2024 - AESOP Lecture Series 20 and 21

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    20. Planning, identity and violent conflict: the spatial making of apartheid in Israel/Palestine
    (AESOP, 2024) Yiftachel, Oren
    The talk addressed the current state of affairs of the Israeli/Palestinian relations and the war in Gaza – a stark reminder of the continued existence of a deep, entrenched conflict around issues of land, human rights, and collective identities in Israel/Palestine. Professor Yiftachel then moved to examine the role of planning and territorial development policies in the trajectory of the conflict, showing how Israeli governments have tapped into the potential of planning in order to advance a political agenda based on ethnonational preference; and how this trajectory has brought about a full-fledged system of control over the disenfranchised Arab population. In his conclusive remarks, Professor Yiftachel has highlighted the positive potential of planning practices in redressing social and political injustices. WATCH THE FULL LECTURE AT THE VIMEO VIDEO LINK BELOW
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    21. Healthier Cities, Healthier People – Can we re-unite urban planning practice with epidemiological research to foster active longevity by design?
    (AESOP, 2024) Webster, Christopher
    The lecture briefly recounted important historical links between public health and planning legislation and the weakening of this close association in the post WWII ‘antibiotic’ era. With now more than half of the world’s population living in urbanized settings, there is a strong case to be made to pay closer attention to urban form and conditions such as noise, green space or walkability as these impact risk levels of both chronic and infectious diseases. Professor Webster made a strong case for the disciplines of health and planning to be ‘remarried’ based on an impressive range of research case studies providing evidence that building shapes and urban morphology can significantly impact health outcomes such as obesity or respiratory illnesses alongside other lifestyle factors (e.g. smoking). The second session of the 2024 AESOP Lecture Series took place at the University of Birmingham UK. FIND THE VIDEO IN THE VIMEO LINK BELOW