaver9/>
