URBZ – user-generated cities

Based on the belief that residents are experts in their neighborhoods, URBZ organizes collaborative workshops, hands-on research projects, and interactive solution sharing on the web. URBZ regularly organizes participatory workshops that last 2 to 7 days where local residents work in small teams with guests from various fields to produce documentation in the form of surveys, designs, multimedia products, or documented action. For policy-makers, urban planners, architects and real-estate developers, accessing this knowledge is the best possible way to enhance the quality and impact of their work. 

URBZ statrted in 2008 with the The Urban Typhoon workshop brought together artists, architects, activists and academics from all over the world with the residents of Koliwada, Dharavi in Mumbai to collectively generate ideas, visions and plans, and archive biographies and histories.

URBZ site, 2008 Urban Typhoon workshop
http://www.urbz.net/, http://www.urbantyphoon.com/

Are you sure you want to delete this "resource"?
This item will be deleted immediately. You cannot undo this action.

Related Resources

Guidance material
21 Jul 2020
Safe body handling and mourning ceremonies for COVID-19 affected communities: Implementation guidance for National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement has extensive experience supporting safe Management of the De...
Tags: Guidance material, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Guidance material
27 Jul 2017
La finalidad de esta guía es proporcionar información y conocimientos con miras a aprovechar las sólidas y valiosas relaciones existentes entre los parlamentarios y la Sociedad Nacional. Entre otras, se examinan las siguientes cuestiones. • El M...
Tags: Guidance material, Disaster Law
Video
21 Nov 2014
Rohan Hamden, Director Sustainability & Industry Partnerships, Government of South Australia and Adam Gray, Director Environment, Local Government Association of South Australia discuss the Climate Change Adaptation Good Practice project in Sout...
Tags: Video, Climate Change Adaptation