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Our paper „Cities as Actors in the EU Policy Towards China” is now published ⁦JCMS⁩ It is in #OpenAccess so feel free to read and share. Greetings to my co-authors ⁦Joanna Ciesielska⁩ and ⁦Michał Gzik⁩ for a few years of hard work! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jc…

Just in: Global Covenant & Melbourne Centre for Cities have published a new report via #Innovate4Cities: 'Shared Spaces for Urban Innovation.' This work was driven by over 600 participants & 100 speakers illuminating a roadmap for #ClimateAction → unimelb.me/3V6dYDI

🎤 Is High Street in Melbourne’s north really the world's coolest street? PhD candidate @AmeliaLeavesley from Melbourne School of Design gives us her take on the vote that divided the city. 🔗 Read more → unimelb.me/43tuIH2

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Culminating in COP28, 2023 was a big year in advancing recognition of cities on the global stage. To continue this momentum in 2024 local governments need support to build their diplomatic capacities. ᴍɪᴄʜᴇʟᴇ ᴀᴄᴜᴛᴏ & Ika Trijsburg @msdsocial University of Melbourne diplomaticourier.com/posts/strength…

Our first Map of the Month has launched. 🎉Thanks to our partners Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation AURIN Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) and Suburban Revitalisation Victoria!

Australia’s media isn’t accurately reporting all sides of the Murray-Darling Basin debate, says Dr Anna Kosovac. Research with Melbourne Law School reveals how the lack of balanced reporting might be harming public perceptions of environmental water. More → unimelb.me/3wOTp4E

Climate Talks is back as we follow the journey to COP29 Azerbaijan in Baku! In the first episode of season 4, our hosts welcome Stephen Minas and @jfelson to talk about bridging the gap between COP28 and COP29 and the road ahead to COP30. go.unimelb.edu.au/z9t8

Pleasure to meet a visiting delegation from Daegu City, South Korea this morning, hosted by ICLEI Oceania City of Melbourne ICLEI Korea Office. We spoke about sustainability priorities for Daegu, the work of Melbourne Centre for Cities & showcased the @FEITUnimelb Dlab technologies at Melbourne Connect

Pushing the boundaries of science towards advancing #ClimateAction! This week in Riga 🇱🇻 scientists, academics, city practitioners & other experts are convening for the Scoping Meeting for the #SRCities report, which will be a momentous resource for urban stakeholders worldwide.

'In these towns, the patterns of enterprise seem more redolent of the biological processes of fermentation, as with the local koji, than the extractive language of start-up & scale-up.' Dan Hill reads Saito in Kagoshima in Future Observatory Journal → unimelb.me/3UCQHZu

Our Melbourne Centre for Cities is working with Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) on a pilot program to provide local government workers with a deeper understanding of #disinformation's impact – & the skills to assess, counter & build resilience to it. More in today's The Age → unimelb.me/3Un2kT4

In the latest #ClimateTalks, we talk about bringing climate science back to the COPs with Professor Mark Howden, ANU Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions Director and Vice Chair of IPCC Working Group II, and Dr Linden Ashcroft, lecturer, climate scientist and science communicator. go.unimelb.edu.au/ytv8

One of the real highlights of 2023 was delivering the Shared Pathways to COP28 program, funded by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺. 28 local gov professionals from Australian and Chinese cities took part to enhance their #climateaction Summary report: go.unimelb.edu.au/ak58 Melbourne School of Design Melbourne Centre for Cities

a busy week of exchanging and exploring #HongKong for the 3rd edition of our #CityDiplomacy masterclass, learning about resilience, climate and urban development. Already plenty of insights and a kind hosting by The University of Hong Kong & HKUST, with more up in the next 2 days 😁

🗓️ Coming up with UCL Prof Jennifer Robinson: African urbanisation & urban theory – avoiding pitfalls of informality, global south & developmentalism. In the Japanese Room at MSD & online 4–5pm 13 Jun, register → unimelb.me/4aH63ko

Published today in Nature Cities (Nature Cities) ᴍɪᴄʜᴇʟᴇ ᴀᴄᴜᴛᴏ Daniel Pejic @SombolMokhles David Gordon Ricardo Martinez Sayel Cortes Dr Cathy Oke & I share what 3 decades of city networks research tells us about the potential for #citydiplomacy in climate change nature.com/articles/s4428…

Don’t miss our Dean’s Lecture with African Centre for Cities Founding Director Edgar Pieterse 30 Jul. Hear about sustainable urban policy in the Global South & experiments moving communities towards more just & culturally welcoming environments. Register now → unimelb.me/45FJmwg

As countries like Australia 🇦🇺 and the UK embark on new #nationalurbanpolicies it was great to pen a reflection on this level of policymaking with Daniel Pejic @AmeliaLeavesley & Tadashi Matsumoto for this new Handbook of Urban Politics and Policy ➡️ e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handb…