Cyril Říha: What is the value of an interdisciplinary perspective from a bird's eye view on contemporary cities?
VVP AVU cordially invites you to the last lecture of the spring cycle "Wednesdays at AVU": on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at 18:00, in the auditorium of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (3rd floor), U Akademie 4, Prague.
Cyril Říha
What is the benefit of an interdisciplinary perspective from a bird's eye view on contemporary cities?
Cyril Říha from the Center for Theoretical Studies of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Prague will present two unusual perspectives on the city: a macroscopic perspective, which shows us what satellite images can reveal about the fundamental characteristics and (often) remarkable regularities of contemporary cities, and a trans-disciplinary perspective, which utilizes knowledge from fields such as ecology, physics, and economics to study the city. These unconventional perspectives aim to provide new answers to quite common questions that we ask in relation to our cities: Where are the most large cities? How much energy is consumed in cities? What is the role of empty space in them? Do large cities lack greenery? What is wrong with traffic jams?
The lecture can also be viewed online on the ČT 24 portal or on the iVysílání pages of Czech Television, where it will be archived later.
Technical support by Diglab AVU. Previous lectures from the Wednesdays at AVU cycle can be viewed here. The program for the entire cycle for the spring semester 2011/2012 can be found on the VVP AVU page.
Cyril Říha
What is the benefit of an interdisciplinary perspective from a bird's eye view on contemporary cities?
Cyril Říha from the Center for Theoretical Studies of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Prague will present two unusual perspectives on the city: a macroscopic perspective, which shows us what satellite images can reveal about the fundamental characteristics and (often) remarkable regularities of contemporary cities, and a trans-disciplinary perspective, which utilizes knowledge from fields such as ecology, physics, and economics to study the city. These unconventional perspectives aim to provide new answers to quite common questions that we ask in relation to our cities: Where are the most large cities? How much energy is consumed in cities? What is the role of empty space in them? Do large cities lack greenery? What is wrong with traffic jams?
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The lecture can also be viewed online on the ČT 24 portal or on the iVysílání pages of Czech Television, where it will be archived later.
Technical support by Diglab AVU. Previous lectures from the Wednesdays at AVU cycle can be viewed here. The program for the entire cycle for the spring semester 2011/2012 can be found on the VVP AVU page.
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