[sustran] FW: Quick Online Discussion on Future Urban Issues

[Paul Barter]

Apologies For Cross Postings

The United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) invites you 
to participate in a Quick Online Discussion on fundamental issues 
affecting cities and overall national development, to be held from 
12 - 16 November 2001.

UNCHS (Habitat) believes that fundamental structural changes will 
determine the sustainability of not only cities, but of national 
development efforts.

The discussion is intended to evoke responses from fresh 
perspectives -- by people from a wide variety of disciplines -- to 
encourage conceptual thinking that may shed critical light on 
conventional knowledge. Participation in the discussion is, 
therefore, not restricted to urban experts, but also open to 
journalists, cross-disciplinary thinkers, futurists, philosophers, 
artists, writers and other interested persons. You are encouraged to 
forward this message to others who can make worthwhile contributions.

Shortly before 12 November, we will email an introduction with a set 
of three questions to all people who have registered. This will be 
followed by two more sets of three questions. You can also preview 
the introductions and questions at our website:

http://www.unchs.org/discussion

Registered participants will be sent, every day, a moderated 
compilation of responses received to enable the discussion. You can 
also view the entire discussion on the website. Since this is 
designed as an interactive process, you are encouraged to comment on 
responses by other participants. 

UNCHS (Habitat) would like to call for your engagement as a global 
citizen to help move the urban paradigm away from traditional formats 
and ordinary content. The results will be used to guide the global 
urban development strategies of UNCHS (Habitat) for the years to come.

Please let us know whether you will participate in the discussion by 
registering at:

http://www.unchs.org/discussion

We are looking forward to your contributions.

Anna Tibaijuka
Executive Director
UNCHS (Habitat)