RC21 Panel Discussion. Bridging Research and Practice: The Work That 'urban Labs' Do

Thursday, 10 July 2025: 13:00-14:45
Location: ASJE017 (Annex of the Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences)
RC21 Regional and Urban Development (host committee)

Language: English

This panel investigates the work that 'Urban Labs' do in shaping the politics of urban knowledge mobilisation and driving narratives about the imagination of the city. Urban Labs are boundary-spanning institutions focused on producing and mobilising urban knowledge between research and decision-making.
Session Organizer:
Neha SAMI, Indian Institute for Human Settlements, India
Chair:
Neha SAMI, Indian Institute for Human Settlements, India
Panelists:
Stijn OOSTERLYNCK, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium, Mona HARB, American University of Beirut, Lebanon and Mona FAWAZ, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Oral Presentations
Bridging Research and Practice: The Work That 'urban Labs' Do
Neha SAMI, Indian Institute for Human Settlements, India; Mona HARB, American University of Beirut, Lebanon