Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Urbanization in the Global South

Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Urbanization in the Global South Chaire de recherche du Canada en urbanisation durable dans le Sud Global / Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Urbanization in the Global South Prof.

The Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Urbanization in the Global South is held by Prof. Danielle Labbé in the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of Montreal. This research chair was proposed in recognition of the challenges faced by rapidly growing towns, cities, and mega-cities of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America in terms of planning for sustainable development. Th

e Chair is guided by two broad questions:
1. How can local governments, urban planners, and other built environment professionals help cities meet the growing needs for housing, transportation, energy, jobs, etc., of their rapidly expanding and overwhelmingly poor populations?
2. And how can these actors ensure, at the same time, the development of sustainable urban settlements—understood here as places where economic growth and social development which foster wealth creation, social equity, and human flourishing are in balance with the carrying capacity of the natural systems on which they depend? Labbé and her team explore, test, and share innovative urban planning approaches and practices in a variety of geographic contexts, including: Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, India, Palestine, Haiti, Cuba, and Columbia among others. They sustain a cross-disciplinary research network able to generate alternative ways of thinking about sustainable urban development that are more relevant to the education and practice of the professionals who face the daunting task of shaping the human settlements where the majority of the world’s population will soon live.

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La Chaire de recherche du Canada sur l'urbanisation durable dans le Sud global est détenue par la professeure Danielle Labbé à la Faculté de l’aménagement de l'Université de Montréal. Cette Chaire de recherche a été proposée en reconnaissance des défis auxquels sont confrontées les villes et les mégapoles d'Asie, d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et d'Amérique latine en croissance rapide en termes de planification d’un développement durable. La Chaire est guidée par deux grandes questions:
1. Comment les urbanistes et les autres professionnels de l’environnement bâti peuvent-ils aider les villes à répondre aux besoins croissants – en matière de logement, de transports, d’énergie, d’emploi, etc. – de leurs populations en pleine expansion et très majoritairement pauvres ?
2. Et comment ces professionnels peuvent-ils veiller simultanément au développement d’établissements urbains durables – considérés dans le cadre de ce programme de recherche comme étant des endroits où la croissance économique et le développement social favorisent la création de richesse, l’équité sociale et l’épanouissement humain et qui sont en équilibre avec la capacité de charge des systèmes naturels dont ils dépendent ? Labbé et son équipe explorent, testent et partagent des approches et des pratiques innovatrices en matière de planification urbaine dans divers contextes géographiques, notamment le Vietnam, le Cambodge, le Myanmar, l'Inde, la Palestine, Haïti, Cuba et la Colombie. Ultimement, la Chaire souhaite appuyer le développement d’un réseau de recherche interdisciplinaire pouvant générer d’autres manières de réfléchir au développement urbain durable qui soient mieux adaptées à l’éducation et à la pratique des professionnels qui doivent relever le défi colossal consistant à modeler les établissements humains qui accueilleront bientôt la majorité de la population mondiale.

01/25/2024

Very, very please to share this short video documentary on the extraordinary journey of the Bờ Vở-Chương Dương Forest-Park, a green open space recently established on the banks of the Red River. The new forest-park is an exemplar of a innovative model of public space production in Hanoi, pionneered by Think Playgrounds - Nghĩ về Sân Chơi trong phố. Departing from a conventional, top-down, state-led planning approach, this model prioritizes the development of socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable public spaces through participatory and collaborative methods.

The Bờ Vở-Chương Dương Forest-Park is redefining what green and open spaces can be in Hanoi. It exemplifies the profound impact that public spaces, produced through community-based planning and design approaches, can have on local social cohesion and well-being. This model offers valuable insights for future projects seeking not only to palliate to an enduring shortage of open and green space but also to rely on these essential amenities to integrate environmental renewal with social enrichment in Hanoi.

https://vimeo.com/906216082

11/30/2022
07/14/2022

A new vidéo-clip produced by our research-creation collective. This time, about the Cao-Xa-La cluster: one of the largest and most famous industrial areas developed during North Vietnam’s revolutionary period.

