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City on the Edge of Forever

No step-free access to the venue and the function room. There is a mobile ramp for accessibility.
Over 18s only.
Past event - 2017
17 May 7:30 pm - 09:30 pm (Doors open @ 7pm)
The Town Wall, Pink Lane,
Newcastle NE1 5HX
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Newcastle is an old city with a rich history. How are we going to navigate the challenges of the 21st century and continue to grow and change to make our future just as prosperous? We’ll hear from two projects: Newcastle City Futures and the Living Laboratory, which are actively working on how to ensure Newcastle’s continuing successes in industry, science and arts. Taking place in the basement Cinema room at the The Town Wall. Please note this venue has a strict no under 18s policy.

How do you turn a city in to a laboratory?

Stephanie Glendinning (Professor of Civil Engineering, Newcastle University)
Cities are fascinating but complicated. Places to live, places to work, places to play, they are perhaps where the pressure between human activity and our environment is greatest. How much do we now about how cities work? How do we measure, model and predict their behaviour in the face of a wide range of challenges? How do we inform future policy and practice? We’ll look at how Newcastle is being turned in to a living laboratory to answer these questions.

Newcastle City Futures

Professor Mark Tewdwr-Jones (Professor of Town Planning and Director of Newcastle City Futures, Newcastle University)
Newcastle City Futures is the story of how one great city is rethinking the way we rebuild local democracy and public trust to manage future change. It was formed in 2014 with the opening of a three week long pop up exhibition on Newcastle & Gateshead past present and future that attracted 2400 visitors and led to a call to establish a place where people could create their own ideas for the future of Tyneside. We live in challenging times but we can still have big plans to make a difference to the place and its citizens. We must engage, inspire and innovate.
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