University of Cape Town Research Report 2005

Published conference abstracts
Gasson, B. and Von Blottnitz, H. 2005. Lessons from two case studies of regional
metabolism in developing country context. 3rd International Conference of the
International Society for Industrial Ecology, Stockholm, Sweden, 12-15 June 2005,
171-172.
Low, I. 2005. Design as an instrument in transformation: Settlement as
empowerment opportunity for socio-economic development. XXXIII IAHS World
Congress on Housing - Transforming Housing Environments through Design
Congress Proceedings Information and Abstracts, 10.
Low, I. 2005. Toward principles for the appropriate design of human settlement:
Beyond the brick. WC Provincial Housing Summit, University of Stellenbosch,
November 2005. Keynote speaker.
Merry, C.L. 2005. Vertical datums and the geoid. International conference on
Advanced Remote Sensing for Earth Observation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 2005.
Invited paper.
Noero, M.F.J. 2005. A home in the city - Urban acupuncture in Zeyrek. World
congress on Architecture - Union of International Architects Istanbul XXII. Invited
critic.
Noero, M.F.J. 2005. Architecture and transformation. Faculty of Architecture,
University of Sydney, 5 July 2005. Invited speaker.
Noero, M.F.J. 2005. Architecture and transformation. Third International Conference
of the Association of Architectural Schools of Australasia, Brisbane Australia, 28-30
September. Keynote speaker.
Noero, M.F.J. 2004. Jo Noero: Recent Works. Third International Seminar hosted by
the College of Architecture - National Catholic University of Peru in Lima, 29
November – 4 December 2004. Invited keynote speaker.
Noero, M.F.J. 2005. The everyday, architecture and low income communities in
South Africa. Union of International Architects Istanbul XXII World Congress on
Architecture. Invited speaker.
Watson, V.J. 2005. Constructing urban theory from the global South. Cities Research
Thrust Seminar, Wits University. Invited speaker.
Watson, V.J. 2005. Difference, multiculturalism and post-colonial theory (panel input).
Colloquium on Cities, Planning and Everyday Life: a north-south, south-south
dialogue. Universities of Witwatersrand and Sheffield. Invited speaker.
Watson, V.J. 2005. Managing South African cities: The everyday lives or urban
citizens and the spatial/technical-managerial interface. 37th World Congress of the
International Institute of Sociology (IIS). Invited speaker.
Watson, V.J. 2005. New ways of seeing? Building bridges for future (interdisciplinary)
research a Everyday Life and Spatial Governance: A north-south dialogue. Sheffield
University. Invited speaker.
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