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NETWORKED FUTURES: THE POLITICS OF URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE Tuesday, 27 August 2013 from 14:00 to 18:00 (BST) London School of Economics and Political Science 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields WC2A London United Kingdom This workshop examines infrastructure as a site of urban politics, planning, and governance in a global context. Of special interest is how urban infrastructures are managed and experienced in the face of ecological, economic, and political uncertainty. Focusing on the creation of infrastructural connections and disconnections within and between cities, the discussion will highlight the materials, practices, and imaginaries that come together in pursuit of networked futures. Featuring presentations by: Adriana Allen (Development Planning Unit, University College London) Nikhil Anand (Geography, University of Minnesota) Idalina Baptista (Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities, University of Oxford) Lindsay Bremner (Architectural Research, University of Westminster) The Urban Uncertainty workshop series is an integral part of LSE Cities’ collaborative investigation into emerging ways of envisioning and governing the future of cities. Each session focuses on a different dimension of urban uncertainty, from health and housing to crime and climate, and brings together scholars from a handful of disciplines whose work converges on common themes. The event is open to the public but will be kept deliberately small in order to encourage focused conversation. To guarantee your place, please register here: http://networkedfutures.eventbrite.co.uk. We hope you can make it! Very best, Austin Zeiderman LSE Cities