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Zvi Weinstein, (Ph.D.) is a Town Planner by occupation. CO-Founder of Israel Smart Cities Institute (2015). He lives in Tel Aviv, ISRAEL. Multi-disciplinary backgrounds: Social Sciences, Urban Planning, Public Policy, School of Education, Law, Environment. Expertise and field of interests: Disadvantaged neighbourhoods; Smart city; Human-Nature-Built Environment; Urban society; Citizens and technology in smart cities; Social policy; Recent published papers: How to humanize technology in smart cities in: International Journal of E-Planning Research. Vol. 9. No. 3. July-September 2020. Circle economy of construction materials – from waste to green products; In print. Spatial planning among Israeli disadvantaged neighbourhoods (Hebrew); In print. Community gardens- a tool to enhance environmental citizenship. In print.
COST provides networking opportunities for researchers and innovators in order to strengthen Europe’s capacity to address scientific, technological and societal challenges. There are three strategic priorities: promoting and spreading excellence, fostering interdisciplinary research for breakthrough science and empowering and retaining young researchers and innovators.
Writing Urban Places proposes an innovative investigation and implementation of a process for developing human understanding of communities, their society, and their situatedness, by narrative methods. It particularly focuses on the potential of narrative methods for urban development in European medium-sized cities.
