Naples, Italy, September 1st – 7th, 2012 An ISB delegation, consisting of Angelica Fortuzzi, Angela Maria Pezzilli, and Stefano Serafini, participated in the work of the sixth UN Habitat World Urban Forum (http://www.unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/ProgrammeWUF6.pdf), in Naples, from the 1st to the 7th of September 2012. We met colleagues from all over the world, and discussed […] read more
Call for Paper: AAG Los Angeles, April 9 -13, 2013 Contesting Models of Ecological Urban Living: Eco-cities and Beyond Sponsored by Urban Geography Specialty Group and Cultural & Political Ecology Specialty Group In recent years, the term “eco-city” has increasingly been applied to a wide range of urban sustainability projects from minor retrofits, brown-field regeneration […] read more
CELEBRATE WORLD HABITAT DAY ON MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2012 International celebrations for World Habitat Day this year will be held in Embu, Kenya on Monday 1 October. Hosted by the Government of Kenya, the day’s events will be held at the Embu Municipal Stadium.The event will be opened by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive […] read more
Urban Biodiversity and Climate Change; Adaptation and Mitigation – October 8 – 12th, 2012 Mumbai, India The 3rd International conference of Urban Biodiversity and Design (URBIO 2012) is being organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and will be held in Mumbai, India from 8th to 12th October 2012. URBIO is an open worldwide scientific network […] read more
Launched on last March, Integrated Habitat Design Competition (IHDC) 2012 Conference, Public Exhibition & VIP Awards Ceremony, Natural History Museum, London, is going to be held next October 15th. This year subject is “Ecosystem Services come to Town. Adapting to Climate Change by Working with Nature”. Our towns and cities face numerous complex challenges – overheating, surface water management, air […] read more
Once Upon a Time a Rocky Paradise from gloria lattanzi on Vimeo. A short trailer about the Summer School in Neuroergonomics and Urban Design. Poem by Vibhavari Jani. Music by Jenny England. Filming and Editing by Andrea Centofanti. 2012 (c) International Society of Biourbanism – www.biourbanism.org | www.biourbanistica.com read more
Journal of Biourbanism The Journal of Biourbanism (JBU) is a biannual peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, international online journal. The journal takes an incisive look into the bios/life of urbanism through perspectives in architecture, planning, environmental studies, and other social sciences. The journal aims to critically review and define the notions of biourbanism. Assessing human-centered or need- based […] read more
CALL FOR IMAGES of the Journal of Biourbanism www.journalofbiourbanism.org JBU is looking for photo contributions on the following subject: the biophilic and sustainable city, and sustainable ways of living. The aim is editing a supplementary photographic issue, with both a scientific and artistic value. Please submit no more than 5 pictures to photoeditor@biourbanism.org, by February 15th […] read more
Please consider becoming a Participating Member of the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BIOURBANISM for 2012. The membership fees for 2012: student member: 40,00 euro / year ordinary member: 60,00 euro / year supporting member: 200,00 euro / year corporate and institutional member: 500,00 euro / year. Participating Members support the work of the International Society of […] read more
Letter to Mr. Steve Jobs | Apple Inc. June 14, 2011 Dear Mr Jobs, Due to the wonders of the iPad, I came across your June 7th presentation to the Cupertino council of the plans for the new Apple campus. My excitement at the start of your presentation — expecting Apple’s cutting edge tradition to […] read more