UCL Human Geography Seminar: Urban Lab as an Ecosystem Intervention

Based on two years of urban research through the 'lab' as an innovative institutional intermediary, this talk from Dr. Anant Maringanti will outline the challenges of engaging with non-academic stakeholders at different stages of research.

Anant Maringanti is Executive Director of Hyderabad Urban Lab, an innovative urban research initiative to bring together spatial data technologies and social sciences to bear on the concrete challenges of contemporary cities in India and elsewhere. He is also an urban geographer with wide ranging expertise in leading multi disciplinary research and education.

Respondents

Myfanwy Taylor (UCL Geography) will offer some reflections drawing on her experiences with the Just Space Economy Group which has amongst other activities produced London for all! A handbook for community and small business groups fighting to retain workspace for London's diverse economies.

Susan Parnell (African Centre for Cities and Department of Environment and Geography, University of Cape Town; visiting Professor at Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London) will comment drawing on her experiences with ACC's "City Lab" programme which facilitates the co-production of policy-relevant knowledge related to urban poverty and the ways in which it is experienced in the greater Cape Town city region.

Image: Proposed bus route map for Cyberabad, India conceptualized by Prashant Bachu of Embarq and visualized by Harsha Devulapalli of Hyderabad Urban Lab.