LSE Cities Research Seminars: Urban Science with a View from Space

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Location
Language
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London
English
Lecture
Dates
Price
Deadline
12.09.2019
Free
12.09.2019
Location
Language
Type
Dates
Price
Deadline
London
English
Lecture
12.09.2019
Free
12.09.2019

About the Event

**Michaelmas Term 2019 | LSE Cities Research Seminars** LSE Cities holds research seminars for LSE and non-LSE researchers and academics to present their work on cities and the ways in which people and cities interact in a rapidly urbanising world, focusing on how the physical form and design of cities impacts on society, culture and the environment. Seminars and free and open to all but require pre-registration. If you would like to attend any of the seminars please RSVP to [email protected] **Thursday 12 September | 12 - 1.30pm** Room 32L.B.07, 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH **Urban Science with a view from space: Dynamics, dimensions and forms of global urbanization** Dr. Hannes Taubenböck, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and visiting fellow, LSE Cities The largest migration movement that humanity has ever undertaken is in full swing: from the countryside to cities. New cities are emerging. Existing cities are merging into megaregions with more than 70 million inhabitants. Slums grow into the remaining open spaces. Although mankind is in the information age, there are large gaps in knowledge regarding these urban phenomena. In this workshop, Hannes Taubenböck of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will make the physical transformation of urban landscapes tangible by looking from above - with remote sensing data from space. Through the analysis of satellite data, it is possible to document the sprawling urban growth in a global comparison and thus identify the emergence and dimensions of megaregions or even localise areas of urban poverty. The seminar will also show how existing gaps in knowledge can be closed with Big Earth Data in order to make the effects of urbanisation processes on the planet tangible. Dr. Hannes Taubenböck heads a working group at the Earth Observation Center of the German Aerospace Center that deals with the global city and its society. He also teaches at the Institute of Geography at the University of Würzburg. Fascinated by the view from space, which can create a distanced view of clarity, he deals with documenting and understanding the increasingly dynamic urban transformation processes on our planet.

About Us

The Urban95 Academy launched in January 2022 and has delivered the programme to 263 cities including 93 Mayors & Deputy Mayors from 71 countries across seven cohorts. Taking part in the Urban95 Academy connects you to a growing network of engaged and motivated urban practitioners around the world, who are working to improve the lives of young children and caregivers in their cities. [Find out more on our website](https://urban95academy.org/). [The London School of Economics and Political Science](https://www.lse.ac.uk/) is a social science university based in central London with a global reach. Ranked first in Europe and second in the world for social sciences and management in the QS subject rankings 2021. Since 1895 the LSE has been pioneering social science research, challenging existing ways of thinking, and seeking to understand the causes of things in order to transform them. [LSE Cities](https://www.lse.ac.uk/cities) is an international centre that investigates the complexities of the contemporary city. It carries out research, graduate and executive education, outreach and advisory activities in London and abroad. Extending LSE’s century-old commitment to the understanding of urban society, LSE Cities investigates how complex urban systems are responding to the pressures of growth, change and globalisation with new infrastructures of design and governance that both complement and threaten social equity and environmental sustainability. [The Van Leer Foundation](https://vanleerfoundation.org/) is an independent Dutch organisation working globally to foster inclusive societies where all children and communities can flourish. The Foundation brings together people with different perspectives and supports them to achieve large-scale impact. Their support involves a unique combination of funding, networks, executive education, technical assistance and knowledge.
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