Check out this interview with arch. Mai Hung Trung, founder of the Ha Noi Ad Hoc research-creation collective to know mo...
06/30/2022

Check out this interview with arch. Mai Hung Trung, founder of the Ha Noi Ad Hoc research-creation collective to know more about this slightly crazy project supported by the CRC in Sustainable Urbanization in the Global South (in Vietnamese only).

UN nouveau video clip du collectif Ha Noi Ad Hoc est en route !
04/27/2022

UN nouveau video clip du collectif Ha Noi Ad Hoc est en route !

[English below]

Một hé lộ về câu chuyện sắp xuất xưởng. Hãy đón xem!
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Everything is on track. Tune in for a very marvelous story!
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04/06/2022

Before the French colonization, Vietnam had a long history of rice alcohol production. The beer industry was created in 1892 by Alfred Hommel, founder of Hommel Brewery (Brasserie Hommel) in Hanoi. Along with the Larue Brewery (Brasserie Larue) in Saigon, the Hommel Brewery was one of the two bigges...

Première carte des usines de Hanoi produite par Ha Noi Ad Hoc. À explorer!
04/02/2022

Première carte des usines de Hanoi produite par Ha Noi Ad Hoc. À explorer!

Before the French colonization, Vietnam had a long history of rice alcohol production. The beer industry was created in 1892 by Alfred Hommel, founder of Hommel Brewery (Brasserie Hommel) in Hanoi. Along with the Larue Brewery (Brasserie Larue) in Saigon, the Hommel Brewery was one of the two bigges...

More data and information about the March Eight Textile Factory. Lots to explore !
03/30/2022

More data and information about the March Eight Textile Factory. Lots to explore !

Before the French colonization, Vietnam had a long history of rice alcohol production. The beer industry was created in 1892 by Alfred Hommel, founder of Hommel Brewery (Brasserie Hommel) in Hanoi. Along with the Larue Brewery (Brasserie Larue) in Saigon, the Hommel Brewery was one of the two bigges...

Pour en savoir plus sur la Brasserie Hommel/HABECO...
03/25/2022

Pour en savoir plus sur la Brasserie Hommel/HABECO...

Before the French colonization, Vietnam had a long history of rice alcohol production. The beer industry was created in 1892 by Alfred Hommel, founder of Hommel Brewery (Brasserie Hommel) in Hanoi. Along with the Larue Brewery (Brasserie Larue) in Saigon, the Hommel Brewery was one of the two bigges...

03/09/2022

The history of International Women's Day began on March 8, 1857, when female textile workers in New York City, for the first time, fought for their harsh and deplorable working conditions. Since then, for two centuries, the date 8th of March has been chosen by women around the world to stand up for voting rights, equality, maternity rights, child custody, and violence, ... By doing so, women keep constantly promoting global civil rights progress.

Named after that milestone of human history, the 8/3 Textile Factory was a political device that fundamentally nurtured the socialist ideology. Its creation empowered the female workers to take on both roles: production and reproduction. Our next close-read story will set light on the unheard and unforeseen aspects of this heroic period.

Stay tuned
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Lịch sử của ngày Quốc tế Phụ nữ bắt đầu vào ngày 8/3/1857, khi mà lần đầu tiên, các công nhân ngành dệt ở thành phố New York đứng lên chống lại những điều kiện làm việc khó khăn và tồi tàn của họ. Kể từ đó, ngày 8/3 trong suốt 2 thế kỷ đã liên tục được phụ nữ khắp nơi trên thế giới chọn để đứng lên đòi quyền bỏ phiếu, quyền bình đẳng, quyền thai sản, quyền nuôi con và chống lại bạo lực giới,... thúc đẩy nhân loại không ngừng tiến bộ.

Được đặt tên theo mốc lịch sử ấy, Nhà máy Dệt 8/3 vàng son những năm 1960s và những nữ công nhân xã hội chủ nghĩa khi họ “được” trao quyền để cáng đáng cả hai vai trò sản xuất (production) và tái sản xuất sức lao động (reproduction) - sẽ là câu chuyện tiếp theo trong chuỗi xuất bản của chúng tôi thuộc phạm vi Hanoi Ad Hoc 1.0.

Mong bạn đón đợi câu chuyện được kể dưới góc nhìn của Hà Nội Ad Hoc, từ đó kết nối với bối cảnh 60 năm sau để có cái nhìn của riêng mình.
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